Hi Brenda. I certainly appreciate your response and wealth of information. You are correct John Henry did not leave Codroy to my knowledge. Mary Ann(1884-1978) did leave for North Sydney on her own when she was 16 (1900). Her husband was William Joseph Reid(1876-1956). He came to North Sydney from Belisle Newfoundland in1898. I do not know what year they were married off hand but they had the first of their eight children in 1905. Her name was Leah. I spoke to her 20 yrs ago when I was 16. She was the one who told me that Mary Ann's father was John Henry Collier and that her mother was Susan Kendall(sp?). She also told me that Susan died young during child birth when Mary Ann was a small child. She also told me that John Henry had three wives.....this is common knowledge in the family...but noone else but Leah seemed to have a clue who Mary Ann's mother was. I can't find any records relating Mary to Codroy either but her siblings.......Carrie Collier(b.1896) married Walter Fifield and moved to Humbermouth ,Nfld. Carrie Collier is listed in the Bay of Islands District/Humbermouth 1921 Census under Fifield with her husband Walter. Her birth place is listed as Codroy. I can't find any other reference to her. Mary Ann's Brother Henry Collier is in the 1921 Codroy Census as follows:Henry Collier b1889 Codroy
Wife Annie ? b. 1892 O'Reagan's Nfld
Children:James W b1911 Codroy
Thomas b1915
Charles b1918
Lizzie b1920
Minnie b1913***my grandmother tells me she is still living..i can talk to her.
I am confused by John Henry Collier. You listed four children with supporting documentation. Could there have been another John Henry living in Codroy at the same time married to another Susan Kendall then to go on and have 3 more wives? It sounds like alot of coincidence. Did he have seven children. Why no record of the other three? Maybe he did spend time out of Codroy. The woman who I said is still living is Minie Collier Cogan. She would be John Henry's Grand daughter. She may be able to help out. I am told their is alot of Collier information in the family I will see what I can get at.