http://www.rebus.demon.co.uk/datasets/collingw.htm25 Apr 1698 M John COLLINGWOOD husb of Mary BARKER Stepney, St. Dunstan MDX TPR G: mariner of Wapping; B: widow
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t17480526-18-person216&div=t17480526-18#highlightMargarett Collingwood- resided at Queen Anne Alley, which was a small Court leading off Farthing Fields. