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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	15 Nov 2017 12:39
	Hi Chris Regarding your PM......referring to Betty M Collins. I am going to post the information on here. It will make things much easier, rather than having to go back checking through all the PM's Births Dec 1924 (>99%) Collins Betty M Phelps Hendon 3a 508 Here is Betty on the 1939 register......indicating that she married Mr Colebrook Colebrook (Collins) Household (4 People) 11 Eastfield Road , Andover M.B., Hampshire, England Betty M (Maureen B) Colebrook (Collins) on the 1939 Register Betty M (Maureen B) Colebrook (Collins) 07 Sep 1924 Female At School Single 170 1 Beatrice E Collins 25 May 1900 Female Shop Keeper (General Stores) Married 170 2 Sorry, this record is officially closed. Enid Eastman 27 Mar 1909 Female Unpaid Domestic Married 170 4 Enid is Beatrice's married sister..... Marriages Dec 1934 (>99%) Eastman Kenneth J Phelps Hendon 3a 1098 Phelps Enid Eastman Hendon 3a 1098 A possible brother for Betty..... Births Sep 1926 (>99%) Collins Gerald Phelps Andover 2c 431 Sadly he died the same year...... Deaths Sep 1926 (>99%) Collins Gerald 0 Andover 2c 235 Her marriage..... Marriages Jun 1945 (>99%) Colebrook Gordon P Collins Andover 2c 764 Collins Betty M Colebrook Andover 2c 764 Her parents marriage..... Marriages Sep 1923 (>99%) Collins Cyril S Phelps Hendon 3a 841 Phelps Beatrice H Collins Hendon 3a 841 Births Jun 1900 (>99%) COLLINS Cyril Stewart Truro 5c 119.....MMN Truran (Here is your Portscatho, Cornwall connection!) 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Portscatho, Gerrans, Truro, Cornwall, England Jane Collins Head Married Female 38 1863 - Portscatho, Cornwall, England Transcription Emily Collins Daughter Single Female 17 1884 - Ireland Transcription George Collins Son - Male 14 1887 - Ireland Transcription Jane Collins Daughter - Female 11 1890 - Cornwall, England Transcription Mark T Collins Son - Male 10 1891 - Cornwall, England Transcription Ben G Collins Son - Male 9 1892 - Cornwall, England Transcription Richard Collins Son - Male 7 1894 - Cornwall, England Transcription Wesley Collins Son - Male 6 1895 - Cornwall, England Transcription Lavinia Collins Daughter - Female 4 1897 - Gerrans, Cornwall, England Transcription Frank Collins Son - Male 2 1899 - Gerrans, Cornwall, England Transcription Cyril Collins *** Son - Male 0 1901 - Portscatho, Cornwall, England 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Portscatho Cornwall, Gerrans, Cornwall, England Jane Collins Head Widow Female - 48 1863 Cornwall Portscatho Transcription Wesley Collins Son Single Male Caretaker Of Institute 16 1895 Grade Cornwall Transcription Lavinia Collins Daughter - Female - 14 1897 Cornwall Portscatho Transcription Frank Collins Son - Male School 12 1899 Cornwall Portscatho Transcription Cyril Collins * Son - Male School 10 1901 Cornwall Portscatho (9 children born, 8 living, 1 had died) The family in 1891..... 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Coast Guard Station, St Ruan, Grade, Helston, Cornwall, England John Collins Head Married Male 45 1846 (Sea R.N) .Coast Guard Commissioned Bt Man** St Maws Cornwall, England Transcription Jane Collins Wife Married Female 28 1863 Germans? Cornwall, England Transcription May L Collins Daughter Single Female 13 1878 - Ireland Transcription Elizabeth Collins Daughter - Female 10 1881 Scholar Ireland Transcription Charles J Collins Son - Male 8 1883 Scholar Ireland Transcription Emily Collins Daughter - Female 7 1884 Scholar Ireland Transcription George H Collins Son - Male 4 1887 Scholar Ireland Transcription Jane Collins Daughter - Female 1 1890 Cadwith Cornwall, England Transcription Mark T Collins Son - Male 0 1891 Cadwith Cornwall, England John and Jane's marriage... Marriages Dec 1887 (>99%) COLLINS John Truro 5c 257 TRURAN Jane Truro 5c 257 (Looking at the births of the Ireland born children......possibly John's second marriage) John on the 1901 census.. John Collins in the 1901 England Census Name: John Collins Age: 55 Estimated