Archibald "Archie" Collins

1886 - 1960  (73 years)

• Name	Archibald "Archie" Collins
  Born	30 Nov 1886	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Tombstone Reads 1887
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233603442
  Military	WW1 - Canadian railway troops.
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Anglican
  Occupation	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer, Molding Shop
  Residence	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Anglican
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, 122nd Battalion, Service #764003
  Military	1914	WW1   [6]
  	WW1, Private, 122nd Battalion
  Name	Archie Collins
  Residence	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-353797
  Died	6 Mar 1960	St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I353797	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	David Collins,   b. 24 Aug 1842, , England ,   d. 10 Oct 1930, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ellen "Ellen" Cain,   b. 2 Apr 1844, , England ,   d. 19 Sep 1912, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	24 Mar 1873	Birkenhead, , Cheshire, England   [8]
  Family ID	F241090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose Goldsmith,   b. 11 Jan 1901, London, England ,   d. 26 Nov 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1921	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Children	1. George Collins,   d. 1940, , Italy   2. Reginald Collins   3. Robert Collins   4. Richard Collins   5. Ellen Collins   6. Barbara Collins
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F252570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Archibald Collins PRESTON, Archibald Collins, 73, formerly of Preston, died Sunday at Elgin Hospital, St. Thomas. Mr. Collins was born in Hespeler and had lived in Preston, for 35 years. He was section foreman for the Grand River Railway, for 35 years and had worked for the railway, for 40 years. He was a member of St. John's Anglican Church and a member of the local Canadian Legion. Mr. Collins had served overseas in the First World War with the Canadian railway troops. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Rose Goldsmith, in 1946 and one son, George, who was killed in the Second World War, in Italy. Surviving are three sons, Reginald of Blair, Robert of Winona and Richard of Preston: two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Ellen) Martin of Aylmer and Mrs. Roy (Barbara) Holm, Pembroke; two brothers, Daniel of Palmerston and James of Toronto and 17 grandchildren. The body will be at the Stager-Barthel Funeral Home, where the funeral will be conducted, Wednesday, at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Preston cemetery. Canon R. T. Appleyard of St. John's Anglican Church will officiate. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Mar 1960 pg 7

  
  

• Sources

  [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 20 Pg. 12. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 40. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Archibald Collins Date of Birth:30 Nov 1886 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:David Collins Mother's name:Ellen Kane [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. NameArchibald Collins GenderMale Birth Date30 Nov 1886 Birth PlaceWaterloo, Ontario, Canada FatherDavid Collins - section man on G. T. R. Hespeler MotherEllen Kane [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . In/ Loving Memory Of/ Rose Goldsmith/ Beloved Wife Of/ Archie Collins/ 1901 - 1946/ Archie Collins/ 1887 - 1960. [S3274] England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000. Name: David Collins Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Daniel Collins Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 24 Mar 1873 Event Place: St John, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England Spouse's Name: Ellen Cain Spouse's Marital Status: Single Spouse's Father's Name: Peter Cain [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Rose Goldsmith Age:20 Birth Year:abt 1901 Birth Place:Footing London Eng Marriage Date:23 Feb 1921 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:George Goldsmith Mother:Annie Allison Spouse:Archibald Collins

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Nov 1886 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Molding Shop - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Feb 1921 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Mar 1960 - St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth