Maurice/Michael Joseph COLLINS

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Researching Maurice (or Michael) Joseph COLLINS, who lived in Lower Mallow Street in Limerick in 1947. He worked in the personnel branch of the Control Commission for Germany, British Element, in Lubbecke after the war. Born about 1914.

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Just wondering if anyone can help with my research, please - I haven't got very far so far.

[dathai]

Dont know if this is the right family but may help to rule in or out
Maurice Collins married Margaret Griffin in Limerick 1901
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1901/10313/5754317.pdf
They had 5 children by 1911
John 1901 not with family in 1911
Gerard 1902
Mary Winifred 1904
Maurice Joseph 1905/6 no cert showing
Margaret 1908

a cert showing 1913 for Maurice Joseph 1913 for same parents says see new certified copy
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1913/01446/1591810.pdf
so perhaps he was registered late and maybe it was rectified at a later date

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Limerick/Limerick_No__5_Urban/Queen_Street__Pt__of_/632211/

[Sinann]

Just wondering if anyone can help with my research, please - I haven't got very far so far.

If you tell how far not very far is people may be able to help.

Was he born in Limerick?
Did he die in Limerick?
Did he marry? If he did do you have his marriage cert with his father's name?
Did he have any siblings?

dathai has done some great work there and it may be the correct person but you need to give searchers more to work with to get results.

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Thank you so much dathai, also Sinann.

Unfortunately I don't really have very much more information. He did marry, spouse unknown, before 1947, and was a staunch Roman Catholic. Was born about 1924, don't know where, and was living in Limerick in 1947, and was an Executive Officer for Control Commission for Germany.

I was just hoping somebody might recognise the name Maurice Joseph Collins, or Michael Joseph Collins.

Very grateful for your assistance.

[Sinann]

http://www.limerickcity.ie/Library/LocalStudies/RegistersofElectors/ScannedRegistersofElectorsforLimerickCity1931to1950/

I don't see him in 1950 or 1945, there is a Mavis Collins on Lower Mallow St. In 1945.

Part 35 for each year, 200+ pages in.

Too late to do more tonight.

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Thanks again Sinann. I typed his possible birth year incorrectly - I meant to say 1914.

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Sinann, that's amazing. In the 1945 Register of Electors for Limerick, Mavis Collins lived at number 4 Lower Mallow Street. Number 4 was Maurice or Michael's address in Feb 1947. There were no Collinses in Lower Mallow Street in 1940 or 1950.

So, I wonder was Mavis his mother, sister, or wife? All so fascinating.

[Sinann]

I didn't think there was going to be anything to find, it's all so vague but there is a marriage for a Maurice Joseph Collins in Limerick in 1945
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FY2D-ZWP