Collier Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10010 people with the Collier surname? In that year Collier was ranked number 410 for popularity in the UK. |
"This name was assumed by an ancestor of the family, because when hotly pursued by his enemies he hid himself in a coal pit. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
1921 England and Wales Census records are now available!
On 6 January 2022 the 1921 England and Wales Census records were made available online via the FindMyPast website. The records have been indexed and are searchable via the usual methods. These records are only viewable on a pay-per-view basis and are not included in any of FindMyPast's existing subscriptions with the exception of the 12 month premium subscription.
Collier records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"COLLIER, COLLIAR, COLYEAH. The word 'collier' originally meant a charcoal-burner and not, as now, a coal-miner. John Colzear was piper in Dunfermline in 1582 (Dunfermline), and another John Coilzear was retoured heir of John Coilzear de Lochgellie his father in 1606 (Retours, Fife, 163). Major David Coolyear referred to in 1667 (Braces of Airth, p. xxvi) is doubtless the Major David Robertson alias Collyar in the parish of Tillicoultrie mentioned in 1671 (Dunblane). This major may be the person referred to by Macfarlane: "A Robertson a Branch from the family of Strowan Changed his name from Robertson to Collier having got out of Scotland to Holland for a Slaughter in a Collier Ship from Culross to Holland... Settled there and called himself Collier he came to be a Collonell in the Service of the States" (Macfarlane, n, p. 314-315). William Coalyear in Craigiewafl, 1674 (Edin. App.). Colyeer 1679, Colzear 1563 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Collier Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Collier Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Collier family tree.
Look at Collier Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Collier family name using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 12681 people with the Collier surname in the UK? Collier is now ranked number 452 for popularity in the UK. |
Collier Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 69880 people with the Collier surname in the USA? Collier is ranked number 134 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Collier Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Collier family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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