James Collins

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Annette Collins on 6th April 2014

James and Margaret Collins had 13 children. Ten survived after James death. The 13 were mentioned on his death certificate. We have not been able to trace most of them or their descendants, neither has any other public researcher. Children: • Mary Collins b. 1859 died in childhood • Johannah Collins b. 12 Oct 1860 died in childhood • Catherine COLLINS b: 1861 married Charles Henry Smith Western Australia 1888 died 11 June 1948 Perth Western Australia descendants known. • James COLLINS b: 1863 • Unknown male child • Jeremiah John COLLINS b: 6 December 1867 in Gum Flat, NSW, d: 28 November 1901 in Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia (Descendants known) • William COLLINS b: 25 August 1869 Gum Flat New South Wales, • Margaret COLLINS b: 6 June 1871 Kangaroo Valley, NSW • Illegible Name Female (Annie/Amy??) COLLINS b: 1873 • Ellen Johannah (Nellie) COLLINS b: 18 September 1874 Gum Flat NSW • Edward COLLINS b: 12 January 1877, Molong Road NSW • Mary COLLINS b: 17 July 1879 Orange NSW • Gregory Michael COLLINS b: 17 November 1881, Molong Road, NSW , d: Deceased 6 April 1955 Brisbane Queensland (Descendants known)

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D Wong on 20th March 2014

James was 16 years old, when convicted with Martin Devine. They both spent time imprisoned in Galway and then a Smithfield gaols, then were transported. 1849: TOL Bathurst. James married Margaret Collins and had 11 children. He worked all his life in the Orance district as a farm labourer, and then as a farmer. 22/9/1895: James died in Sydney of chronic bronchitis and a heart condition and had 10 surviving children. No date of death for Margaret found.