Anne Esther RANDALL

1828 - 1918  (89 years)

• Name	Anne Esther RANDALL
  Born	13 Mar 1828	77 London Rd, Southwark, Surrey, England
  Christened	15 Jun 1828	St. George the Martyr, Southwark, Surrey, England
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	*
  _MARNM	Collis
  _UID	2FCFE0BF19CAEE4B9563558B9287E802948E
  Died	3 Jan 1918	Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States
  Buried	Union Cemetary, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States
  Person ID	I208	SteveParker
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas RANDALL,   b. Abt 1802, , Wiltshire, England ,   d. 12 Jan 1857, Southwark, Surrey, England  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Benfield,   b. 1808, Glouster City, Gloustershire, England ,   d. 9 Aug 1866, Liverpool, Lancashire, England  (Age 58 years)
  Married	5 Mar 1826	Tower Hamlets, St Mary Whitechapel, London, England
  _UID	1E0DD3188D811D42A5402C62C48EFB6EB1F8
  Notes	Is this right? London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1623&enc=1> about Thomas Randall Name: Thomas Randall Spouse Name: Elizabeth Benfield Record Type: Banns Marriage Bann Date: 19 Feb, 26 Feb, 05 Mar 1826 Parish: St Mary, Whitechapel (both of this parish) County: Middlesex Borough: Tower Hamlets
  Family ID	F128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William COLLIS,   b. 20 May 1826, Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex, England ,   d. 3 Feb 1900, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States  (Age 73 years)
  Married	18 Nov 1852	Saint Pauls Church, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
  _UID	9ADEF9BE53C19945A6ACBACCAFAEE396CFDA
  Notes	England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 Name: William Collis Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Age: 26 Birth Date: 1826 Marriage Date: 18 Nov 1852 Marriage Place: St. Paul, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Father: Christopher Aus...Ett Collis Spouse: Ann Esther Randall FHL Film Number: 1966291 Reference ID: it 1, pg 190, rn 379
  Children	1. Ada Annie COLLIS,   b. 12 Nov 1853, Barnes, Surrey, England ,   d. 16 Nov 1925, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States  (Age 72 years)   2. William Arthur COLLIS,   b. 24 Nov 1854, Barnes, Surrey, England ,   d. 25 Jan 1937, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States  (Age 82 years)   3. Laura Elizabeth COLLIS,   b. 6 Apr 1856, Richmond, Surrey, England ,   d. 17 Apr 1858, Southwark, Surrey, England  (Age 2 years)   4. Anna Bertha COLLIS,   b. 23 Aug 1857, Camberwell, Surrey, England ,   d. 24 Jan 1865, Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 7 years)   5. Alfred George COLLIS,   b. 9 May 1859, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States ,   d. 2 Feb 1865, KensingPhiladelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 5 years)   6. Austin Watson COLLIS,   b. 29 Jan 1864, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 8 Apr 1942, Pittsburg, Contra Costa, California, United States  (Age 78 years)   7. Rachael COLLIS,   b. 9 Feb 1866, Hammonton, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States ,   d. 10 Aug 1912, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States  (Age 46 years)   8. Walter Winner COLLIS,   b. 14 Sep 1868, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States ,   d. 22 Jan 1930, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States  (Age 61 years)   9. Florence Elizabeth COLLIS,   b. 8 Jan 1871, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States ,   d. 9 Jan 1945, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States  (Age 74 years)   10. Lillian Esther COLLIS,   b. 11 Oct 1872, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States ,   d. 16 Feb 1954, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1558&enc=1> about Ann Esther Randall Name: Ann Esther Randall Record Type: Baptism Date: 15 Jun 1828 Father's Name: Thomas Randall, butcher, London Rd. Mother's Name: Elizabeth Randall Parish: St George the Martyr Borough: Southwark County: Middlesex In February 1832 an outbreak of cholera broke out downstream in Rotherhithe, then part of Surre, quickly spreading pstream to Southwark and Lambeth in the same county, 13 Metropolitan police officers died of the disease along with the general public. written by Bernard Brown. NDGW # 69-005 Anne's death certificate states her mother's maiden name as "Ann Beufield" could be Benfield. !CHRISTENING: LDS Extracted records- Batch # C022442 sheet 5665, call # 307693 !BIRTH: Family Bible in possession of Marilyn Parker. !DEATH: State File #437 vol. 2 pg. 2084 !CENSUS: 1900 California, Contra Costa County, film # 1240085, book # 280, Sheet # 6, she was living, a widow, as head of household with Lillian E., age 27, and Rachel, age 34, who were both single. The census stated she owned the home free. The value of her home in Brentwood upon Anne's death, 3 Jan 1918, was &1000. Sealed to Parents 22 Jan 1971 S G Anne Esther Randall was said to have been a lady in waiting to queen Victoria before Anne was married. ( The royal archives in England have no record of this and they say that they keep very good records of Ladies in Waiting. Nor do they have any record of her mother, Elizabeth or Ann Benfield as a lady in waiting.). The story is told by the family that the queen gave Anne a pair of silk stockings that are still in the family. As far as can be proven, it