Collins, William
| Birth Name | Collins, William |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 72 years, 7 months |
Narrative
KDD: I wrote a story about the history and times of the Collins here: "A Collins Tale"
William and Jane immigrated more recently than John Collins of Dundas. Their children thru 1840 were born in Ireland.
http://ontariocensus.rootsweb.ancestry.com/transcripts/1851/477-4.html
, and daughters Mariah in 1900 and Agnes in 1910 say they arrived in 1842. Mariah says 1841 in 1910.
Family lore, via Janice Casselman:
"They came into New Brunswick and came by covered wagon up the St Lawrence river and they settled around Osnabruck, Gallingertown and Brockville ,"
Historically, they emigrated just before the Irish Potato Famine, but repeated crop failures occurred before that: "In 1832, 1833, 1834, and 1836, dry rot and curl caused serious losses, and in 1835 the potato failed in Ulster. Widespread failures throughout Ireland occurred in 1836, 1837, 1839, 1841, and 1844.'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)
Family of William Collins had 7 kids and Thomas had at least 1, so passage for 12. How could they afford it? Because Brits were trying to clear Ireland of the Irish!
1) The British government intentionally kept fares to Quebec low to encourage the Irish to populate Canada and also to discourage them from emigrating to England. Irish Potato Famine: Coffin Ships - The History Place
2) They passed the "Irish Poor Law" in 1838 which setup Workhouses for the poor. One of the conditions was that "landlords" (English robber barrons) could take over the land of tenant farmers if they paid for their passage to Canada.
Most passenger lists before 1847 are missing, but possible immigration match:
Name: William Collins
Arrival Year: 1839
Arrival Place: Canada
Source Publication Code: 4575
Primary Immigrant: Collins, William
Annotation: Lists of heads of families and individuals, giving ages and dates of emigration. From the Petworth House Archives, set up by George Wyndham, Third Earl of Egremont. The archives contain details of the Petworth Emigration Committee's work.
Source Bibliography: LEESON, FRANCIS. "Records of Irish Emigrants to Canada, in Sussex Archives, 1839-1847." In The Irish Ancestor, vol. 6:1 (1974), pp. 31-42.
Page: 38
http://www.dippam.ac.uk/ied/records/53109
Might be the same -
Name: William Collins
Arrival Year: 1798-1840
Arrival Place: Ontario, Canada
Source Publication Code: 9758.1
Primary Immigrant: Collins, William
Annotation: Date and port of arrival. Name of ship, place of origin, place of destination, date of birth and death, parentage, occupation, and other historical and family data may also be provided.
Source Bibliography: WHYTE, DONALD. A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada before Confederation. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society. Volume 2, 1995. 435p.
Page: 57
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 1798 | Sligo, Ireland | 1797 in his death record | |
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Event Note
Only 4 age records: |
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| Death | 1870-08-00 | Osnabruck, Stormont, Ontario, Canada | ||
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Event Note
In the 1871 Canada Census, "Nominal Return of the Deaths within last twelve months", from familysearch. William Collins born in Ireland , farmer, married, age 78, Church of England,
Canada, Census Mortality Schedule, 1871 |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Collins, William? | |||
| Mother | (Collins), Margaret? | |||
| Brother | Collins, John | 1798 | 1883-05-10 | |
| Collins, William | 1798 | 1870-08-00 | ||
| Brother | Collins, Thomas | about 1804 | 1874 |
Families
Family of Collins, William and Barber?, Jane |
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| Married | Wife | Barber?, Jane ( * 1804 + after 1861 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Narrative |
No marriage record. Jane Buckner who married William Collins lived in Middlesex, Ontario is a different couple.
All early Parish records in Sligo, Ireland (before 1845) were destroyed in a fire in the Public Record Office
1851 Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
In this 1879 atlas, William Collins plot is still listed ( lower right corner ):
All known family - except Eliza! - appears in the 1851 Census: religion C.England
Proof that Eliza is daughter of William and Jane Collins from Mariah Collins Dwyer's obit:
Death of Mrs. Dwyer At eleven o'clock yesterday at her home at 221 South Third street, occurred the death of Mrs. Mariah Dwyer, from general debility, at the age of seventy-nine years. Mrs. Dwyer was one of the early comers to this vicinity, having resided here for about forty-seven years, most of which time was spent on a farm northwest of this city. She was born in Ireland and moved to Canada in her childhood from where she came to this vicinity, where she has since made her home, and has made hosts of friends who will read this news with sad hearts. One son survives her, W.W. Dwyer, with the Case company of Wichita; a sister, Mrs. Thos. Rogers, and several nieces and nephews, among whom are Mrs. P.H. Franey, Mrs. W.J. Gray, Mrs. A.B. Woolsey, Miss Mary Myers, Mrs. J.W. Nelson, Mrs. C.C. Tubbe, Frank and E.C. Rogers.
The funeral will be held at Pleasant Valley church, conducted by Rev. Ward, of Winfield and the remains will be laid to rest beside those of her husband, Harvey Dwyer, who died in 1897. Agnes Duvall says both parents born in Ireland in the 1910 Census (Cambridge Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts). Her death cert says she was born in "County Demar, Ireland". Best guess she meant Doomore, Achrony Parish, Co. Sligo, Ireland.
Curious birth records if they came from Armagh:
If they came from Dublin:
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Collins, Elizabeth | 1823 | 1899-03-16 |
| Collins, James | about 1827 | 1888-08-16 |
| Collins, William | 1830 | |
| Collins, Thomas | 1832 | |
| Collins, Margaret Jane | 1832-03-19 | 1888-11-10 |
| Collins, Maria | 1837-10-20 | 1916-12-25 |
| Collins, Agnes G | 1839-06-00 | 1923-10-20 |
| Collins, George | 1843 | 1876-10-18 |
| Collins, Sarah A | 1845-04-00 | 1929-01-06 |
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