William Collins

[Brian Ken]

HI Little Nell

I have little or NO info. about my G/grandfather William Collins other what was on his Death certificate born West of England. I don't think that the William Collins that arrived on 10/3/1839 whose native place was Hamshire England was my William because this William died in Victoria.
Originally I thought that my William Collins was christened on 7th May 1820 at Stithians Cornwell parents were William Collins and Ann Henwood who were married 25th June 1818 at St. Martin on Looe Bay Cornwell England . This couple had several children whose names were the same as my William and Sarah Ann Collins’s children i.e. Jane; James, Thomas, John and Elizabeth.
William Collins senior served in the 4th.of  Foot Regiment from 1820 and in1829 was discharged aged 35. His record stated that he was born in 1794 at Penryn Cornwell which is in St. Gluvias region which adjoins Stithians. He served in England, the West Indies and Portugal. His regiment the 4th Foot fought with many other regiments at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, later became known as The King’s Own Royal Border Regiment
 Again I am not 100% sure. as I have limited records here in Australia.Ther were 3 Collins that arrived aboard the Arygle in 1841 Thoams 24 shepard;William 20 farmer and Edward 22  farmer all came from  England No other info. was on the Log.My G/grand mother Sarah Collins Nee Knight was a half cast Aboriginal & wouldn't have any relatives with English names to chose her own childrens names !

Brian

[Little Nell]

Well, some of those clues that might help!

I tend to think of Hampshire as south of England.  West of England is Somerset, Devon or Cornwall for sure and maybe Wiltshire and some other counties.

Penryn in the parish of St Gluvias is not contiguous with St Martin Looe - in fact it's quite a hoof along the coast.  So this is quite a confusing picture 

The William baptised in 1820 in Stithians - his father was a miner at Wendron, rather than a soldier    unless he joined up afterwards?   Lots of miners in Cornwall of course.

Did you consider this baptism?
William Collins bp 27-Aug 1820 Perranarworthal, son of William & Mary Collins, miner of Gluvias

Nell

[Brian Ken]

Thanks Nell

That is what I thought that Hampshire was not west but more South!
I think that the link may be in the names of William & Sarah Collins children : William:Catherine; Jane; Walter ;Emma (my grandmother) ;James Thomas ; Sarah Teresa ;Elizabeth ;Thomas; John ;Shedrack; George; Ruth and Harriet . But they could be taken from the siblings of Sarah Collins 's father James Knight a convict who had his way with her mother Diana Mudgee a full blood Aboriginal then dumped her for a 17 year old white girl. Back to the drawing board I think ?

Brian Ken