COLLINS, Ellen ³

   Another name for Ellen was COLLINS, Helen.⁴

  General Notes:

This is the second daughter of this family named Helen.

Helen Collins was the youngest of her family living at 32 Brown Street in the parish of Cambusnethan, where she had been born, as recorded by the census of 1881. She was one year old.

Ellen Collins was recorded as 11 years of age in 1891 by the census for Cambusnethan. She was a scholar and had been born in Newmains, Lanarkshire. ^{3 4}

Ellen married Sarah Jane HAMILTON.^{1 2} (Sarah Jane HAMILTON was born in 1840 in Blythswood, Glasgow, Scotland ⁵.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Elizabeth, married Duncan Forbes of Camphill"

from House of Forbes




"Duncan Forbes of Campbell married Elizabeth Forbes, daughter to the Laird of Corss, who did bear to him Captain Patrick Forbes, who dyed without issue ; Wm. Forbes of Campbell and Mr, John Forbes, Professor of Divinitie in Abd. (see Note below)[ .... ]

Also the sd. Duncan Forbes of Campbell had with his forsd. wife Elizabeth Forbes, six daughters, viz. Agnes Forbes, married to Capt. Pak. Murray of Auchinhuife; Margaret, married to John Ker of Colquish ; Isobell, married to Thomas Forbes of Saplinbrae; Jean Forbes to Thomas Henderson, son to old Colonel Henderson ; Janet, married to John Dugal of Tulloch, and Marjone, married to Mr. John Dollas, parson of Tanne."

from Family of Forbes

Note:

This is an error. Mr John Forbes who became Professor of Divinity at Aberdeen in 1620 was the second son of Bishop Patrick Forbes. He was followed in office by Andrew Strachan in 1634. Having succeeded to the family estate of his father in 1635, he took up the professorship again for a time until he was deposed in 1641. ^{1 2 6}