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Edward James Collins 1878 – 1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1878

Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England

Death Date: 1947

Death Location: Sunderland, Durham, England

Father: Edward Collins

Mother: Eleanor Davie

Spouse(s): Margaret Dodds

Children(s): Edward Collins, Sarah Collins, William Collins, John Collins, James Collins, Margaret Collins, Eleanor Collins, Doris Collins, Warren Collins, Isabella Collins, Margaret Collins, George Collins

Edward James Collins was born in 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England, the child of Edward Collins and Eleanor Gray Davie. Edward James Collins later married Margaret Dodds, and together they raised children including Edward Collins, Sarah Eleanor Collins, William Collins, John Coles Collins, James Collins, Margaret Collins, Eleanor Collins, Doris Collins, Warren Collins, Isabella Collins, Margaret Collins and George Collins. In 1947, Edward James Collins passed away in Sunderland, Durham, England.

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Parents

Edward Collins
1841 – 1892
Birth Location: Newcastle On Tyne
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Eleanor Davie
1845 –
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Dodds
1871 – 1967
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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Children(s)

Edward Collins
1901 – 1999
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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Sarah Collins
1902 – 1976
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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William Collins
1906 –
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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John Collins
1907 – 1908
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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James Collins
1910 – 1959
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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Margaret Collins
1912 – 1914
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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Eleanor Collins
1915 – 1918
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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Doris Collins
1918 – 1975
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham
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Warren Collins
1921 – 1921
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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Isabella Collins
1921 – 1922
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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Margaret Collins
1922 – 1926
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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George Collins
1926 – 2003
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1878
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1947
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
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