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Record #16216
Name :
: James COLLINS (1879 - 1974)


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Date of Birth
: 20 Jun 1879

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 24 Aug 1974   Notes : Old age
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Lanark, Glasgow

Royston Road
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Vancouver
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jul 1895
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Siberian

Placement Family
: Kilburn
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Mossbank Industrial School

Agency
: Maryhill School (Glasgow)
NotesJames Collins was born in Glasgow in 1879 but emigrated to Canada as a boy. He travelled across Canada finally arriving on Bowen Island as a young man. He worked on the island in logging & road building, then bought Collins Farm around 1900. The parcel was originally a 1/2 section or 320 acres that covered an area from Killarey Lake to Deep Bay. He married Laura Irene Collins and they raised seven children on the farm.

For at least 40 years James and Irene Collins maintained an active farm business on the property. This business included a herd of milk cows that grazed throughout the original Collins Farm parcel and produced milk and milk products for sale to island residents. They had a market garden and produced a variety of vegetables and had a flock of chicken that produced eggs and meat for sale locally. The fruit orchard also produced apples, pears and plums for sale.

The Collins were deeply religious and started the first church on the Island. They donated a parcel of land and helped finance the building of the present United Church and Collins Hall.

Irene Collins died in 1961 and James in 1974 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-04-19 11:41:43 / From original database


Last Updated : 2012-06-05 18:40:35 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
18169 COLLINS, Alfred F1875ENG,     Apr 1888 : Sardinian CAN Waifs & Strays  
21261 COLLINS, Alice H1900ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
19554 COLLINS, Amelia1887ENG,     May 1895 : Parisian CAN Annie Macpherson Homes  
25024 COLLINS, Cecil1898 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
18338 COLLINS, Charles1886ENG,     Jun 1891 : Parisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
23510 COLLINS, Charles Frederick1869ENG,    , lambeth  Jun 1883 : Circassian CAN MacPherson Homes  
9321 COLLINS, Charles William1894ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
22976 COLLINS, Colin E.1894ENG,     May 1905 : Southwark CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
25054 COLLINS, Dora1899 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
21878 COLLINS, E1871ENG,     Jul 1884 : Parisian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
4569 COLLINS, Edith1899ENG,     May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22516 COLLINS, Edith1911ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
11425 COLLINS, Edmund1909ENG,    , Paddington May 1923 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
27264 COLLINS, Edward Clinton1925GBG,     Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
13753 COLLINS, Edwin1892ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
10774 COLLINS, Emma1865ENG,     Jun 1880 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
19049 COLLINS, Florence May1901ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23160 COLLINS, Frank1899ENG,     Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19656 COLLINS, Frederick1887ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
8918 COLLINS, George 1901ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8974 COLLINS, George 1903ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
18217 COLLINS, George1875ENG,     Oct 1889 : Carthaginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
7227 COLLINS, Gilbert1915ENG, SSX Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Barnardos  
19942 COLLINS, Harold1888ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
27759 COLLINS, Harriett1893ENG,    , sheffield Jun 1905 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
6033 COLLINS, Henry1893ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
8431 COLLINS, Henry1890ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
23511 COLLINS, Henry Albert1875ENG,    , Lambeth Jun 1883 : Circassian CAN MacPherson Homes  
18860 COLLINS, J Henry1890ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
12917 COLLINS, James1889ENG,     Jun 1897 : Numidian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
16216 COLLINS, James1879SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jul 1895 : Siberian CAN Maryhill School (Glasgow)  
19722 COLLINS, James1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
4755 COLLINS, Jane1870ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
14727 COLLINS, Jeremiah1873ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
14735 COLLINS, John1871ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
25669 COLLINS, Joseph1899ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
16057 COLLINS, Louisa May1878ENG,    , lembeth  Jun 1883 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
9049 COLLINS, Mary1892ENG,     Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4673 COLLINS, Mary Harriet1885ENG, LDN, London Oct 1896 : Mongolian CAN Waifs & Strays  
16067 COLLINS, Michael1870ENG,     Aug 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
12913 COLLINS, Peter1883ENG,     Jun 1897 : Numidian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
11473 COLLINS, Samuel1907ENG, LDN, London Oct 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Father Hudsons Homes  
23153 COLLINS, Stanley1900ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
27265 COLLINS, Sydney Frank1926 Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11466 COLLINS, Thomas 1906ENG, KEN, Dover Jul 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
22287 COLLINS, Thos1888ENG,     Apr 1904 : Kensington CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
6032 COLLINS, Walter1894ENG,     Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos  
22696 COLLINS, Walter1895ENG,     May 1905 : Southwark CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18218 COLLINS, William1875ENG,     Oct 1889 : Carthaginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
2647 COLLINS, William George1859ENG,    , Angmering Aug 1871 : Prussian  Maria Rye gdc  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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