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| Name | COLLINS – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines |
| Regiment Number (s) | 6885 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1832 / age 18 / Portsmouth / Not yet Known |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not Known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Not Known |
| Length of Service | 23 years |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 1855 / Pension paid from 5th April 1855 |
| Campaign Medals | Not Known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not Known |
| Pension Districts | 27 March 1855 Coventry 31 May 1856 3rd Plymouth – transferred from Coventry “for convict guard” |
| Pension Paid | £15 4/- per annum |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15 June 1856 Plymouth, England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | Runnymede 7 September 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1813 Warwickshire |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 19th September 1813 Harborough Magna Warwickshire England (Anglican) 6th November 1857 Adult Baptism Perth, Western Australia (Roman Catholic) |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | COLLINS William |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | COLLEDGE Ann M15th October 1801 St Mary Warwick England |
| Siblings | William bp 24 October 1802 Leek Wooten Warwickshire Mary bp 10th March 1805 Leek Wooten Warwickshire John bp 28th June 1806 Harborough Magna Warwickshire John bp 28th July 1807 Harborough Magna Warwickshire Hannah bp 14th October 1810 Harborough Magna Warwickshire Joseph bp 19th September 1813 Harborough Magna Warwickshire Thomas bp 16th June 1816 Harborough Magna Warwickshire |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | SINCLAIR Jane aka St. Clair B c1834 Tipperary Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 23 March 1857 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | William born 17th December 1857 Bap 18 December 1857 Died 1861 age 3 buried Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA Emily born 3rd June 1859 Bap 5th June 1859 M Thomas KEADY 1881 Died Fremantle August 1900 bur Skinner Street cemetery Fremantle Unknown female born 1863 known as Sister Mary Joseph Died 22nd December 1948 Albany WA Charles born 1865 D 4 September 1865 buried Skinner Street cemetery Fremantle WA Agnes born 10th September 1866 Bap 16th December 1866 M Alexander William MITCHELL 1894 Died 10th April 1934 William Joseph Patrick born 20th March 1868 Bap 28th October 1868 John Augustus born 29th August 1870 Bap 4th September 1870 M Cecilia Donoghue 1910 Perth WA Died 5th August 1942 age 71 11months Buried Karrakatta Cemetery.All these events occurred at Fremantle Western Australia unless stated otherwise. Birth and baptism dates were found on Familysearch website. |
| Father of 2nd wife Date/Place of Birth | SINCLAIR William |
| Mother of 2nd wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | EPG Thomas McCreery |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1873 Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 27th September 1873 page 3 Inquest into the death of Jane McCreery (see attached) The West Australian Tuesday 14th August 1900 page 4 death of Emily The West Australian Thursday 6th August 1942 page 1, death of son John “Jack” The Albany Advertiser Thursday 23rd December 1948 page 1 death of Sister Mary Joseph |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th June 1871 Buried Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 17th September 1873 aged 34 Bur Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1855 Discharge because Length of Service
1873 death of Jane, at her inquest the jury, after some deliberation, found a verdict of manslaughter against her husband McCreery, who was committed to take his trial on that charge. The Attorney General threw out the bill against McCreery. See newspaper account attached. |