Florence Emily COLLINGS (1868-1942)

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4. Florence Emily Collings (1868 - 1942)

Spouse : Albert Henry Nicolls

Nola Irene Warren

2nd Generation -

George Ernest Edward Warren & Iris Ella Ford

3rd Generation

Leonard Leslie Warren and Burdett Launder

George Dixie Ford & Sarah Jane West

4th Generation

Charles James Warren and Elizabeth (Agnes) McNay

Roberts Launder and Mary Burdett Salisbury

Joseph Samuel Ford and Marianette Kingham

Arthur Cornelius West & Anne Eliza Devonshire

5th Generation

John Warren and Elizabeth Manning and Mary Manning

John McNay & Elizabeth Rogerson

George William Launder & Sarah Gardiner (Roberts)

1 Eleanor Ann Launder & John Collings

1. Ellen Mary Collings
2. Henry John Collings & Laurie Jessie Ham
3. George Launder Collings
4. Florence Emily Collings & Albert Henry Nicolls
5. Westbrook Collings

2 William Launder & Sarah Moody
3 George Launder & Jane Walker
4 Sarah Launder & William Smith
5 Thomas Howard Launder & Emily Wood
6 Amy Launder & George Wells
7 Jane Launder & David Douglas
8 Roberts Launder & Mary Burdett Salisbury
9 Harold James Launder & Georgiana Barnes
10 Mary Ann Launder & John Jeffrey
11 Unnamed Female Launder

Florence Emily Collings

Birth                               1867, October 29 in Boroondara, (Hawthorn) Victoria
Father                            John Collings
Mother                            Eleanor Ann Launder

Marriage                         1894, December 3 at Johnston Memorial Church, Freemantle, WA
Spouse                           Albert Henry Nicolls

Birth 1865 in Hawthorn, Victoria

Father Charles Nicholls
Mother Mercy Cuzens
Death 1950, May 1 at Bruce Rock, WA

Death                          1942, August 1 in Perth, WA
Age at Death               74 years
Burial                          Corrigin Cemetery, Western Australia

Children                         1 Eric Victor Nicolls

Birth 1896, February 19 in Corrigin, WA
Father Albert Henry Nicholls
Mother Florence Emily Collings

Marriage 1923 in South Australia
Spouse Isabella Florence (aka Ella) Baxter

Born 1898, September 28 in Perth, WA
Father Thomas Turner Baxter (....-1917) (Builder)
Mother Letitia Hamilton
Death 1982, May 6 in Canberra, ACT
Age at Death 84 years
Burial Corrigin Cemetery, WA

Death 1968, August 31 in Perth
Age at Death 72 years

Occupation Farmer

Children John Baxter Nicholls

Birth 1924, January 28
   Father Eric Victor Nicholls
   Mother Isabella Florence (aka Ella) Baxter

   Marriage
   Spouse Margaret Yvonne Unknown (1922-2011)
   Death 1999
   Age at Death 75 years

Owen Bruce Nicholls
   Birth 1927, July 5
   Father Eric Victor Nicholls
   Mother Isabella Florence (aka Ella) Baxter
   Death 2016, September 11
   Age at Death 89 years

Keith Nicholls

2 Edna Ruth Nicholls

Birth 1904 in Perth, WA
Father Albert Henry Nicholls
Mother Florence Emily Collings

Marriage 1932 in Perth, WA
Spouse Norman Henry Perrin (1900 - 1998)

Death 1946, July 22 at Mount Lawley, WA
Age at Death 42 years
Burial Karrakatta, WA

Probate 1946

Children Norma Doris Perrin

Birth 1935, January 31
   Father Norman Henry Perrin
   Mother Edna Ruth Nicholls
   Death 2008, March 23
   Age at Death 73 years
   Burial Padbury, City of Joondalup, WA

Lesley Isabel Perrin

3 Norman Henry Nicholls
Birth 1904 in Perth, WA
Father Albert Henry Nicholls
Mother Florence Emily Collings

Death

Florence Emily Collings went to Perth where she met and married Albert Henry Nicholls in 1894. They had two children there. It seems Florence remained in Western Australia for most of her life and she died there, aged 74 years on August 1 in 1942. Her father, John Collings, left her a cabinet organ in his will.

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1868 – Birth

Name: Florence Emily Collings
Birth Date: Abt 1868
Birth Place: Boroondara, Victoria
Registration Year: 1868
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: John Collings
Mother: Eleanor Ann Launder
Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

1894 – Marriage

Name: Florence Emily Collings
Spouse Name: Albert Henry Nicholls
Marriage Place: Fremantle
Registration Place: Western Australia
Registration Year: 1894
Registration Number: 456
Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950

MARRIAGE - NICHOLLS-COLLINGS
On the 3rd inst, at Johnston Memorial Church, Fremantle, W.A., by the Rev. Bryant, Albert Henry, second son of Charles Nioholls, Camberwell, to Florence Emily, younger daughter of John Collings, Hawthorn. No cards.
Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), Saturday 29 December 1894

1915 - Enlistment of Eric Victor Nicholls

1942 – Death

Name: Florence Emily Nicholls
Birth Date: 1868
Birth Place: Boroondara City, Victoria, Australia
Death Date: 1 Aug 1942
Death Place: Perth, City of Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cemetery: Corrigin Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Corrigin, Corrigin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Spouse: Albert Henry Nicholls
Children: Eric Victor Nicholls
Ancestry.com. Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current

Headstone for Albert Henry Nicolls and Florence Emily Nicolls, nee Collings in Western Australia

1992 - Australian National Honour Medal for John Baxter Nichols

Awarded to John Baxter Nichols on May 28, 1992.

The Australian National Honour Medal is a prestigious award that recognises the long and diligent service of outstanding Australians. It is the most awarded civilian medal in Australia and is awarded by the Governor-General

The medal is a circular bronze design with the Commonwealth Coat of Arms on the front and a plain back. It features a 32 mm-wide ribbon with 15 alternating gold and blue stripes, representing the livery colours of Australia.

The clasp is a bronze bar with 10 raised hemispheres, indicating additional service. The medal is awarded for service in government and

voluntary organisations that risk their lives or safety to protect or assist the community in enforcing the law or in times of emergency or natural disaster.

Grandchildren of Eleanor Ann Launder & John Collings

Children of Florence Emily Collings and Albet Henty Nicholls

1. Eric Victor Nicolls

Birth                               1896 in Perth, WA
Spouse                          Ella Unknown (….-1982)
Death                             1968, August 31
Children                        John Nicolls

Bruce Nicolls
Keith Nicolls
Enid Nicolls

2. Edna Ruth Nicolls

Birth                    1904 in Perth, WA
Spouse               1933, Norman Perrin
Death                 1946 in Perth, WA