See also
Husband:
Maurice Collyer (1888-1953)
Wife:
Alice Kate Simons (1887-1918)
Marriage:
20 Oct 1917
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, High Street, Grays, Essex, England1 2
Maurice a bachelor and a serving soldier, son of James Roberts Collyer a plumber. Alice a spinster and daughter of Charles Simons a cashier. Both of Grays Thurrock, married by banns and witnessed by Charles Simons and Charles Hyem Simons
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
Birth:
13 Sep 1888
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 2)
6 Highland Cottages, Wallington, Surrey, England8
son living with his parents James and Mary, brothers A E W, William, Walter and Thomas. Born in Wallington Surrey
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 12)
6 Highland Cottages, Wallington, Surrey, England9
son attending school and living with his parents James and Mary, and brothers Robert, William, Walter, Thomas, Charles and Arthur. Born in Wallington Surrey
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 22)
11 Crown Road, Grays, Essex, England5
an unmarried boarder working as a postman in the Civil Service and living in five rooms with widowed Rosetta Lobley and family, and two other boarders. Born in Wallington Surrey
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 32 yrs 9 mns)
60 Exmouth Road, Grays, Essex, England6
a widowed boarder working as a postman for the G.P.O. and Grays post office and living in six rooms with Henry and Hannah Cheal and family. Born in Wallington Surrey
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 51)
20 Russell Road, Grays, Essex, England7
a married G.P.O. postal inspector living with his wife Ruby, sons Roy and Geoffrey, and four closed records. Born on 13th September 1888
Death:
23 Jun 1953 (age 64)
Probate:
19 Aug 1953
Probate Registry, London, England10
of 20 Russel Road Grays Essex died 23rd June 1953, probate of effects of £495 2s 6d (~£11,000 in 2017) to Roy Maurice Collyer shipping clerk
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
Q3 1887
Baptism:
28 Oct 1888 (age 1)
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, High Street, Grays, Essex, England12
daughter of Charles Simons (clerk) and Ellen Lavinia of Grays
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 3)
151 High Street, Grays, Essex, England13
daughter living with her parents Charles and Ellen, sister Elizabeth, and brother Frank. Born in Grays Essex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 13)
35 Clarence Road, Grays, Essex, England14
daughter living in four rooms with her parents Charles and Ellen, sister Louisa, and brothers Frank, Charles and William. Born in Grays Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 23)
Duvals Walk, Chalk Row, Grays, Essex, England15
unmarried daughter living in five rooms with her parents Charles and Ellen, and brothers Frank, Charles, William, Thomas and George. Born in Grays Essex
Death:
Q1 1918 (age 30)
Orsett "Registration District", Essex, England16
Following Alice's death Maurice married Ruby A Saunders (1897-1986) in Thurrock registration district in the third quarter of 192117 7 18
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Orsett 1917 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1167. Cit. Date: 27 September 2025.
Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Grays St. Peter and St. Paul marriages 1911-1917 ref:D/P 382/1/19 image:248 page:246 entry:491. Cit. Date: 27 September 2025.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Croydon 1888 quarter:4 volume:2a page:281. Cit. Date: 27 September 2025.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Thurrock 1953 quarter:2 volume:4a page:683. Cit. Date: 28 September 2025.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9975 class:RG78 piece:524 registration district:192 sub-district:1 enumeration district:24 schedule:203. Cit. Date: 27 September 2025.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:8925 registration district:192 sub-district:1 enumeration district:18 schedule:120. Cit. Date: 27 September 2025.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1545D page:24 line:10 letter code:DCLZ. Cit. Date: 28 September 2025.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:601 folio:68 page:50 schedule:281. Cit. Date: 28 September 2025.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:653 folio:124 page:51 schedule:308. Cit. Date: 28 September 2025.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). London 1953 page:368. Cit. Date: 28 September 2025.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Orsett 1887 quarter:3 volume:4a page:362. Cit. Date: 18 September 2025.
Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Grays St. Peter and St. Paul baptisms 1886-1893 ref:D/P 382/1/8 image:14 page:23 entry:180. Cit. Date: 25 September 2025.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1376 folio:69 page:20 schedule:100. Cit. Date: 18 September 2025.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1659 folio:104 page:5 schedule:32. Cit. Date: 19 September 2025.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9970 class:RG78 piece:524 registration district:192 sub-district:1 enumeration district:19 schedule:166. Cit. Date: 19 September 2025.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Orsett 1918 quarter:1 volume:4a page:671. Cit. Date: 27 September 2025.
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Thurrock 1921 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1477. Cit. Date: 28 September 2025.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Thurrock 1986 quarter:1 register:386 volume:9 page:3855. Cit. Date: 28 September 2025.