Jo: Sorry I can't help you with your search. But can you tell me if the surname Collins is Irish or is it also from England and Scotland? I have my Collins line back to the 1600s in Virginia and had assumed they came from England. Alice ----- Original Message ----- From: Josiebanks@aol.com To: collins@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2013 8:18:06 AM Subject: Re: [COLLINS] COLLINS, PURCELL, O'BRIEN in Kilkee or the Loop Peninsula of Co. Clare. Hi list, I now know for sure that my Gr-Grandfather, John COLLINS, b. 1819-20 to Michael and Johanna PURCELL COLLINS had at least 6 cousins who were b. in Kilkee, Co. Clare. Their parents were Anthony & Mary COLLINS. Michael and Anthony also had a sister, Honora COLLINS O'BRIEN, wife of Cornelius from Kilkee. I do not have proof that John's father, Michael, lived in Kilkee but feel he was possibly in one of the nearby villages such as Lisdeen, Ballyonan, Doughnaboy, Kilfeargh, Furoor, Querin or Carrigaholt-anywhere in Kilrush or Moyarta Parish. I base this on the fact that he and his cousins, Hugh, Anthony & John lived together in the 1850s in St. Louis, MO and his widow, Eliza FITZPATRICK COLLINS, dau of Patrick & Mary McNAMARA COLLINS went with his cousins to Davenport, Scott Co., IA. after John's death in 1867. I would like to hear from anyone with connections to these families. There is also a connection to the surname MAGNER. Several served as marriage witness and Baptismal sponsors. Thanks for your time, Jo ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COLLINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
The Collins surname is a very diverse group. In my searching I have found that the surname is as often English or Scotch as it is Irish. I have even found a French Collins (from Normandy area of France). Roger Collins ================= On 04/04/2013 11:30 AM, sanders922@comcast.net wrote: > > Jo: > > Sorry I can't help you with your search. > > > > But can you tell me if the surname Collins is Irish > > or is it also from England and Scotland? > > > > I have my Collins line back to the 1600s in Virginia > > and had assumed they came from England. > > Alice > >
My GGrandfather Robert Collins (1831-1911) son of William & Jessica Turner came from Waterford in Ireland. Robert migrated to Australia Regards Fran ----- Original Message ----- From: <sanders922@comcast.net> To: <collins@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 1:30 AM Subject: Re: [COLLINS] COLLINS, PURCELL, O'BRIEN in Kilkee or the Loop Peninsula of Co. Clare. > > > Jo: > > Sorry I can't help you with your search. > > > > But can you tell me if the surname Collins is Irish > > or is it also from England and Scotland? > > > > I have my Collins line back to the 1600s in Virginia > > and had assumed they came from England. > > Alice > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Josiebanks@aol.com > To: collins@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2013 8:18:06 AM > Subject: Re: [COLLINS] COLLINS, PURCELL, O'BRIEN in Kilkee or the Loop > Peninsula of Co. Clare. > > Hi list, > I now know for sure that my Gr-Grandfather, John COLLINS, b. 1819-20 > to Michael and Johanna PURCELL COLLINS had at least 6 cousins who were b. > in > Kilkee, Co. Clare. Their parents were Anthony & Mary COLLINS. Michael > and Anthony also had a sister, Honora COLLINS O'BRIEN, wife of Cornelius > from Kilkee. > > I do not have proof that John's father, Michael, lived in Kilkee but > feel he was possibly in one of the nearby villages such as Lisdeen, > Ballyonan, Doughnaboy, Kilfeargh, Furoor, Querin or Carrigaholt-anywhere > in Kilrush > or Moyarta Parish. > > I base this on the fact that he and his cousins, Hugh, Anthony & John > lived together in the 1850s in St. Louis, MO and his widow, Eliza > FITZPATRICK COLLINS, dau of Patrick & Mary McNAMARA COLLINS went with his > cousins to > Davenport, Scott Co., IA. after John's death in 1867. > > I would like to hear from anyone with connections to these families. > There is also a connection to the surname MAGNER. Several served as > marriage witness and Baptismal sponsors. > Thanks for your time, Jo > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COLLINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COLLINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message