Augusta Henrietta (Abraham) Collins (1862 - 1906)

Born 12 Sep 1862 in Prussia

Wife of Alfred Henry Isaac Collins — married 21 Feb 1883 in Christ Church, Cullenswood, Tasmania, Australia

Descendants

Died 31 Jul 1906 at age 43 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Biography

AUGUSTA HENRIETTA ABRAHAM (Abraham-1552)

PARENTS. Ludwig Charles Abraham & Albertine Amelia (Haas) Abraham

BIRTH. 1862, Germany

IMMIGRATION. 1870. On the VICTORIA. Departed Hamburg 20 Apr 1870. Arrived Hobart Town 21 Aug 1870

(1870). IMMIGRATION.—Name and description of immigrants expected to arrive from Germany in the Victoria, which vessel sailed from Hamburg for Hobart Town on the 20th April, 1870:— . . . Ludwig Abraham, wife and four children, general farm servant, wife a laundress; Albertine Abraham, daughter, age 14, nursemaid; . . .

TAS GOV ARCHIVES: ARRIVALS:

Record Type: Arrivals

Arrival date: 21 Aug 1870

Departure port: Hamburg

Ship: Victoria

Name: Abraham, Ludwig, Age 40

Name: Abraham, Emilie, Age 38

Name: Abraham, Albertine, Age 14

Name: Abraham, August, Age 10

Name: Abraham, Augusta, Age 8

Name: Abraham, Albert, Age 6

Name: Abraham, Johanna, Age 9 months

MARRIAGE. 21 Feb 1883, Christ Church, Cullenswood, Tasmania, Australia

MARRIAGE. 21 Feb 1883, Alfred Henry Isaac Collins, son of John Edward/Edwin Collins & Margaret Matilda (Poulteney) Collins

MARRIAGE. TAS BDM Marriage Reg: #165/1883:

Name: Collins, Alfred

Record Type: Marriages

Gender: Male

Age: 20

Spouse: Abraham, Augusta Henrietta

Gender: Female

Age: 21

Date of marriage: 21 Feb 1883

Registered: Fingal

Registration year: 1883

Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:892677

Resource: RGD37/1/42 no 165

Location: Christ Church, Cullenswood, Fingal

Witnesses: August Abraham, Harriet Lobney

Children:

(1) Alfred Ludewick Collins, b. 1886

(2) Raven William Collins, b. 15 Apr 1888

(3) Rachel Annie Collins, b. 1889, d. 21 Mar 1922, m. 20 May 1907, Thomas Henry Rice, son of William Rice & Elizabeth Jane (Hadley) Rice

(4) Linda Lucy May Collins, b. 1891, d. 30 Jun 1952, m. 16 May 1909, Francis Towns, son of Thomas Towns & Emily Mary (Dunn) Towns

(5) Amelia Constance Collins, b. Feb 1892, d. Mar 1971, m. 28 Nov 1910, Charles Burton Olding, son of Richard Fryett Olding & Emma Harriette (Cotton) Olding

(6) Mabel Grace Collins, b. 1893, d. 18 Feb 1922

(7) Elizabeth Milfred Margaret Collins, b. 10 Feb 1899,

(8) James Leonard Collins, b. 2 Jul 1901, d. 26 Jul 1986

(9) Phillip Studley Collins, b. 2 Jul 1902

DEATH. 31 Jul 1906, 33 Elphin-road, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

DEATH NOTICE. COLLINS.—On the 31st July, at 33 Elphin-road, Launceston, Augusta Henrietta, beloved wife of Alfred Collins, of Blessington, aged 44 years.

FUNERAL NOTICE. The funeral of the late Mrs. Alfred Colins will leave the residence of Mr. Dean, Evandale, this day (Thursday), at half past 2, for Presbyterian Burial Ground, Evandale. Friends are invited to attend.

OBITUARY. UPPER BLESSINGTON. Mrs. Collins, wife of Mr. Alfred Collins, a highly respected resident of Upper Blessington, passed away at Launceston on Tuesday, after a long illness. Deceased leaves a husband and eight children—three boys and five girls—to mourn their loss. The funeral took place at Evandale on Thursday afternoon. The remains were laid in the Presbyterian cemetery; Messrs. G. Dean and W. I. Warner conducted the service at the grave. Much sympathy is felt for the husband and family in their sad bereavement.

(1914). IN MEMORIAM. COLLINS.—In loving memory of Henrietta Collins, who departed this life July 31st, 1906, at Launceston. Our darling mother has crossed the tide / Has safely crossed with Christ her Guide. / In arms of love she sweetly rests, / Pillowed on his loving breast. / When we think of her most dear, / We feel her angel spirit near. / Sad and oft my thoughts do wander / To her grave so far away, / Where they laid you, darling mother, / Just eight years ago to-day.—Inserted by her loving daughter and son-in-law, R. A. Rice and T. H. Rice.

Death of Spouse: 16 May 1939, Public Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

• Archives Office of Tasmania; Tasmania, Australia; Descriptive Lists of Immigrants From Germany, With Details of Name, Age, Children, Religion, Literacy, Native Place, Trade and Applicant (Sponsor).; Film Number: SLTX/AO/MB/266; Series Number: CB7/28

• Ancestry.com. Tasmania, Australia, Passenger Arrivals, 1829-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-TJNV : 13 March 2020), Abrahams Henrietta Collins in entry for Elizabeth Milfred M Collins, 10 Feb 1899; citing Birth 10 Feb 1899, Evandale, Tasmania, Australia, line #208876, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,131.

• (1870). IMMIGRATION: The Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston, Tas. : 1835 - 1880) Wed 6 Jul 1870, Page 3: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/67274376

• TAS GOV ARCHIVES: ARRIVALS: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CB7-28-1-1

• Marriage: TAS BDM Marriage Reg: #165/1883: https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-42p94j2k

• Death & Funeral Notices: Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954) Thu 2 Aug 1906, Page 1: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/38097870

• Obituary: Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954) Mon 6 Aug 1906, Page 8: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/38098487

• (1914). IN MEMORIAM: Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954) Fri 31 Jul 1914, Page 1: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50769509