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James Hubert Collins

Male 1877 - 1952  (74 years)

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  • Name James Hubert Collins  [1]
    Birth 31 Dec 1877  Warwick Square, Pimlico, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Birth Record, St. Georges Hanover Square, Belgrave, Middlesex, England    		 Birth Record, St. Georges Hanover Square, Belgrave, Middlesex, England
    Barnardo Home Letter    		 Barnardo Home Letter
    Gender Male
    Death 3 Aug 1952  Castleton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Castleton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I12847  Bisbee
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2020

    Father Michael Joseph Collins   d. Yes, date unknown
    Mother Catherine Shea   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F5486  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ellen Bisbee,   b. 1 Jul 1899, Ashfield, Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1985, Lindsay, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Marriage 6 Nov 1920  Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Muriel Agnes Collins,   b. 3 Sep 1921, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 2011, Markham, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    +2. Norma Isobel Collins,   b. 10 Jul 1923, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1995, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +3. Margaret Grace Collins,   b. 3 Nov 1924, North York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1984, Amherst, , Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     4. Rose Irene Collins,   b. 10 Dec 1925, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1926, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     5. Henry Norman Collins,   b. 20 Mar 1927, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1934, North York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 7 years)
    +6. Lillian Katherine Collins,   b. 31 May 1928, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 2008, Orilla, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     7. Ellen Marie Collins,   b. 18 Mar 1930, North York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1993, Weston, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     8. Ross Alexander Collins,   b. 10 Oct 1931, North York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1931, North York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +9. Edith Laurie Collins,   b. 27 Nov 1932, North York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 2018, Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +10. P.V. Collins
     11. Doris Beatrice Collins,   b. 23 Apr 1936, North York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 2004, Oakville, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     12. J.H. Collins
     13. Joseph Wesley Collins,   b. 16 Sep 1939, North York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1996, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     14. W.B. Collins
    Family ID F4670  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2008

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Nov 1920 - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Aug 1952 - Castleton, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Castleton, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • James H. Collins and his brother Joseph were found in a railroad station in London, England Ca 1879 by Dr. Barnardo. Their mother was dead, and their father was very ill. They stayed in the Barnardo Orphanage until each reached age 12 years. At this time James was brought to Canada to work on a farm. James was sent to Palgrave, Ontario to work and live with the Carter family, which consisted of two bachelor brothers and their spinster sister. When the children were placed in Canada their formal education ceased. James was in the Boer War and WW I, Royal Canadian Dragoon. He was a farmer and carpenter. [1]
    • It seems unlikely the two boys were abandoned in a railway station. Records from Dr. Barnardo's Home show that James was admitted to Dr. Barnardo's in March, 1883 (typo-should be 1888). His father was Joseph Collins aged 30, and (step) mother was Amelia Collins, age 33. The father (Joseph) was described as a sober and deserving man, but in poor health. James' brother Joseph was admitted 31 May, 1886. They had a sister, Catherine Amelia Collins, age 2 in 1889.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 276.

    2. [S3519] Record of Birth, St. Georges Hanover Square, Belgrave, Middlesex, England, Record of Birth, unnamed son born to Michael Joseph Collins and Katherine Collins Sheay.