Ancesters on my Mothers side. " Colling "

My Great Grandfather William Colling was I believe born in Hartlepool  on the  14th March 1815.
He was the son of Richard Colling, born in Hartlepool in 1771. his mother was Hannah Sharp, born  in Hartlepool  the same year, 1771.
They had three other  children,
John Colling     Born Nov.1798   died   Jan. 1799.
Mary Colling    Born Nov.1799   died   Jan. 1806.
Isabella Colling Born Apr. 1802   died   ?     1887.

William Colling ,    a seaman later Assistant Dock Manager,  ( West Hartlepool )
 I believe he  married twice, his first wife was named Isabella ( surname  unknown  at the moment ) born possibly 1815 in Sunderland. they concieved the following children ?

Ann Colling,   Born 1839   died   March   1919. in 2 Chapel St. ( aged 80 years ) (my Great Grand Mother )
she was married twice, her first husband  was John Farrar, my Great  Great Grandfather , who was drowned while working on the building of the Town Docks, in 1864. a report recording the accidental death and the coroners report at the inquest to be published later. a quick summary of the events as follows,

My Great Grandfather, John Farrar, was a carpenter, employed in building the new quay and  docks in the area of the Slake, when on the afternoon of Friday,22nd July 1864, a scaffolding structure he was working from, collapsed, and he fell into the water, near to the sluice gates and was drowned.

My research revealed that an inquest into John Farrar death was held in the Borough Buildings by the coroner Mr.John Settle, Stockton Ward.the day  following his death, Saturday 23rd July, 1864. I have a report of this inquest. among others given evidence was John Farrars  father - in  - law, William Colling deputy Dock Master . ( my G.G.G Grandfather ) ?

John Farrar, was later buried the next day, Sunday 24th July 1864.?  in "Hart Warren " Cemetery , now locally named " Spion Kop " Cemetery Grave Number K189. It appears that that John died on the Friday an Inquest was held the very next day Saturday and he was buried the next day Sunday, if this report is correct. ?

I obtained  much of the above information from the Hartlepool Free Press, dated Saturday July 30th, 1864.
It as taken me many years of research to obtain what little information I now have, one of my most dificult tasks was to establish the correct spelling of the name of Farrar, in some cases Farrer, and on John;s death Certificate it is spelt Farrow ? so please , choose the spelling that suites yourself. no sensible person could complain.
John Farrar left a Widow ( Ann Colling ) and one child, a girl Jane Isabella Farrar ( my Great Grandmother )


Ann Farrar  (Nee Ann Colling ) later married John Horsley,a Sea Pilot, in St Hilda's Church  on Saturday 6th August 1866,  they lived the remainders of their lives in 2 Chapel Street,

I will continue to update when new information is discovered, I still honestly get a little confused whether people are my Grandfather or G. G Grandfather, I will endeavour to correct any mistakes I make.