The following information was taken from the 1851 Canadian census and Ontario BMD records. Note: Michael Collins b 1849 County Tipperary Descendants of James Collins and Mary Walsh / Welch Generation No. 1 1. JAMES1 COLLINS was born 1812 in Ireland, and died 11 Aug 1883 in Galway, Peterborough Co, ON Canada. He married MARY WALSH / WELCH. She was born 1822 in Ireland. Residence: 1851, Otonabee, Peterborough, ON Canada Children of JAMES COLLINS and MARY WELCH are: 2. i. PATRICK2 COLLINS, b. 1836, Ireland; d. 31 Jan 1914, Galway, Peterborough Co, ON Canada. ii. MARGARET COLLINS, b. 1843, Ireland. iii. MARY COLLINS, b. 1846, Ireland. 3. iv. MICHAEL COLLINS, b. 1849, Co Tipperary Ireland. Generation No. 2 2. PATRICK2 COLLINS (JAMES1) was born 1836 in Ireland, and died 31 Jan 1914 in Galway, Peterborough Co, ON Canada. He married MARY ANN HARTNETT 1875, daughter of PATRICK HARTNETT and CATHERINE CORBETT. She was born 23 Sep 1845 in Verulam, Victoria Co, ON Canada. Children of PATRICK COLLINS and MARY HARTNETT are: i. HONORA3 COLLINS, d. 1963. 4. ii. ADELINE COLLINS, b. 28 Nov 1876, Peterborough, ON Canada. iii. MARY COLLINS, b. 28 Nov 1876, Peterborough, ON Canada. iv. MARY COLLINS, b. 01 May 1878, Peterborough, ON Canada. 5. v. MARY ANN COLLINS, b. 10 Jun 1879, Peterborough, ON Canada; d. 1956. vi. CATHERINE THERESA COLLINS, b. 01 Mar 1881, Peterborough, ON Canada. vii. JAMES COLLINS, b. 1882. viii. PATRICK COLLINS, b. 22 Apr 1884, Peterborough, ON Canada. 3. MICHAEL2 COLLINS (JAMES1) was born 1849 in Co Tipperary Ireland. He married MARGARET O'BRIEN 25 Jul 1878 in Verlum, Victoria Co, ON Canada, daughter of JOHN O'BRIEN and MARY ALLEN. She was born 1854 in Douro, Peterborough, ON Canada. Children of MICHAEL COLLINS and MARGARET O'BRIEN are: i. ANNA MARIE3 COLLINS, b. 11 May 1882, Galway, Peterborough Co, ON Canada. ii. JOHN FRANCIS WILLIS COLLINS, b. 28 Jul 1886, Galway, Peterborough Co, ON Canada. iii. LAURENCE COLLINS, b. 28 Feb 1888, Lot 17, Concession, Galway, ON Canada; m. DORA BYRNE, 08 Jun 1910, Galway, Peterborough Co, ON Canada; b. 1890, Somerville, ON Canada. iv. JAMES FRANCIS COLLINS, b. 27 Apr 1890, Galway, Peterborough Co, ON Canada. v. WILLIAM COLLINS, b. 23 Dec 1895, Galway, Peterborough Co, ON Canada. vi. MICHAEL LEONARD COLLINS, b. 17 May 1899, Galway, Peterborough Co, ON Canada. Generation No. 3 4. ADELINE3 COLLINS (PATRICK2, JAMES1) was born 28 Nov 1876 in Peterborough, ON Canada. She married JOSEPH DAVID OWENS. Children of ADELINE COLLINS and JOSEPH OWENS are: i. FRANCIS JOSEPH4 OWENS, b. 06 Dec 1906, Peterborough, ON Canada. ii. JOHN GORDON OWENS, b. 20 Apr 1909, Peterborough, ON Canada. 5. MARY ANN3 COLLINS (PATRICK2, JAMES1) was born 10 Jun 1879 in Peterborough, ON Canada, and died 1956. She married MARTIN EDWARD BYRNE, son of MARTIN BYRNE and ELIZABETH TYNAN. He was born 12 Apr 1879 in Concession 8, Somerville, ON Canada. Child of MARY COLLINS and MARTIN BYRNE is: i. MARTIN HUBERT4 BYRNE, b. 28 Jun 1906, Somerville, ON Canada.