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Private Thomas Collins

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Private Thomas Collins

Birth
Ballyvaughan, County Clare, Ireland
Death
13 Aug 1917 (aged 41–42)
Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
Burial
Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland Add to Map
Plot
YC 63
Memorial ID
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9489 Private T. Collins.
The Royal Irish Regiment.
1st Battalion.

Aged 42.
Husband of Ellen Collins, of 5, Kerwig's Lane, Limerick.

Marriage.
Thomas Collins, a bachelor, a Labourer, from Ballyvaughan, son of Michael Collins [deceased], a Butcher, married Ellen Murphy, a spinster, from White's Lane, daughter of Michael Murphy, a Labourer, on 15 July 1903, at St. Michael's Church, Limerick.
The witnesses were.
Patrick E. Black, of 2, White's Lane, off Dominick Street,
Maggie Murphy, of Catherine Street.

In the 1911 Census, the Collins family were living in a Tenement building at 13 Gerald Griffin Street.
They lived in 1 room
present were,
Thomas Collins, aged 39, a General Labourer, married, born in Co. Clare.
Ellen, his wife, aged 38, married, born in Co. Limerick.
They had been married 8 years and had 3 children, 2 of whom were alive,
Mary, daughter, aged 6,
Christopher, son, aged 2,

Death Certificate.
Thomas Collins, aged 43, married, a Soldier in the Royal Irish Regiment, died at his home at Kerwicks Lane Limerick, on 13 August 1917.
The cause of death was General Debility, Cardiac Failure, certified.
The informant of his death was Ellen Collins, widow of deceased, present at death, of the same address, who registered it on 23 August 1917

The Cemetery Record notes his address as Gerald Griffin Street, and his age as 44 Years.
9489 Private T. Collins.
The Royal Irish Regiment.
1st Battalion.

Aged 42.
Husband of Ellen Collins, of 5, Kerwig's Lane, Limerick.

Marriage.
Thomas Collins, a bachelor, a Labourer, from Ballyvaughan, son of Michael Collins [deceased], a Butcher, married Ellen Murphy, a spinster, from White's Lane, daughter of Michael Murphy, a Labourer, on 15 July 1903, at St. Michael's Church, Limerick.
The witnesses were.
Patrick E. Black, of 2, White's Lane, off Dominick Street,
Maggie Murphy, of Catherine Street.

In the 1911 Census, the Collins family were living in a Tenement building at 13 Gerald Griffin Street.
They lived in 1 room
present were,
Thomas Collins, aged 39, a General Labourer, married, born in Co. Clare.
Ellen, his wife, aged 38, married, born in Co. Limerick.
They had been married 8 years and had 3 children, 2 of whom were alive,
Mary, daughter, aged 6,
Christopher, son, aged 2,

Death Certificate.
Thomas Collins, aged 43, married, a Soldier in the Royal Irish Regiment, died at his home at Kerwicks Lane Limerick, on 13 August 1917.
The cause of death was General Debility, Cardiac Failure, certified.
The informant of his death was Ellen Collins, widow of deceased, present at death, of the same address, who registered it on 23 August 1917

The Cemetery Record notes his address as Gerald Griffin Street, and his age as 44 Years.

Inscription

Royal Irish Regiment


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