birth year: abt 1846 Relation to Head: Ab (Seaman) Gender: Male Birth Place: St Maws, Cornwall, England Civil Parish: Vessels Town: Northam Southampton County/Island: Hampshire Country: England Registration district: Southampton Sub-registration district: Southampton ED, institution, or vessel: Oberon James G Scaity 48 John Collins 55 Married Wm Wade 25 Jas Welshman 20 Thomas Nichlls 20 John Collins in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: John Collins Estimated birth year: abt 1846 Registration Year: 1906 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Age at Death: 60 Registration district: Truro Inferred County: Cornwall Volume: 5c Page: 86 British Royal Air Force, Airmen's service records 1912-1939 Transcription First name(s) Cyril Stewart Last name Collins Address: Wellington Terrace, Portscatho, Cornwall Address on Discharge: 18 Eastfield Road, Andover Next of Kin: (Mother) Mrs Jane Collins......Wellington Terrace, Portscatho, Cornwall Birth year 1900 Birth date 20 May 1900 Birth town Portscatho Birth county Cornwall Attestation year 1919 Attestation date 02 Apr 1919 Attestation age 18 Service number 329004 Marriage year 1923 Marriage date 18 Aug 1923 Spouse's first name(s) Beatrice Spouse's last name Phelps Child's first name(s) Belly Maureen Child's birth date 07 Sep 1924 Archive reference AIR 79/2808 Discharge Date: 28/12/1929 Record set British Royal Air Force, Airmen's Service Records 1912-1939 Category Military, armed forces & conflict Subcategory Regimental & service records Collections from Great Britain, England England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription First name(s) CYRIL STEWART Last name COLLINS Gender Male Birth day 20 Birth month 5 Birth year 1900 Age - Death quarter 3 Death year 1981 District Camborne-Redruth County Cornwall Volume 21 Page 0074 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from Great Britain, England Cornwall Memorial Inscriptions Transcription First name(s) CYRIL STEWART Last name COLLINS Age 81 Birth year 1900 Death year 1981 Death date 27 Jul 1981 Place GERRANS Burial ground Parish Church County Cornwall Country England Card or location number Card Post nominal - Reference 75 Record set Cornwall Memorial Inscriptions Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Burials Collections from Great Britain, England
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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	15 Nov 2017 12:48
	Cyril Stewart Collins in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 Name: Cyril Stewart Collins Death Date: 27 Jul 1981 Death Place: Portscatho Cornwall Probate Date: 29 Oct 1981 Registry: Bristol Of 24 Parc an Dillon Road. Portscatho, Cornwall. £32766
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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	15 Nov 2017 12:51
	Death of Betty.... Betty Maureen Colebrook in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: Betty Maureen Colebrook Death Age: 82 Birth Date: 7 Sep 1924 Registration Date: Jan 2006 Registration district: New Forest Inferred County: Hampshire Volume: -1 Page: -1 Register Number: 13A District and Subdistrict: 494/1A Entry Number: 032
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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	15 Nov 2017 12:57
	Beatrice Ellen Phelps in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Name: Beatrice Ellen Phelps Registration Year: 1900 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Hendon Inferred County: Middlesex Volume: 3a Page: 181 Beatrice Ellen Phelps in the London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916 Name: Beatrice Ellen Phelps Gender: Female Record Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 29 Aug 1900 Baptism Place: Harrow St Mary, Harrow, England Father: Arthur Phelps (Plumber) 5 Laburnham Cottages. Sudbury Mother: Rachel Phelps Register Type: Parish Registers 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Pinner Road, Wembley, Hendon, Middlesex, England Arthur Phelps Head Married Male 30 1871 Plumber Harrow, Middlesex, England