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COLLUM, Mary
1844 - 1925 (80 years) Has 2 ancestors and 18 descendants in this family tree.
1807 - 1862 (56 years)-
Name COLLUM, Mary Birth 29 Jun 1844 Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk, England 
Gender Female Death 5 Feb 1925 Hamilton City, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada Burial 7 Feb 1925 Hamilton. Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Person ID I4326 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Father COLUM, John, b. Between 1806 and 1807, Gayton, Norfolk, England d. 23 Aug 1862, Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk, England (Age 56 years) Relationship natural Mother GARNER, Ann, b. Between 1806 and 1807, Tottenhill, Norfolk, England d. 1871, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 65 years) Relationship natural Marriage 11 Aug 1840 West Walton, Norfolk Family ID F1199 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Children 1. CULLUM, Charles William, b. 17 Mar 1862, Terrington St. John, Norfolk, England d. Canada Family ID F1915 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 BRADFIELD, Charles, b. 1 Oct 1842, Terrington St. John, Norfolk, England d. 19 Oct 1915, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years) Marriage 30 Jul 1865 Tilney St. Laurence, Norfolk, England Children 1. BRADFIELD, Mary Ann, b. 1867, Poplar, Middlesex d. North America 2. BRADFIELD, Sarah Jane, b. 1868, Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk, England d. New York, USA 3. BRADFIELD, Thomas A., b. 14 Apr 1870, Terrington St. John, Norfolk, England d. Canada 4. BRADFIELD, Benjamin, b. 10 Apr 1872, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. Yes, date unknown5. BRADFIELD, William, b. 30 Jul 1875, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown6. BRADFIELD, John, b. 14 Apr 1878, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown7. BRADFIELD, Elizabeth, b. 16 Mar 1880, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Dec 1880, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years)8. BRADFIELD, Harriet, b. 11 Apr 1882, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F1916 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes
MARY BRADFIELD formerly COLUM 1844-1925
Mary, daughter of John CULLUM and Ann CULLUM formerly GARNER, was born at Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk, at 7pm on 29 June 1844. John CULLUM was a coal man from Tilney St. Lawrence. The informant on 6 July 1844 was her father John COLLUM of Tilney St. Lawrence.
(GRO September Q 1844 Wisbech XIV 141)
The 1861 census of the Plough Inn, Terrington St. John, Norfolk:
John COLUM, head, aged 55, beerhouse keeper, born at Gayton, Norfolk;
Ann COLUM, wife, aged 53, born at Tottenhill, Norfolk;
*Mary COLUM, daughter, aged 17, born at Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk;
Benjamin SHERIFF, lodger, aged 86, widower, blacksmith, born at East Lowdon, Scotland;
John CALLEN, lodger, aged 20, unmarried, agricultural labourer, born at Tilney St. Lawrence.
(RG9/1051/131/18)
The birth of a Charles William CULLUM was registered in 1862.
(GRO June Q 1862 [----------] Wisbech 03B 617)
At Tilney St. Lawrence on 23 August 1862 John CULLUM, a 59 year old coal-seller,
died from injuries received by falling from a cart whilst in a state of inebriety.
(GRO September 1862 Wisbeach 3b 330)
An inquest was held on 25 August 1862 . There is no proof that this is the right man, but we know that he died between 1861 and 1871: in 1871 his wife Ann CULLUM was described as a 68 year old widow.
The marriage between Charles BRADFIELD and Mary CULLUM (sic) took place at the Parochial Chapel at Tilney St. Lawrence on 30 July 1865. Charles BRADFIELD was of full age, a bachelor, a labourer, from Poplar in the county of Middlesex, and son of William BRADFIELD, a butcher. Mary CULLUM was of full age, a Tilney St. Lawrence spinster, and daughter of John CULLUM, coal merchant. Witnesses were Stimpson (?) CULLUM and Charlotte CULLUM.
(GRO September 1865 Wisbech 3b 979)
Mary's son Charles William CULLUM was baptised at Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk on the following day - 31 July 1865.
