John Collins 1825 - 1898

A shepherd, John Collins, the husband of Matilda Spratt the third times great-aunt of Nigel Horne, was born in Chislet, Kent, England in 18251,2,3,4,5,6 and married Matilda (a wife of sheperd with whom he had 6 children: William, John Elgar, Elizabeth S, Ann, Ellen Jane and Ada Louisa) in St Nicholas-at-Wade, Kent, England on 30 Nov 18447.

During his life, he was living at his birthplace in 18511; at Reynolds Farm, Chislett, Blean, Kent on 30 Mar 18519; at Minster, Thanet, Kent in 18612; at Prospect Road, Minster, Thanet, Kent on 7 Apr 18613; in Birchington, Kent in 18714; at Cottage, Birchington, Kent on 2 Apr 18718; in Alkham, Kent in 18815 and in 18916; and at Everden, Alkham, Dover, Kent on 5 Apr 1891, less than a mile from his future wife Matilda Spratt who was living at Everden, Alkham, Kent, England10.

He died in 1898.

Citations

1. 1851 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National
2. 1861 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from the National
3. 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 36 and the head of the household)
4. 1871 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National
5. 1881 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the
6. 1891 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Data imaged from The National
7. England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
8. 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 45 and the head of the household)
9. 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 26 and the head of the household)
10. 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 64 and the head of the household)

To be done

Death date (1898) has no citations

Mar 30, 1851: not living at same address as spouse Matilda Spratt ('Reynolds Farm, Chislett, Blean, Kent, England'/'Reynolds Farm, Chislet, Kent, England')

Apr 5, 1891: not living at same address as spouse Matilda Spratt ('Everden, Alkham, Dover, Kent, England'/'Everden, Alkham, Kent, England')

Date of death is known, but not place