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Photo:Captain Fred Collins

Captain Fred Collins

From the private collection of Robert Ettridge

Photo:John and Emily Collins

John and Emily Collins

From the private collection of Robert Ettridge

Captain Fred Collins
By Robert Ettridge

Captain Collins is an ancestor of mine, famous for his fleet of pleasure boats which sailed off of Brighton beach at the bottom of West Street. The fleet continued to sail until just after the second world war under his son, also a Fred Collins although nearly all of the boats were lost at Dunkirk.

The second photograph shows my great grandfather, John Collins (1866-1960)who was a Brighton fisherman. He was related to Captain Fred Collins and was also a distant descendant of Martha Gunn. The photograph was taken on the occasion of a wedding anniversary and shows my great grandmother Emily Collins, nee Harvey(1865-1954)

This page was added on 10/01/2008.

Comments:

My grandfather Thomas Goble born 1884, Brighton, died 1952 was a member of the crew of the Skylark, and was involved in the Dunkirk Run. The Skylark l believe was owned by the Collins or Leach family. Does any body have any info on Thomas Goble.

By Sheila Jones (12/01/2008)

Hi Robert. So nice to read your posting, especially the pics you have kindly put on the system. Capt Fred Collins is of particular interest to me as he was related on my maternal grandfather's side of the family. My grandfather was Edward Thomas Collins who was the son of William Henry Collins and Ellen Harman. My great grandfather's father was Edward William Collins whom, I understand, was the brother of Capt Fred. In Capt Fred's obituary, mention is made of condolences by crew members, amongst which was Thomas Harman who was the brother of my great grandmother. I would absolutely love it if you would be prepared to share more about the family history with me and I can be contacted on joanbooysen@absamail.co.za. It would be lovely to hear from you.
Best regards
Joan Cape Town, RSA

By Joan (23/01/2008)

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