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| Name | COLLINS – Daniel |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 2nd European Light Infantry |
| Regiment Number (s) | 576 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7 January 1840 / 21 years / London England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5¼ in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC To India 17 February 1840 Lord William Bentinck From India Cossipore 5th October 1860 |
| Length of Service | 20 years 4 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 17th October 1860 / London England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Cork Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 2nd East London 1863 Tilbury 1863-1869 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c 1819 St Mary’s Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | YATES Maria 21st June 1832 Bombay India (tentative) 5th August 1832 India (tentative – father Henry mother Charlotte) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | ROGERS Mark Dore – 83rd Regiment arrived “Sultana” 1859 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1869 Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None known |
| 3rd Husband of Wife | GEDDINGS George – 21st and 61st Regiment arrived “Norwood” 1862 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1872 Western Australia |
| Children by 3rd Husband | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 17th March 1869 Perth Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Daniel Collins survived the shipwreck of the “Lord William Bentinck” on 17 June 1840 while entering Bombay Harbour |