Richard
Collett
Born in Fencott, Oxfordshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Collett
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Martha Bottrell
— married
1823 in Wendlebury, Oxfordshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Collett) Honour
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Feb 2023
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Biography
Richard Collett was born in Oxfordshire, England.
Richard was a farmer.
A baptism record shows Richard Collett born in 1797 in Charlton-on-Oatmoor, Oxfordshire, to parents Richard and Mary [1]
The 1841 and 1861 census shows Richard Collett (with birth date 1797), living in Boarstall (8 miles from Fencott, Oxfordshire), with wife Martha and the following children[2][3]:
- Eliza born in 1826
- John born in 1826
- Richard born in 1827
- Ann born in 1829
- Felicia born in 1832
- Elizabeth born in 1836
- Martha born in 1841
- Arthur born in 1853
The 1851 census lists Richard as a farmer of 140 acres, employing 3 labourers [4]
The 1861 census states Richard now has 160 acres, and employs 5 people [5]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975"(https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_961556095)
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7QJ-379 : 28 May 2019), Richard Collett, Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M72N-QQS : Thu Jan 18 16:03:57 UTC 2024), Entry for Richd Callett and Martha Callett, 1861.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGXV-JKX : Tue Jan 30 18:08:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard Collett, 1851.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M72N-QQS : Thu Jan 18 16:03:57 UTC 2024), Entry for Richd Callett and Martha Callett, 1861.
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