Transcription Rachel Phelps Wife Married Female 31 1870 - Wales Transcription Mary Phelps Daughter - Female 6 1895 - Sudbury, Middlesex, England Transcription Margaret Phelps Daughter - Female 5 1896 - Sudbury, Middlesex, England Transcription Rachel Phelps Daughter - Female 2 1899 - Sudbury, Middlesex, England Transcription Beatrice Phelps Daughter - Female 0 1901 - Sudbury, Middlesex, England 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Laburnham Cotts Pinner Road Sudbury Mdx, Wembley, Middlesex, England Arthur Phelps Head Married Male Plumber 40 1871 Harrow Midlx Transcription Rachel Phelps Wife - Female - 41 1870 Crombach S Wales Transcription Mary Phelps Daughter Single Female General Servant Domestic 16 1895 Sudbury Transcription Maggie Phelps Daughter Single Female Nurse Domestic 15 1896 Sudbury Transcription Bessie Phelps Daughter Single Female Nurse Domestic 14 1897 Wales Sudbury Transcription Rachel Phelps Daughter Single Female - 13 1898 Sudbury Transcription Beatie Phelps ******* Daughter Single Female - 12 1899 Sudbury Transcription Dorothy Phelps Daughter Single Female - 10 1901 Sudbury Transcription Mabel Phelps Daughter Single Female - 8 1903 Sudbury Transcription Minnie Phelps Daughter Single Female - 7 1904 Sudbury Transcription Sarah Phelps Daughter Single Female - 5 1906 Sudbury Transcription Arthur Phelps Son Single Male - 3 1908 Sudbury Transcription Enid Phelps Daughter Single Female - 2 1909 Sudbury Transcription Betty Phelps Daughter Single Female - 0 1911 Sudbury (13 children born, 12 living , 1 had died) Marriages Sep 1893 (>99%) Davies Rachel Hendon 3a 269 Phelps Arthur Hendon 3a 269
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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	15 Nov 2017 13:11
	England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription First name(s) BEATRICE ELLEN Last name COLLINS Gender Female Birth day 25 Birth month 5 Birth year 1900 Age - Death quarter 1 Death year 1979 District St. Austell County Cornwall Volume 21 Page 0589 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from Great Britain, England Cornwall Memorial Inscriptions Transcription First name(s) BEATRICE HELEN Last name COLLINS Age 78 Birth year 1901 Death year 1979 Death date 12 Mar 1979 Place GERRANS Burial ground Parish Church County Cornwall Country England Card or location number Card Post nominal - Reference 75 Record set Cornwall Memorial Inscriptions Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Burials Collections from Great Britain, England
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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	15 Nov 2017 15:18
	Please reply on here Chris.. Prickles ;o))
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Member Since: May 2012 Posts: 12 Send Message	christopher	Report	15 Nov 2017 19:41
Member Since: May 2012 Posts: 12 Send Message	Phew, you have been busy, I have quickly run through this, and looks pretty interesting, plus it does cross reference to a couple of bits of info I have been given plus found. Thankyou , I will be back in touch once I have laid this all out. Cheers Chris
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	15 Nov 2017 20:19
	Hi Chris Thank you for replying on here. Take your time to check through all the info. With the all the information that you gave me..........it all seems to make sense. Prickles. ;o))
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Member Since: May 2012 Posts: 12 Send Message	christopher	Report	15 Nov 2017 23:03
Member Since: May 2012 Posts: 12 Send Message	Hi , having spent a bit more time on checking, it makes perfect sense, and what large families they had. Now can I start a thread for Gordon Percival Colebrook, born 1920 Andover, married Betty M Collins 1945. Thankyou again for your help. Chris
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	16 Nov 2017 08:54
	Hi Chris Here is your Gordon Percival Colebrook thread....... https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1367393 Just add to that thread what further information you are looking for.
