Our Family's Journey Through Time

| Name | Elizabeth COLLINS [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | |
| Birth | 23 Apr 1927 | Harrow, Middlesex, England [1, 4] |
| Gender | Female | |
| Adopted | Truro, Cornwall, England |
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| Elizabeth Collins (Blake) -Her mother Hilda Barnard died young, her Father Sidney could not care for her so she was placed in a Harris household. My Grandfather, Ronald, his mother (born Harris) was a sister to the Harris family who took in Elizabeth. | ||
| Residence | Finchley [6] |
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| Residence | Between 2014 and 2018 | Perranporth, Cornwall, England [5, 7] |
| Death | 28 Nov 2024 | Perranporth, Cornwall, England [4] |
| Burial | Perranzabuloe, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England [4] |
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| Person ID | I664 | Our Genealogy |
| Last Modified | 12 Sep 2026 | |
| Father | Sidney Guy BLAKE, b. 30 Jan 1896, Charlton, Kent, England d. 1981, Brentwood, Essex, England, United Kingdom (Age 84 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Frances Hilda BARNARD, b. 15 Jan 1900, Pancras, London d. Apr 1933, Watford, Hertfordshire, England (Age 33 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Marriage | 25 Apr 1925 | Camden [8, 9, 10] |
| Frances and Sidney Blake |
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| Frances and Sidney Blake’s Wedding |
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| Family ID | F200 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | George Trehane COLLINS, b. 17 Oct 1917, Wadebridge, Cornwall d. 1999, Cornwall, England (Age 81 years) | |
| Marriage | Oct 1959 | Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom [3, 11] |
| Family ID | F207 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 12 Sep 2026 | |
| Family 2 | Ronald Alfred BARLEY, b. 6 Dec 1922, London, England d. Jan 1985, Sussex, England (Age 62 years) | |||||
| Marriage | Abt 1949 | Barnet, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom [2, 6] |
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| Married | Abt 1949 | Barnet, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom [6, 12] |
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| Family ID | F194 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 12 Sep 2026 | |||||
| Histories | Elizabeth Collins | |
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| Elizabeth Blake married George Collins Gliding Date? | ||
| “Freshfields” Freshfields. The house Elizabeth Blake built and lived in her whole adult life. Purchased the “virgin land” and built there. | ||
| Elizabeth Mary Blake nee Barnard My Grandma. Sarah Lambert | ||
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| Summer 88’ | ||
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| St. Monica’s Training College St. Monica’s Nurse Training College, Summer Term, 1948 | ||
| Elizabeth Mary Blake | ||
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| Baby Elizabeth M Blake Elizabeth With her Mum | ||
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| Elizabeth Mary Blake nee Barnard in Italy 1963 Elizabeth Mary Blake nee Barnard in Italy 1963 | ||
| Photo Family photograph to celebrate Alison Barley. Ronald and Elizabeth’s 1st daughter. Personal Family Album | ||
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| Freshfields Gardening Elizabeth Blake Gardening on her property, Freshfields in Perranporth, Cornwall | ||
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| Grandma’s Home. She built it in 1949 Perranporth, Cornwall | ||
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| Elizabeth Mary Blake at Nursing College | ||
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| Young Elizabeth on the Beach with her Mother Hilda Frances Young Elizabeth on the Beach with her Mother Hilda Frances. Not sure on other childrens identity. | ||
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