Collingwood Sanders was born in Derbyshire the son of Thomas Sanders and his wife Alice.
He married Elizabeth Sleigh on 11th December 1604 at All Saints Church in Derby.[1]
He was left £10 in the will of his godfather William Walkeden in 1610.[2]
Collingwood made his Nuncupative Will on 4th May 1653 and died at Caldwell on 6th May 1653,[3] [4]
Inscription in Caldwell Church reads - " Here lies expecting the second coming of Jesus Christ the body of Collingewood Sanders lord of Caldwall and Ireton in Derbyshire. Hee was eldest sone of Thomas Sanders of Lullington gentleman who had 5 sonnes and 4 daughters, and was born the 28th of August 1578 departed this life the 6th of May 1653. was married to Elizabeth sole daughter and heire of Edmond Sleigh of Derby Merchant, had issue by her nine sonnes and three daughters: viz. Margaret, a sonne died young, Thomas, Edmund, John, Daniel, Daniel, Elizabeth, Samuel, Joseph, Alice, and Henry."[5][6]
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