In the book Visitation of London John Collins is recorded as “John Collins of London Salter”, the information being given by his son, Daniel Collins. Since we have no indication that John ever lived in London, but rather spent his life in the Ipswich area, this brings up questions. Did he actually LIVE in London, and if so, when? Continue reading
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John Collins (2) of Bramford
In my article, John Collins; One, Two or Three? I gave my reasoning for believing this John Collins was married only once, to Madelene Treherne. Continue reading
John Collins; One, Two or Three?
OK. Let’s admit it; there were, and are, thousands of men named John Collins. The name of Collins is very common in England and the name John is, by far, the most common first name of all. I’ve found the name ‘John Collins’ in just about every town and village, and considering the name is carried from generation to generation, it can become very confusing to figure out just which one is which. I want to focus here on the three possible marriages of John Collins in Bramford, Suffolk. Continue reading
Daniel Collins of London
Daniel, the son of John and Abigail (Rose) Collins, was baptized May 12, 1583 at St. Mary, Bramford, Suffolk. He married Sybil Francknell about 1606-1608 and died before 19 Jun 1646. Continue reading
Boadicea
Boadicea Haranguing the Britons
Wild pagan, warrior queen, vengeful woman, scourge of the Romans, destroyer of Londinium (London); call her what you will, Boadicea’s name has come down to us as a force to reckoned with.
Her name is spelled various ways; Boadicea, Boudicca, Boudica. Nobody knows for sure the ‘correct’ spelling. She was the Queen of the Iceni people who lived in what is now county Norfolk and northern Suffolk.
As the story goes, in the year 60 A.D. her husband, the King Prasutagus, before he died willed his territory in three parts, to his two Continue reading
James Markham of Earls Colne
St. Andrew Church, Earls Colne, Essex
All we know of James Markham is from the parish register of Earls Colne, and that isn’t very much. I have hunted through well over 200 sets of parish registers for the counties of Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex and London and still haven’t found a baptismal record for this James Markham. If he was baptized at St. Andrew in Earls Colne there is no record of it. Continue reading