Family of Hugh George COLLINS and Lilian MEEHAN

Husband:	Hugh George COLLINS (1905-1974)
Wife:	Lilian MEEHAN (1896-1988)
Children:	Hugh Norwood COLLINS (1934-2004)
	Richard John Clayre COLLINS (1936-1997)
Marriage	10 Aug 1932	Wesley Church, Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Husband: Hugh George COLLINS

Name:	Hugh George COLLINS 1,2,3,4
Sex:	Male
Father:	William COLLINS ( -1937)
Mother:	Alice Jane SAPSFORD ( - )
Birth	8 Sep 1905	Fore Street, Harlow, Essex, England 4
Census	2 Apr 1911 (age 5)	Fore Street, Harlow, Essex, England
Letter	Jul 1941 (age 35)	Writes letter to Commander Arnold Howard Piggott (1904-1996) after the sinking of HMS Van Meerlant about Piggott's injuries, the loss of the ship, and writing letters of sympathy to the families of crew members.; HMS Wildfire, Sheerness, Kent, England
RNVR Appointment (1)	14 Sep 1942 (age 37)	Appointed as Temporary Chaplain to this Combined Operations base.; HMS Saunders, Kabret, Egypt
Residence (1)	May 1940 (age 34)	The Hawthorn, Farnham Lane, Haslemere, Surry, England
Dispersal for Discharge	20 Dec 1945 (age 40)	Sent to dispersal area for Class A discharge
RNVR Appointment (2)	23 Jun 1944 (age 38)	Appointed Temporary Chaplain to this naval base to serve in HMS Robin, the naval air station at Grimsetter, Kirkwall. He was additional to normal strength until 25 Jun 1944.; HMS Pyramus, Kirkwall Naval Base, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands
RNVR Appointment (3)	20 Oct 1944 (age 39)	Appointed Temporary Chaplain to the naval barracks additional to normal strength.; HMS Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
RNVR Appointment (4)	14 Jun 1940 (age 34)	Minesweeper and anti-submarine base at Scapa Flow. Appointed Temporary Chaplain, additional (above normal strength) for HM Hospital Carrier "Isle of Jersey" in place of Revd P B Clear BA RNVR; HMS Prosperine, Lyness, Hoy, Orkney Islands
RNVR Appointment (5)	1 Jun 1940 (age 34)	Appointed Probationary Temporary Chaplain to the naval barracks at Portsmouth.; HMS Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Medical (1)	26 Aug 1945 (age 39)	Surveyed and found fit for duty; Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham, Kent, England
Medical (2)	24 Jul 1945 (age 39)	Admitted with infective hepatitis; Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham, Kent, England
Medical (3)	28 Aug 1941 (age 35)	Surveyed and found fit for duty; Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham, Kent, England
Medical (4)	21 Aug 1941 (age 35)	Discharged to seven days sick leave; Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham, Kent, England
Medical (5)	16 Aug 1941 (age 35)	Admitted with phlebitis, right thigh; Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham, Kent, England
RNVR Appointment (6)	11 Feb 1941 (age 35)	Appointed to this RNVR base as an additional, from 13 Feb made additional for general duties, and from 24 Mar additional for duties with auxilliary vessels at Sheerness and general duties.; HMS Wildfire, Sheerness, Kent, England
RNVR Appointment (7)	May 1942 (age 36)	Sent this accommodation camp while on disposal.; HMS Sphinx, Alexandria, Egypt
RNVR Appointment (8)	29 Jan 1942 (age 36)	Appointed as Temporary Chaplain, additional to normal strength, to this Royal Naval base in the Mediterranean. From 26 May 1942 was put on disposal.; HMS Nile, Ras el Tin Point, Alexandria, Egypt
War Service	1 Jun 1940 (age 34)	Appointed a Probationary Temporary Chaplain in the Royal Naval Voluntary Reserve (RNVR)
Discharge	22 Feb 1946 (age 40)	Discharged from service with the Royal Naval Voluntary Reserve
Residence (2)	Aug 1932 (age 26)	104 Porchester Road, Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Residence (3)	1953 (age 47-48)	Herne Vicarage, Herne Bay, Kent 3
Residence (4)	1963 (age 57-58)	Herne Vicarage, Herne Bay, Kent 2
Death	28 Apr 1974 (age 68)	St George's, Warren Road, Littlestone, New Romney, Kent
Education (1)	Jun 1926 (age 20)	Graduated; University of London, London, England
Occupation	1938 (age 32-33)	Ordained a deacon in the Church of England; Province of York
Employment (1)	1938 (age 32-33)	Appointed to his first curacy; St Nicholas' Church, Hull, Yorkshire, England
Employment (2)	1939 (age 33-34)	Ordained a priest in the Church of England; Province of York
Employment (3)	"from1946"	Vicar of Herne, at £566 per year (Crockford's, 1947); Herne, Kent, England
Education (2)	1938 (age 32-33)	Trained at this theological college to become a clergyman in the Church of England; The Queen's College, Somerset Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Additional Information

Death

Cause: Aged 68. GRO Ref: J1974 Shepway 16/1521. Cause: 1a. Carcinomatosis b. Carcinoma Rt Bronchus. Certified by WED Markland, BM

