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I know that my Gt Grandfather's name was Stephen but I cannot find any trace of him or of George Collins' early life. He was a widower when he married Annie Prior in easthampstead, Berks, in 1864. Any clues please?
Maureen

Maureen, did you intend to post on Find LIVING Relatives or are you hoping that one will spot this thread?

Does his later MC give his father's name and occupation? Are the witnesses from the Brides side, or might they be his?

A tree on Ancestry, possibly yours, names his father as Stephen Collins

Is this the family in 1881

George Collins
Age: 60
Estimated birth year: abt 1821
Relationship to Head: Head
Spouse: Ann Collins
Gender: Male
Where born: Beaulieu, Hampshire, England
Civil Parish: Winkfield
County/Island: Berkshire
Country: England
Street address: Rapley Cottages
Marital Status: Married

Occupation: Game Keeper
Registration district: Easthampstead

George Collins 60
Ann Collins 37
Albert J. Collins 15
John Collins 10
William Collins 5
Charles Collins 2
Arthur Collins
Elizabeth Minchin 50 - Sister bc 1831 Newnton, Wiltshire, Married

Probably her in 1891 with her husband

Elizabeth Minchin
Age: 61
Estimated birth year: abt 1830
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Edward Minchin
Gender: Female
Where born: North Newnton, Wiltshire, England
Civil Parish: Shipton Moyne
Ecclesiastical parish: Shipton Moyne
Town: Shipton Moyne
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England

Edward Minchin 68
Elizabeth Minchin 61

Although it doesn't directly help, it does indicate that at one point the Collins family lived in North Newnton, Wiltshire.

is this Stephen


Stephen Collins

England and Wales Census, 1851

Name Stephen Collins
Event Type Census
Event Date 1851
Event Place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England


Registration District Shoreditch
Residence Note High Street Hoxton
Gender Male
Age 30
Marital Status Unmarried
Occupation Greengrocer
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1821
Birthplace , Hampshire
Page Number 5
Registration Number HO107
Piece/Folio 1536 / 233
Affiliate Record Type Household



Household

Role

Gender

Age

Birthplace

Stephen Collins Head M 58 , Hampshire
Sarah Collins Wife F 55 , Sussex
Priscilla Collins Daughter F 17 Shoreditch, Middlesex
George Collins Son M 30 , Hampshire
Elizabeth Burn Visitor F 69 Spitalfields,

stepen with married daughter pricilla

England and Wales Census, 1871

Name Stephen Collins
Event Type Census
Event Date 1871
Event Place St Leonard Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England
Enumeration District 3
Gender Male
Age 78
Marital Status Widowed
Occupation Greengrocer
Relationship to Head of Household Father-in-law
Birth Year (Estimated) 1793
Birthplace Wield, Hampshire
Entry Number 17
Affiliate Image Identifier GBC/1871/0468/0106



Household

Role

Gender

Age

Birthplace

John Cosser Head M 60 Shapwick, Dorsetshire
Priscilla Cosser Wife F 37 Shoreditch, Middlesex
Edward James Cosser Son M 9 Shoreditch, Middlesex
Emily Ann Cosser Daughter F 1 Shoreditch, Middlesex
Stephen Collins Father-in-law M 78 Wield, Hampshire

Thank you for the help. I must have been distracted as I did not intend to be in the living relatives secion and I also note that I put Stephen instead of george as my Great Grandfather, whereas Stephen was in fact his father. I know plenty about George in later life but have lost him between birth in c. 1824 and 1864 when he married Annie Prior and was listed as widower. I knew about the Minchin connection as Elizabeth was Annie Prior's sister and Priscilla was their mother. I'll see what other information I can find now using Stephen with the additional information. I will then report.
Maureen