is just a fun family story. Anne Esther'Randall's family had their own coach and footman. Her father was a pork butcher on London Road in Southwark, England. Anne was christened at the church of England, Saint George the Martyr, just down the street. There was a debtor's prison next door to the church. At the time Anne was growing up, Charles Dicken's father was in that debtor's prison. Charles Dicken's would visit his father there. It is most likely that Charles Dicken's also attended that same church as a child. I don't know where she met her future husband, but the story passed down is that her father was not pleased that she married William Collis, who was a brewer. They married in 1852. Within 4 1/2 years they had 4 children: Ada, William, Laura, and Anna. Was it adventure that prompted them to immigrate to the United States? Whatever the reason, they were preparing to leave England, when their 3rd child, Laura Elizabeth, died suddenly, at 2 years of age, just 8 days before sailing. It is believed she died from the inoculations received in preparation for the trip. On 25 April 1858 they left from London, England, sailed for America on the ship Cornelius Grinnell with Capt A. G. Fletcher, and arrived in New York 3 June 1858. What a hardship to leave a little one behind. Another little boy, Alfred, was born to Anne almost a year after arriving in the U.S. Another little boy, Austin, was born nearly 5 years later. At ages 5 and 7, both Alfred and his sister, Anna, died within 2 weeks of each other. Rachael was born a year later in 1866. After being discharged from the Union Army, William and Anne decided to move west. Rachael was born in New Jersey before they left by freighter to go to the Isthmus of Panama. They crossed the Isthmus where they marveled at the monkeys. They then boarded a freighter up the Pacific Coast to San Francisco. Their furniture was shipped around the horn of South America. They settled in San Francisco where William was a saloon keeper. Their last three children, Walter, Florence, and Lillian were born in San Francisco, California. They had 10 children born to them, 3 of which died young. One child, Rachael, was listed as an imbecile, rumored to have been caused by a fall on her head,and never married. After the death of her husband, Anne maintained a home in Brentwood with her two unmarried daughters, Lillian and Rachel. In 1903 she lived at 566 Walter Street in San Francisco. She had a dowager hump caused by osteoporosis. The last 4 years before her death, she lived with her daughter, Florence Gates, because she needed contant attending. Anne died at age 90, January 2, 1918, of old age. She is buried in the Point of Timber Cemetary in Brentwood, Costa County, California. Her will left the ranch in Brentwood, valued at $1000, to be divided among her 6 surviving children. 1841 England Census <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8978&enc=1>about Ann Randall Name: Ann Randall Age: 13 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828 Gender: Female Where born: Surrey, England Civil Parish: St George The Martyr Hundred: Southwark County/Island: Surrey Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Registration District: St George Southwark Sub-registration District: London Road Neighbors: Piece: 1086 Book: 5 Folio: 37 Page Number: 18 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Randall 38 Elizabeth Randall 32 Ann Randall 13 Edwin Randall 7 Elizabeth Randell 5 Amelia Randell 4 Mo 1851 England Census <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8860&enc=1>about Ann Randall Name: Ann Randall Age: 28 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823 Relation: Daughter Father's Name: Thomas Randall Mother's Name: Elizabeth Randall Gender: F (Female) Where born: St. Georges, Surrey, England Civil Parish: Southwark St George County/Island: Surrey Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: Registration District: St George Southwark Sub-registration District: London Road ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Neighbors: Household Schedule Number: 42 Piece: 1565 Folio: 99 Page Number: 14 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Randall 48 Elizabeth Randall 42 Ann Randall 28 Thomas Randall 20 James Randall 18 Edwin Randall 17 Elizabeth Randall 15 David Stonehill 20 Samuel Atterbury 23 Emma Luck 29 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Ann E Collis Age in 1860: 32 Birth Year: abt 1828 Birthplace: England Home in 1860: Buffalo Ward 2, Erie, New York Gender: Female Post Office: Buffalo Value of real estate: 200 Household Members: Name Age Wm Collis 33 butcher Ann E Collis 32 Ada Collis 6 William Collis 5 Bertha Collis 3 Alfred Collis 1 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Annie E Collis Home in 1900: Supervisors District 5, Contra Costa, California Age: 42 Estimated birth year: abt 1858 Birthplace: England Relationship to head-of-house: Head Race: White Home owned free Immigration year: 1857 Household Members: Name Age Annie E Collis 42 Lillian E Collis 27 Asst. Post mistress Rachel Collis 34 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Anne E Collis [Anne E Callis] Age in 1910: 82 Birth Year: abt 1828 Birthplace: England Home in 1910: Township 9, Contra Costa, California, Railroad Ave. Race: White Gender: Female Immigration Year: 1858 Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Anne E Collis 82 10 children, 6 living Rachel Collis 40