Lt. Commander Dr. William Edgar COLLINS, M.D.

1915 - 1993  (77 years)

• Name	William Edgar COLLINS
  Prefix	Lt. Commander Dr.
  Suffix	M.D.
  Birth	2 Aug 1915	Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Christening	17 Nov 1915  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Jul 1993	Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Burial	Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I107841742	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	John Thomas COLLINS,   b. 4 Jun 1888, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Jul 1945, Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Margaret L. DAVIS,   b. 29 Apr 1891, Oso Twp., Frontenac, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Jan 1988, North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	10 Apr 1912	Oso Twp., Frontenac, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F57353695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Adelaide PAYNE, R.N.,   b. 1907, Tetagouche, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. 24 Sep 1979, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1942	Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F57368947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2025

  
  

• Photos

  Dorothy & Edgar COLLINS Photograph from the collection of Glen Collins

  
  

  Documents		Collins, Dr. William Edgar obituary The Ottawa Citizen, Jul 20, 1993 p. 43
  		Dr. William Edgar COLLINS & Mary Adelaide PAYNE wed The Cobden Sun, Jun 11, 1942

  
  

  Headstones

  Gravestone-Collins, William Edgar Beachburg Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Beachburg Methodist Circuit (Beachburg, Ontario, Canada), Baptismal Records - Beachburg Methodist Circuit, 1903-1925. [S1144640] Beachburg Methodist Circuit (Beachburg, Ontario, Canada), Baptismal Records - Beachburg Methodist Circuit, 1903-1925. [S1144443] 0Newspaper-CA-ON-The Ottawa Citizen, Jul 20, 1993 p. 43 (Reliability: 3). [S1144099] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), 008212 Oso Twp., Frontenac, Ontario, Canada (Reliability: 3). [S1144106] Newspaper-CA-ON-The Cobden Sun, (Weekly Publication), The Cobden Sun, Jun 11, 1942 (Reliability: 3).