Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database
Result Detail
| Surname: | Collins |
| First name(s): | William John |
| Date of death: | Monday, 1 August 1921 |
| Cemetery: | Sydenham |
| Date of burial: | Wednesday, 3 August 1921 |
| Block number: | 7D |
| Plot number: | 36 |
| Age: | 69 years |
| Address: | |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Place of birth: | |
| Years in New Zealand: | Not recorded |
| Comments: | Press 5 August 1921 - Obituary - Mr William John Collins late of Reefton died in Christchurch on Monday evening. For many years he was employed at the Keep-it-Dark mine and was the last of the original miners at that mine. He came to Canterbury about twelve years ago. The late Mr Collins who was 71 years of age came to New Zealand in 1872 and was employed at the construction of the Lyttelton Tunnel and from Canterbury went to Reefton. He leaves a widow and grown-up family of two daughters. |
All burials in this plot
| Surname | First Name | Date of Death | Date of Burial | |
| Collins | Harriett | 21/11/1925 | 24/11/1925 | [Detail] |
| Collins | William John | 1/08/1921 | 3/08/1921 | [Detail] |
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Disclaimer: Many of the records in this database were transcribed from the original handwritten cemetery records of the Christchurch City Council. There may be either errors in the original record or from the transcription process as some of the handwritten records were difficult to read.
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