Maud Collitt

Maud Helen Collitt 

Born: 4 October 1882, Lincoln 

Baptised: 30 October 1882, Lincoln 

Father: John Selby Collitt (b. 1848)

Mother: Margaret Miller Collitt (nee. Blair) (b. 1847) [LDTC 1866]

Brothers: Bernard Collitt (b. 1880), Sydney Collitt (b. 1885), William Collitt (b. 1888)

Sisters: Edith Eliza Collitt (b. 1876)

In 1891 –

She is at Tennyson Street, Gainsborough. Her father is listed as ‘Draughtsman At Mechanical Engineers’. Her mother, Maud and siblings (Bernard, Sydney and William) are unlisted. Her sister, Edith, is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Her grandmother, Rachael Blair (b. 1815), is a widow listed as ‘Living on Her Own Means’. There is a servant, Eliza A Elvis (b. 1874).  

In 1901 – 

She is at 79 Eastbourne Terrace, Trinity Street, Gainsborough. Her father is listed as ‘Mechanical Engineer’s Draughtsman’. Her mother, brother (William) and cousin, Florence Blair (b. 1887), are unlisted. Her sister, Edith, is listed as ‘Assistant Elementary Teacher (Article 50)’. Her brother, Sydney, is listed to ‘Apprentice Engine Fitter’. Maud is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. 

In 10/02 – 

PT at St. John-the-Divine, Gainsborough.

In 10/04 – 

Appointed to Priory Infants', Worksop. £75.

In 10/07 – 

Address is 6 Sherwood Road, Worksop. 

In 10/09 – 

Appointed to St. John's Infants', Gainsborough. Head.

In 1911 – 

She is at 79 Eastbourne Terrace, Trinity Street, Gainsborough. Her father is listed as ‘Engineer’s Draughtsman’. Her mother is unlisted. Her sister, Edith, is listed as ‘Uncertified Teacher’. Maud is listed as ‘Head Teacher’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 79 Eastbourne Terrace, Gainsborough. Her father is listed as ‘Mechanical Engineering Draughtsman’ Her mother is unlisted. Her sister, Edith, is listed as ‘Elementary Teacher’. Maud is listed as ‘Trained Elementary Teacher (Retired on Medical)’. Her brother, William, is listed as ‘Purchasing Clerk’.

In 00/32 – 

Death recorded as 25.02.1931. Add: 53 Duke Street, Gainsborough. davis

d.         25 February 1931, Gainsborough 

COLLITT, Maud Helen of 53 Drake Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, spinster died 25 February 1931. Administration Lincoln 9 June to Edith Eliza Collitt, spinster. Effects £2053,8s, 9d.