Person: COLLINS, Charles W. (c.1810-1861)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

Charles Wilkins COLLINS

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

proprietor of optical supply business

Main period of activity

1850s-60s

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

c.1810

born at

Ringwood, Hampshire, England

1850s-1860s

~40

owner

Charles W. Collins

1851

resident

26 Francis Street, London, England

30 March 1851

~41

census record

1851 Census of England and Wales, RG9/57.67.2
– occupation “Philosophical Instrument Maker”; employing 3 men and 1 apprentice

1861

resident

52 The Strand, London, England

1861

~51

died at

London, England

7 April 1861

~51

census record

1861 Census of England and Wales, RG9/57.67.2
– occupation “Optical Instrument Maker”

Reference

Gloria Clifton, Directory of British scientific instrument makers 1550-1851 (London: Zwemmer, 1995), p. 63
– two entries, for 'Charles Wilkins Collings' and 'Charles William Collins'

Lucerna ID 6005054

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 25 November 2018

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Person: COLLINS, Charles W. (c.1810-1861)