Catherine was born about 1828. She was the daughter of William Brown.
She married William Collins on 29 March 1852 at Great Bowden, Leicestershire.[1]
William died about 1892.
In the 1901 census, Catherine was recorded at the home of William's brother Luke in Darlaston.[2]
In the 1911 census, she was recorded at the home of her grandson John Edward Nicholls in Bilston.[3]
Sources
↑ "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP47-FGYW : 6 June 2018), William Collins and Catherine Brown, 29 Mar 1852; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage, Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 51, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSQG-F7Q : 21 May 2019), Catherine Collins in household of Luke Collins, Bilston, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Bilston subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWWS-9TL : 4 July 2019), Catherine Collins in household of John Edward Nicholls, Darlaston, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M76M-DLC : 3 March 2021), Catherine Collins in household of William Collins, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27C-4S3L : 10 December 2017), Catharine Collins in household of William Collins, Broughton, Northamptonshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 7, Piece/Folio 1577/7, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,481.
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WSBZ-7N2 : 22 February 2021), Catherine Collins in household of William Collins, Bilston, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Staffordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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