Barbara Collins

Female1729–

Brief Life History of Barbara

When Barbara Collins was born in 1729, in Berwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, her father, Edward Collins, was 36 and her mother, Marjorie Weatherhead, was 37. She married Thomas Andrews on 8 December 1754, in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Andrews
1714–
Barbara Collins
1729–
Marriage: 8 December 1754
Thomas Andrews
1756–

Sources (2)

  • Barbara Collin, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Barbara Collins, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 December 1754Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (4)

    1801 · The Act of Union

    Age 72

    The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

    1815

    Age 86

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    1823

    Age 94

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Colin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

    Irish and Manx: shortened Anglicized from Ó Coileáin, compare Cullen , or in Man or west Ulster shortened from Mac Coileáin, compare McQuillan and McCallion . The genitival -s is a local addition to Collin and variants after the surname was Anglicized.

    Americanized form of French Colin or Collin and also Collette .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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