John COLLISHAW, Sr.

1795 - 1879  (84 years)

• Name	John COLLISHAW
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1795	Stoke Bardolph, Nottingham, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Dec 1879	Seabright, Halifax, NS   [2]
  Person ID	I2839	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2015

  
  

  Family	Anna Elizabeth HUBLEY,   b. 13 May 1799, St. Margaret's Bay, NS d. 15 Sep 1889, French Village, Halifax, NS (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1823	Halifax County, NS
  Children	1. Rebecca COLLISHAW,   b. Abt 1824, Seabright, Halifax, NS d. 27 Aug 1843, St. Margaret's Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 19 years)   2. Martha Ann COLLISHAW,   b. 29 Dec 1824, Seabright, Halifax, NS d. 21 Mar 1918, Glen Margaret, Halifax, NS (Age 93 years)   3. Mary COLLISHAW,   b. 4 Sep 1827, Seabright, Halifax, NS d. 8 Nov 1888, Westborough, Worcester, MA (Age 61 years)   4. Thomas COLLISHAW,   b. 1829, Seabright, Halifax, NS d. 11 Mar 1896, St. Margaret's Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 67 years)   5. Amelia COLLISHAW,   b. 1830, Seabright, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown   6. William Elijah COLLISHAW,   b. 11 Apr 1833, Seabright, Halifax, NS d. 16 Sep 1870, St. Margaret's Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 37 years)   7. John COLLISHAW,   b. 21 Apr 1835, Seabright, Halifax, NS d. 18 Sep 1908, Seabright, Halifax, NS (Age 73 years)   8. Jane Elizabeth COLLISHAW,   b. 1 Mar 1837, Seabright, Halifax, NS d. 23 Jul 1920, Seabright, Halifax, NS (Age 83 years)   9. Benjamin COLLISHAW,   b. 1840, Seabright, Halifax, NS d. 1888, Halifax County, NS (Age 48 years)   10. Abigail COLLISHAW,   b. 11 Nov 1844, Seabright, Halifax, NS d. 19 Nov 1935, Fairview, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F1774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2026

  
  

• Notes

  He was taken a press gang at age seventeen and arrived in Halifax aboard a British ship in 1812.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1816] Lilllie (Boutilier) Ekins. [S12301] The Christian Messenger--Halifax, Death Notice for John Collishaw; 17 December 1879; cited by Brenda MAruca.