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William Hunter COLLINSON (1840 - 1916)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Jim George COLLINSON (1879 - 1961) Dolly COLLINSON (1880 - 1951) Edith COLLINSON (1883 - ) Mary Matha COLLINSON (1883 - 1954) Joseph Hunter COLLINSON (1886 - 1947) Elizabeth (Lizzie) COLLINSON (1888 - 1892) Fred James COLLINSON (1892 - 1963)	William Hunter COLLINSON (1840 - 1916) + Jemima Eliza KNATT ( - 1873) Dorinda ARMSTRONG (1854 - 1904)	James COLLINSON
		Mary IRELAND

b. 1840 at England OR Melbourne?

m. (1) 1866 Jemima Eliza KNATT ( - 1873) at Queensland, Australia

m. (2) 1878 Dorinda ARMSTRONG (1854 - 1904) at Townsville, Queensland, Australia

d. 1916 at Yatee, Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia aged 76

Near Relatives of William Hunter COLLINSON (1840 - 1916)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	James KNATT
Mother in Law	Jane DILLON
Father in Law	James ARMSTRONG
Mother in Law	Martha (ARMSTRONG)
Father	James COLLINSON
Mother	Mary IRELAND
Self	William Hunter COLLINSON	1840	England OR Melbourne?	1916	Yatee, Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia	76
Wife	Jemima Eliza KNATT			1873	Queensland, Australia
Wife	Dorinda ARMSTRONG	1854	Carvan, Ireland	1904	Yatee, Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia	50
Son	Jim George COLLINSON	1879	Queensland, Australia	1961	Queensland, Australia	82
Daughter	Dolly COLLINSON	1880	Queensland, Australia	1951	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	71
Daughter	Edith COLLINSON	1883
Daughter	Mary Matha COLLINSON	1883		1954	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	71
Son	Joseph Hunter COLLINSON	1886		1947	Yatee, Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia	61
Daughter	Elizabeth (Lizzie) COLLINSON	1888		1892	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	4
Son	Fred James COLLINSON	1892	Queensland, Australia	1963	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	71
Daughter in Law	Emma Eliza Merey BOULTER	18 Feb 1875	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1954	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	79
Son in Law	Herbert Allen Cecil DRAPER	1875	Williamstown, Victoria, Australia	1939	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	64
Son in Law	A L NEVITT
Son in Law	George Alfred HUGHES	1878	Ravenswood, Queensland, Australia	1916	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	38
Daughter in Law	Catherine May MACLEOD	1894	Queensland, Australia	1963	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	69
Grandson	George Hunter COLLINSON	1908	Queensland, Australia	1991	Gympie, Queensland, Australia	83
Granddaughter	Hazel Mary COLLINSON	1908	Queensland, Australia	1989	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	81
Grandson	Jim William Victor COLLINSON	1911	Queensland, Australia	1973	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	62
Granddaughter	Dorinda Alice Madley COLLINSON	1915	Queensland, Australia
Grandson	Alexander DRAPER	1904
Grandson	Norman William Collinson DRAPER	1905	Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Events in William Hunter COLLINSON (1840 - 1916)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1840		William Hunter COLLINSON was born	England OR Melbourne?	Note 1
1866	26	Married Jemima Eliza KNATT	Queensland, Australia	Note 2	52
1873	33	Death of wife Jemima Eliza KNATT	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	52
1878	38	Married Dorinda ARMSTRONG (aged 24)	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	Note 4	52
1879	39	Birth of son Jim George COLLINSON	Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52
1880	40	Birth of daughter Dolly COLLINSON	Queensland, Australia	Note 6
1883	43	Birth of daughter Edith COLLINSON
1883	43	Birth of daughter Mary Matha COLLINSON		Note 7
1886	46	Birth of son Joseph Hunter COLLINSON		Note 8
1888	48	Birth of daughter Elizabeth (Lizzie) COLLINSON
1892	52	Birth of son Fred James COLLINSON	Queensland, Australia	Note 9	18
1892	52	Death of daughter Elizabeth (Lizzie) COLLINSON (aged 4)	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 10
1904	64	Death of wife Dorinda ARMSTRONG (aged 50)	Yatee, Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia	Note 11	60
1916	76	William Hunter COLLINSON died	Yatee, Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia	See burial record
1916	76	Burial	Gordonvale Cemetery, Queensland, Australia	Note 12	90
		Death of daughter Edith COLLINSON		Note 13

Note 1: See burial record - says England Marriage cert to Jemima says Melbourne, Australia Marriage cert to Dorinda - Rostock, Lancs, England Melbourne on birth cert of first born Jim George in 1879, Cairns

Note 2: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 Name William Collinson Spouse Name Jemima Eliza Martain Marriage Date 23Apr1866 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Place Queensland Registration Year 1866 Registration Number 000372 Page number 2868

