James Hubert Collins

1877 - 1952  (74 years)

• Name	James Hubert Collins  [1]
  Birth	31 Dec 1877	Warwick Square, Pimlico, Middlesex, England   [2]
  		Birth Record, St. Georges Hanover Square, Belgrave, Middlesex, England
  		Barnardo Home Letter
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Aug 1952	Castleton, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Burial	Castleton, Ontario, Canada   [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

  
  

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

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 6 Nov 1920 - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Death - 3 Aug 1952 - Castleton, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Castleton, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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

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