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William Ernest COLLINS 1862–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 FEB 1862

Birth Location: Upper Dry Creek, Highercombe, South Australia

Death Date: 31 JUL 1948

Death Location: Felixstowe, Adelaide Sth Aust

Father: William COLLINS

Mother: Emily Nicholls

Spouse(s): Emma Hocking

Children(s): Arnold Collins, John Collins

The story of William Ernest COLLINS began in 1862 in Upper Dry Creek, Highercombe, South Australia. William Ernest COLLINS married Emma Campbell Hocking, and had children including Arnold William Collins, John Norman Collins. William Ernest COLLINS passed away in 1948 in Felixstowe, Adelaide Sth Aust.

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Biography

  • The story of William Ernest COLLINS began in 1862 in Upper Dry Creek, Highercombe, South Australia.
  • William Ernest COLLINS married Emma Campbell Hocking, and had children including Arnold William Collins, John Norman Collins.
  • William Ernest COLLINS passed away in 1948 in Felixstowe, Adelaide Sth Aust.

Immediate Family

Parents

William COLLINS
1831–1922
Birth Location: Surrey, England
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Emily Nicholls
1830–1913
Birth Location: Darlington, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Emma Hocking
1853–1940
Birth Location: Campbells Creek, Victoria
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Children(s)

Arnold Collins
1885–1956
Birth Location: Belalie, South Australia
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John Collins
1886–1979
Birth Location: Jamestown, South Australia
JC

William COLLINS's Ancestors

Self
William COLLINS
1862–1948
Birth Place: Upper Dry Creek, Highercombe, South Australia
Parents
William Saunders Cook COLLINS
1831–1922
Surrey, England
Emily (Jane) Nicholls
1830–1913
Darlington, Durham, England
Grandparents
William COLLINS
1795–1878
London, Surrey, England
Charlotte (Elizabeth) Bird
1794–1884
Cookham England
Great-Grandparents
Saunders Collins
1770–1828
Elizabeth Johnson
1773–1847
Christopher Bird
1759–
Elizabeth Henshaw
1757–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Collins
1731–1797
Ann Faulkner
1729–1805
William Johnson
1739–1792
Mary Pennycot
1753–1832
John Bird
1726–1765
William Henshaw
1725–
Elizabeth Fox
1725–

William COLLINS's Descendants

1.
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William (Ernest) COLLINS (4 FEB 1862–31 JUL 1948) m. Emma (Campbell) Hocking (25 July 1853–2 October 1940)
  1. 1. Arnold (William) Collins 1885–1956
    1. 1. Marjorie (Revell) Collins 1910–
    2. 2. Geoffrey (Arnold Collins Pilot) Officer 1918–1943
    3. 3. Shirley (Patricia) Collins 1921–
  2. 2. John (Norman) Collins 1886–1979 m. Ruth (Frances) CRANSTON 1889–
    1. 1. Nancy (Ruth) Collins 1914–
    2. 2. John (Arnold) Collins 1916–
    3. 3. Cynthia (Cranston) Collins 1923–
    4. 4. Peter (Norman) Collins 1926–

William COLLINS's Timeline

3 Records

1862
4 FEB 1862
Birth of William Ernest COLLINS in Upper Dry Creek, Highercombe, South Australia
Upper Dry Creek, Highercombe, South Australia
1884
12 March 1884
Age 22
William Ernest COLLINS was married in Res of John Hocking Moonta, South Australia
Res of John Hocking Moonta, South Australia
1948
31 JUL 1948
Age 86
Death of William Ernest COLLINS in Felixstowe, Adelaide Sth Aust
Felixstowe, Adelaide Sth Aust

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 FEB 1862
    Event Place: Upper Dry Creek, Highercombe, South Australia
    Record Source: Australia Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 March 1884
    Event Place: Res of John Hocking Moonta, South Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 JUL 1948
    Event Place: Felixstowe, Adelaide Sth Aust
    Record Source: Australia Death Index
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