James
Pierce
Collett
Born in Corsham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Collett
and Rebecca (Townsend) Collett
Brother of
Sarah Eleanor (Collett) Newman, William Truman Collett, Benjamin Wood Collett, Martha Mary Collett, Rebecca Ann Collett, John Cox Newman Collett and Fanny Margaret Collett
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 71
in 'Mynora', Moruya, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jan 2023
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Biography
James was born in 1830. He was the son of Benjamin Collett and Rebecca Townsend. He passed away in 1901.
James Pierce Collett was baptized on 26 January 1830 [1]and died on 4 September 1901 at ‘Mynora’, Moruya, New South Wales. In 1863 James Pierce Collett left Canada with his niece Ellen Newman and went to England to settle up family affairs, then they emigrated to Australia to meet up with William Truman Collett and Benjamin Wood Collett[2]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com, Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916. James Pierce Collett
- ↑ letter from Nellie Collett to Max, 27 March 1949, collection of Deborah Martin
- Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916, James Peirce Collett baptised 26 January 1830
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~3.12%
Deborah Martin
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