Their daughter Mary Ann was born in Poplar, Middlesex, in 1867. Their daughter Sarah Jane was born at Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk, in 1868. Mary Ann and Sarah Jane, daughters of Charles and Mary Bradfield, were baptised together at Terrington St. John's, Norfolk, on 27 December 1868.
(FamilySearch)
From the 1871 census of Church End Road, Terrington St. John, Norfolk:
Charles BRADFIELD, head, aged 28, agricultural labourer, born at Terrington St. John;
*Mary BRADFIELD, wife, aged 26, born at Terrington St. John;
Charles W. BRADFIELD, son, aged 9, born at Terrington St. John;
Mary ANN BRADFIELD, daughter, aged 4, born at Poplar, London;
Sarah Jane BRADFIELD, daughter, aged 3, born at Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk;
Thomas A. BRADFIELD, son, aged 11 months, born at Terrington St. John;
Ann CULLUM, mother(-in-law), aged 68, widow, born at Tottenhill, Norfolk.
(RG10/1618/148/15)
From the 1881 Canada census of Ward No.5, Sub-Duistrict E, Hamilton (City), Ontario:
Charles BRADFORD [sic], head, aged 36, married, laborer, born in England;
*Mary BRADFORD [sic], aged 37, born in England;
Charles BRADFORD [sic], aged 19, born in England;
Mary BRADFORD [sic], aged 14, born in England;
Sarah BRADFORD [sic], aged 13, born in England;
Thomas BRADFORD [sic], aged 11, born in England;
Benjamin BRADFORD [sic], aged 10, born in England;
William BRADFORD [sic], aged 5, born in England;
John BRADFORD [sic], aged 3, born in England.
(Canada Census 1881, FamilySearch database)
From the 1901 census of E, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, taken on 31 March 1901:
*Charles BRADFIELD, head, aged 59, married, born in England on 1 October 1842, immigrated 1875, protestant, laborer;
Mary BRADFIELD, wife, aged 57, married, born in England on 29 June 1844, immigrated 1875, protestant;
Benjamin BRADFIELD, son, aged 29, single, born in England on 10 April 1872, immigrated 1875, shoemaker, earned $288 in 10 months, protestant;
John BRADFIELD, son, aged 23, single, born in Ontario on 14 April 1878, barber, earned $280, protestant;
Harriet BRADFIELD, daughter, aged 19, single, born in Ontario on 11 April 1882, confectioner's clerk, earned $96 in 10 months, protestant;
Robert BRADFIELD, son [sic], aged 10, born in Ontario on 11 July 1890, protestant, [see NOTE];
Mary KING, lodger, aged 50, born in Ireland;
William POTTER, lodger, aged 62, born in England;
Mary POTTER, lodger, aged 68, born in England.
(Canada Census 1901, FamilySearch database)
From the 1911 Canadian Census of Hamilton West Sub-Districts 1-22, Ontario, Canada:
Charles BRADFIED, head, aged 69, married, born in England;
Mary BRADFIELD, wife, aged 67, married, born in England;
Robert BRADFIELD, grandson, aged 21, born in Ontario, Canada.
(Canada Census 1911, Family Search database)
On 16 July 1913 she travelled from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to stay with one of her daughters in Buffalo, New York, USA. Her answers to the questions on the immigration form which had to be completed provided a wealth of information.
Her place of birth was Norfolk, England, and she was 69 years old.
Her permanent address was that of her husband Charles at 56 [illegible] St., Hamilton, Ontario.Her height was 4'10", complexion fair, hair 'br gr', and she had brown eyes.
She did not remember the name of the steamship in which she sailed to Canada, but she did remember that she landed in Quebec in 1875.
(FamilySearch)
Mary BRADFIELD died at 242 Homewood Avenue, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada, on 5 February 1925 aged 81 years. The informant was her daughter Mrs. H. C. GODDARD of 242 Homewood Avenue, Hamilton. She was buried at Hamilton on 7 February 1925. Cause of death was General Debility and Senility. Her father's name was given as John CALLUM [sic]. Her date of birth was said to be 29 June 1844 [which agrees with her birth certificate].
(Ontario Deaths 1869-1937 via FamilySearch)
(Death Certificate)
(revised 25.04.2019)