Thomas Colling 1851

Thomas Colling 1845-1900
Thomas was born about 1845, the son of John Colling and Ann Spoors, at Seaham Harbour, County Durham.
Elizabeth Ann Chisholm 1849-1922
Elizabeth was born about 1849, the daughter of John Chisholm and Catherine Miller, at Sunderland, County Durham.
I have identified the following children.

Ann Spoors	Born abt 1871	Sunderland
John Chisholm	Born abt 1873	Sunderland	Married Elizabeth Edith Potts
Tom	Born abt 1875	Sunderland
Kate Lily	Born abt 1877	Sunderland
Blanche Milner	Born abt 1879	Sunderland	Married John Turner
Eveline	Born abt 1882	Sunderland
Percy Bambrough	Born abt 1884	Sunderland
Beatrice Mary I.	Born abt 1886	Sunderland	Died 1887

Birth of Parents

Thomas Colling

b: abt 1845 Seaham Harbour, County Durham 1845 3Q Easington 24 130
son of John Colling and Ann Spoors

Elizabeth Ann Chisholm

b: abt 1849 Sunderland, County Durham 1849 1Q Sunderland 24 358
daughter of John Chisholm and Catherine Miller

Marriage

abt 1870
Thomas Colling
Elizabeth Ann Chisholm

Sunderland, County Durham 1870 3Q Sunderland 10a 745

Children

Anne Spoors Colling

b: abt 1871 1871 2Q Sunderland 10a 592
daughter of Thomas Colling and Elizabeth Ann Chisholm

1871 Census	RG10-5008	3 April 1871	Bishopwearmouth, County Durham
24 Bramwell Street
John Chisholm Catherine (Wife) Catherine John Margaret E. Mary Thomas Colling (SonLaw) Elizabeth A. Colling (Dau)(M) Ann Colling (GrDau)	Age 49 Age 47 Age 15 Age 10 Age 9 Age 7 Age 25 Age 22 Age 1 Mon	Master Mariner Scholar Scholar Scholar Scholar Master Mariner	Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Seaham Sunderland Sunderland	Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham	abt 1825 abt 1824 abt 1855 abt 1859 abt 1861 abt 1864 abt 1845 abt 1849 abt 1871

John Chisholm Colling

b: abt 1873 1873 2Q Sunderland 10a 669
son of Thomas Colling and Elizabeth Ann Chisholm

Tom Colling

b: abt 1875 1875 2Q Sunderland 10a 764
son of Thomas Colling and Elizabeth Ann Chisholm

Kate Lily Colling

b: abt 1877 1877 3Q Sunderland 10a 624
daughter of Thomas Colling and Elizabeth Ann Chisholm

Blanche Milner Colling

b: abt 1879 1879 3Q Sunderland 10a 603
daughter of Thomas Colling and Elizabeth Ann Chisholm

1881 Census	RG11-4997	4 April 1881	Bishopwearmouth, County Durham
17 Nelson Street
Elizabeth A. Colling (Wife) Anne John Tom Kate L. Blanche Kate Chisholm (Sister) Plus 1 Servant	Age 32 Age 10 Age 8 Age 6 Age 4 Age 1 Age 25	Captain's Wife Scholar Scholar Scholar Scholar	Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland	Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham	abt 1849 abt 1871 abt 1873 abt 1875 abt 1877 abt 1879 abt 1855

Eveline Colling

b: abt 1882 1882 2Q Sunderland 10a 542
daughter of Thomas Colling and Elizabeth Ann Chisholm

Percy Bambrough. Colling

b: abt 1884 1884 2Q Sunderland 10a 672
son of Thomas Colling and Elizabeth Ann Chisholm

Beatrice Mary I. Colling

b: abt 1886 1886 2Q Sunderland 10a 664
daughter of Thomas Colling and Elizabeth Ann Chisholm 1887 2Q Sunderland 10a 303

1891 Census	RG12-4139	6 April 1891	Bishopwearmouth, County Durham
17 Nelson Street
Thomas Colling Elizabeth A. (Wife) Anne S. Tom Kate L. Blanche M. Eveline Percy B.	Age 45 Age 42 Age 20 Age 16 Age 13 Age 11 Age 9 Age 7	Marine Superintendent Fitter Scholar Scholar Scholar Scholar	Seaham Harbor Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland	Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham	abt 1845 abt 1849 abt 1871 abt 1875 abt 1877 abt 1879 abt 1882 abt 1884

Death

Thomas Colling

Died 20 Aug 1900, Age 55, 1900 3Q Sunderland 10a 343

DURHAM 29 Jan 1901 Probate

COLLING, Thomas, of 17 Nelson-street, Sunderland, master-mariner, died 20 August 1900, Probate Durham, 29 January, to Elizabeth Ann Colling, widow.
Effects £732 15s.

1901 Census	RG13-4713	1 April 1901	Bishopwearmouth, County Durham
17 Nelson Street
Elizabeth Colling (Widow) John Lily Blanche Evelyn Percy Walton Fitchie (Boarder) John Turner** (Boarder)	Age 52 Age 27 Age 23 Age 21 Age 19 Age 16 Age 24 Age 24	Master Mariner Day School Teacher Day School Teacher Day School Teacher Appr. Engineer Tailor's Cutter Photographer	Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Preston Lane Wrexham Denbigh	Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Wales	abt 1849 abt 1873 abt 1877 abt 1879 abt 1882 abt 1884 abt 1876 abt 1876

**John Turner married Blanche later this year

1911 Census	RG14-099	3 April 1911	Sunderland, County Durham
14 Nelson Street (9 Rooms)
Elizabeth Ann Colling (Widow) John C. (Son) Blanche M. (Dau) George Herbert Robinson (Boarder)	Age 62 Age 34 Age 31 Age 37	Captain Merchant Service Assist. Elementary Teacher Bank Cashier	Sunderland Sunderland Sunderland Sleaford	Durham Durham Durham Lincolnshire	abt 1849 abt 1873 abt 1879 abt 1870

Death

Elizabeth Ann (Chisholm) Colling

Died 11 Jan 1922, Age 73, of 15 Churchill Street 1922 1Q Sunderland 10a 1051
Informant: Blanche Milner Turner, daughter, of 8 Cavendish Road, Haringay, London

DURHAM 6 Feb 1922 Probate

COLLING, Elizabeth Ann, of 15 Churchill-street, Sunderland, widow, died 11 January 1922, Probate Durham, 6 February, to Percy Bambrough Colling, engineer, and Tom Colling, pork butcher. Effects £383 12s. 6d.

SPECIAL THANKS to Anja Baker, of Paddock Wood, Kent, a descendant of this family, for many of the details provided above.