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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	16 Nov 2017 11:06
	Details of John Collins and Jane Truran's marriage....... 12 Nov 1887 • Wesleyan Chapel, St Mawes, Truro Parish, Cornwall, England. Groom; John Collins (Widower) Age: 42 Occ: Coastguard Residence: St Mawes, St Just Father John Collins (Deceased) Seaman R.N. Bride: Jane Truran (Spinster) Age: 25 Residence: Portscatho, Gerrans Father: Mark Truran (Carpenter) .Witnesses: John Cock and Florence G Collins
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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	16 Nov 2017 11:50
	1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription St Mawes, St Just, Truro, Cornwall, England Elizabeth Collins Head Widow Female 40 1821 Lodging House Keeper St Mawes, Cornwall, England Transcription Mary Collins Daughter Unmarried Female 20 1841 Dressmaker St Mawes, Cornwall, England Transcription Elizabeth Ambrosone Daughter - Female 12 1849 Scholar St Mawes, Cornwall, England Transcription George Greet Collins Son - Male 8 1853 Scholar St Mawes, Cornwall, Transcription Mary Lawer Mother Widow Female 72 1789 Formerly Fish Seine Maker St Mawes, Cornwall, England Transcription John Collins ** Son - Male 15 1846 ...Apprentice R N St Mawes, Cornwall, 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription St Mawes, St Just, Truro, Cornwall, England John Collins Head Married Male 33 1818 Mariner R N St Mawes, Cornwall, England Transcription Elizabeth Collins Wife Married Female 31 1820 - St Mawes, Cornwall, England Transcription Joseph Collins Son Unmarried Male 10 1841 Scholar St Mawes, Cornwall, England Transcription Bernd G Collins Son Unmarried Male 8 1843 Scholar St Mawes, Cornwall, England Transcription John Collins ** Son Unmarried Male 5 1846 Scholar St Mawes, Cornwall, England Transcription Ambrazine Collins Daughter Unmarried Female 2 1849 - St Mawes, Cornwall, England Transcription John Greet Uncle Unmarried Male 57 1794 Porter St Mawes, Cornwall, England COLLINS, JOHN MMN LOWER GRO Reference: 1845 D Quarter in TRURO UNION Volume 09 Page John Collins in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: John Collins Gender: Male Birth Date: 19 Oct 1845 Baptism Date: 9 Aug 1848 Baptism Place: St Just IN Roseland,Cornwall,England Father: John Collins Mother: Elizabeth Parents marriage....... Marriages Dec 1838 (>99%) COLLINS John Truro 9 363 LOWER Elizabeth Truro 9 363 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription St Mawes, St Just, Truro, Cornwall, England Elizabeth Collins Female 22 1819 (Wfe of Mariner) Cornwall, England Transcription Mary Collins Female 11 months 1841 - Cornwall England Transcription Joseph Collins Male 11 months 1841 Cornwall, England
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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	16 Nov 2017 12:47
	1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Portscatho, Gerrans, Truro, Cornwall, England Mark Truran Head - Male (Carpenter) 46 1825 - Cornwall, England Transcription Ann Truran Wife - Female 45 1826 - Cornwall, England Transcription Louisa Truran Daughter - Female 21 1850 - Cornwall, England Transcription Richard Truran Son - Male 16 1855 - Cornwall, England Transcription Frederick Truran Son - Male 13 1858 - Cornwall, England Transcription Charles Truran Son - Male 10 1861 - Cornwall, England Transcription Jane Truran **** Daughter - Female 8 1863 - Cornwall, England Transcription Anne Truran Daughter - Female 5 1866 - Cornwall, England Transcription Lavinia Truran Daughter - Female 3 1868 - Cornwall, England Transcription Mary Truran Daughter - Female 1 1870 - Cornwall, England TRURAN, JANE MMN LOWER GRO Reference: 1862 J Quarter in TRURO Volume 05C Page 170 Marriages Mar 1848 (>99%) LOWER Ann Tiller Truro 9 335 Truran Mark Truro 9 335 Ann Tiller Lower in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: Ann Tiller Lower Gender: Female Baptism Date: 24 Jul 1825 Baptism Place: St Just IN Roseland,Cornwall,England Father: Richard Lower Mother: Mary
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