Born about in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Daughter of Cornelius Collins
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Patrick Collins, John Collins, Susanna Collins, Mary Jane Collins [half] and Elizabeth Ann (Collins) Harvey [half]
Wife of
John Murphy
— married
1879 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Mother of
Margaret Murphy
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Margaret Collins was born to Cornelius Collins about 1856 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.
It would appear that her father married again in 1868.
She married John Murphy during the final quarter of 1879 at Swansea.
In 1881 she was aged 25 and they were living with their daughter Margaret Murphy aged 1 at the home of her parents and five siblings at 15 Marsden Street in Swansea.
Sources
- 1856 Birth:
see 1881 Census
- 1879 Marriage:
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=BMD%2FM%2F1879%2F4%2FAZ%2F000209%2F222 Transcript; First name(s) John Last name Murphy Marriage quarter 4 Marriage year 1879 Registration month - John Murphy married Margaret Collins District Swansea District number - County Glamorganshire Country Wales Volume 11A Volume as transcribed 11A Page number 817 Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce Collections from Great Britain, Wales
- 1881 Census:
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1881/0025088758&expand=true Transcript; First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Cornelius Collins Head Married Male 50 1831 General laborer - Mary Collins Wife Married Female 45 1836 - - Margaret Collins Daughter Married Female 25 1856 - Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales Patrick Collins Son Single Male 20 1861 General laborer Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales John Collins Son Single Male 17 1864 General laborer Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales Susanna Collins Daughter Single Female 15 1866 Scholar Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales Mary Jane Collins Daughter Single Female 11 1870 Scholar Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales Elizabeth A Collins Daughter Single Female 10 1871 Scholar Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales John Murphy Son in law Married Male 25 1856 Mariner Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales Margaret Murphy Grand daughter Single Female 1 1880 - Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
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