Archibald "Archie" Collins

1886 - 1960  (73 years)

• Name	Archibald "Archie" Collins
  Born	30 Nov 1886	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Tombstone Reads 1887
  Military	WW1 - Canadian railway troops.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-353797
  Died	6 Mar 1960	St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I353797	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Rose Goldsmith,   b. 1901, London, England ,   d. 1946  (Age 45 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1921	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. George Collins,   d. 1940, , Italy   2. Reginald Collins   3. Robert Collins   4. Richard Collins   5. Ellen Collins   6. Barbara Collins
  Last Modified	7 Apr 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

  [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 [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. [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 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