Note 3: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Jemima Eliza Collinson Death Date 10Mar1873 Death Place Queensland Father's Name James Knatt Mother's Name Mary Registration Year 1873 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 000162 Page number 2868

Note 4: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 Name William Hunter Collinson Spouse Name Dorinde Armstrong Marriage Date 08Apr1878 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Place Queensland Registration Year 1878 Registration Number 000900 Page number 2869

Note 5: Reg No 1879/C784 - Jim George Collinson - parents William Hunter Collinson and Dorinda Armstrong Age 25 on mothers death cert in 1904

Note 6: See burial notes Age 23 on mothers death cert in 1904

Note 7: Age 21 on mothers death cert in 1904

Note 8: Age 18 on mothers death cert in 1904

Note 9: See burial record Fred Collinson Event date: 10/05/1892 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1892/C/2087 Mother: Dorinda Armstrong Father/parent: William Hunter Collinson

Note 10: Died of influenza - Cairns paper

Note 11: See burial record Morning Post (Cairns) 12 Feb 1904 Death of Mrs W. H. Collin- son. On Tuesday morning when the death of Mrs W. H. Collinson was known in Cairns, the flags throughout the town were flown half-mast high, expressions of regret and sympathy with Mr Collinson and family were heard on all sides, and it was a foregone conclusion that the funeral cortege would be one of the largest ever seen in the district. The deceased, who at the time of her death was 50 years of age, had been a resident for over 27 years, and was universally respected and loved through- out the length and breadth of the Cairns district. The hospitality of Emerald Park was proverbial, and in the olden days, before the advent of the tramway, open house was kept. It was nothing unusual for 20 or 30 people to sit down to dinner at least four days out of the week, and no one thought of passing Emerald Park to or from town without calling and par- ticipating in the lavish hospitality which prevailed. It was the rendezvous of the whole district, and nearly the whole of the younger-generation at Hambledon, Wright's Creek, and Mulgrave looked upon the late Mrs Collinson as a second mother. This fact was testified to in a most eloquent way when the service at the grave side was being read. At least half of those present completely broke down, and the funeral service was read amidst tears and sobs that almost ren- dered the service inaudible. A special tram conveyed about 60 Cairns residents to Emerald Park on Tuesday afternoon, and when the sad procession wended its way to the Emerald Park Cemetery, at least 200 people took part in it. The coffin was smothered with flowers, wreaths, and crosses. The pall bearers were Messrs J. Lyons, M.L.A., J. Bastin, W. Hannaysee, D. O'Hara, W. Banner, and F. Lynehe. Kev. E. A. Fox read the burial service in a most impressive manner, but, as before stated, his words were hardly audible owing to the manifesta- tions of sincere grief round the grave- side. The deceased leaves a husband, two daughters, and three sons, to mourn their loss, and the utmost sympathy is extended to them in this, their dark hour.

Note 12: William Hunter Collinson Birth 1840 England Death 23 Jan 1916 (aged 75–76) Yatee, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Burial Gordonvale Cemetery Gordonvale, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Plot COE #290

Note 13: Not alive in 1916 - not listed as living on death cert of father in 1916

Personal Notes:

from death reg of son Jim George Find a grave - notes Remains reinterred from private property at Yatee Parents: James & Mary (nee Ireland) Wife: (1) Jemima Eliza Martin (nee Knatt/Knapp) in 1866 (2) Dorinda Armstrong in 1878 Issue: Jim George, Dolly, Edith, Joseph Hunter, Lizzie, Fred, Mary Martha, and Bluey (fostered son). William has 2 streets in Cairns named after him (1) Collinson Street in Edmonton - Named after William Hunter Collinson, who was an early selector on Wright Creek. He was also an early butcher, who in partnership with George Mackay had a business in Abbott Street. He was elected to the Cairns Divisional Board 1880–1902. (2) Collinson Street in Westcourt - Named after William Hunter Collinson, an early butcher, who in partnership with George Mackay had a business in Abbott Street where the Ling and Tovey Chemist shop was later established, and later relocated to Lake Street near the Central Hotel location. taken from http://www.dsc.qld.gov.au/cairns/heritage/files/C%20Street%20Names.pdf

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 Name William Hunter Collinson Spouse Name Dorinde Armstrong Marriage Date 08Apr1878 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Place Queensland Registration Year 1878 Registration Number 000900 Page number 2869

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 Name William Collinson Spouse Name Jemima Eliza Martain Marriage Date 23Apr1866 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Place Queensland Registration Year 1866 Registration Number 000372 Page number 2868

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: William Hunter Collinson Birth 1840 England Death 23 Jan 1916 (aged 75–76) Yatee, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Burial Gordonvale Cemetery Gordonvale, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Plot COE #290

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