Wife: Lilian MEEHAN

Name:	Lilian MEEHAN 5,6
Sex:	Female
Father:	Myles MEEHAN ( - )
Mother:	Eliza SOPER ( - )
Birth	14 Jun 1896	Cleadon, Durham, England 5,6
Death	Jun 1988 (age 91-92)	Kent, England 6
Residence (1)	Aug 1932 (age 36)	Oswald House, Coronation, St Andrew Auckland, Durham, England
Residence (2)	31 Mar 1901 (age 4)	Chowdean Croft Farm, Lamesley, Durham, England 5
Census	31 Mar 1901 (age 4)	Lamesley, Durham

Child 1: Hugh Norwood COLLINS

Name:	Hugh Norwood COLLINS
Sex:	Male
Birth	24 Dec 1934	London
Death	29 Feb 2004 (age 69)	St Lo, France

Child 2: Richard John Clayre COLLINS

Name:	Richard John Clayre COLLINS 7
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Sarah Margherita COZENS (1937- )
Birth	14 Apr 1936	Middlesborough 7
Death	11 Apr 1997 (age 60)	Kent, England 7
Residence	13 Apr 1974 (age 37)	New Romney, Kent

Note on Husband: Hugh George COLLINS (1)

Collins Family, Harlow, 1911 Census Form

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Note on Husband: Hugh George COLLINS (2)

RNVR Service Record: Hugh George Collins (page 1)

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Note on Husband: Hugh George COLLINS (3)

Grandmother & Grandfather

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Note on Husband: Hugh George COLLINS (4)

The Queen's College, Birmingham

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Note on Husband: Hugh George COLLINS (5)

Hugh Collins & Lilian Meehan Marriage Certificate

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Note on Husband: Hugh George COLLINS (6)

The Grave of Rev HG Collins, Sundridge

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Note on Husband: Hugh George COLLINS (7)

Rev HG Collins death cert

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Note on Husband: Hugh George COLLINS (8)

RNVR Service Record: Hugh George Collins (page 2)

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Note on Husband: Hugh George COLLINS (9)

Hugh Collins and Rev HG Collins

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Note on Husband: Hugh George COLLINS (10)

Rev HG Collins & Lilian Collins grave

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Note on Husband: Hugh George COLLINS (11)

HG Collins birth cert

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Note on Husband: Hugh George COLLINS (12)

Rev Hugh George Collins

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Note on Wife: Lilian MEEHAN (1)

Grandmother & Grandfather

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Note on Wife: Lilian MEEHAN (2)

Hugh Collins & Lilian Meehan Marriage Certificate

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Note on Wife: Lilian MEEHAN (3)

1911 Census: Family of Myles Meehan

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Note on Wife: Lilian MEEHAN (4)

Rev HG Collins & Lilian Collins grave

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Note on Wife: Lilian MEEHAN (5)

Lillian Meehan

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Sources

1	"Ancestry Family Trees" (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.). Ancestry Family Trees. Text From Source: http:/ /trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=8239895&;pid=-977920016
	Ancestry.co.uk, http://www.Ancestry.co.uk.

2

Ancestry.com, "British Phone Books, 1880-1984" (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - British phone books 1880-1984 from the collection held by BT Archives. Images reproduced by courtesy of BT Archives, London, England.Original data: British phone books). Text From Source: Residence date: 1963Residence place: Sussex, Kent http://search.ance stry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=bt&;h=159173257&ti=5538&indiv=try&a mp;gss=pt

Ancestry.co.uk, http://www.Ancestry.co.uk.

3	Ibid. Text From Source: Residence date: 1953Residence place: Herne Bay, Essex, Norfolk, Cambridge, Bedford, Oxford, Berkshire, Surrey, Kent, Sussex http://search.ance stry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=bt&;h=131435728&ti=5538&indiv=try&a mp;gss=pt

4

FreeBMD, "England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915" (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont). Text From Source: Birth date: Dec 1905Birth place: Essex, United Kingdom http://s earch.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=freebmdbirth&;h=38733788&ti=5 538&indiv=try&gss=pt

Ancestry.co.uk, http://www.Ancestry.co.uk.

5

Ancestry.com, "1901 England Census" (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1901. Data imaged from the National). Class: RG13; Piece: 4704; Folio: 105; Page: 33. Text From Source: Birth date: abt 1897Birth place: Cleadon, Durham, EnglandResidence date: 1901Residence place: Lamesley, Durham, England http://search .ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1901&;h=29948483&ti=5538&in div=try&gss=pt

Ancestry.co.uk, http://www.Ancestry.co.uk.

6

Ancestry.com, "England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005" (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont). Text From Source: Birth date: 14 Jun 1896Birth place: Death date: Jun 1988Death place: Kent http://sea rch.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=onsdeath93&;h=6829258&ti=5538&a mp;indiv=try&gss=pt

Ancestry.co.uk, http://www.Ancestry.co.uk.

7	Ibid. Text From Source: Birth date: 14 Apr 1936Birth place: Death date: Apr 1997Death place: Kent http://sea rch.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=onsdeath93&;h=3491735&ti=5538&a mp;indiv=try&gss=pt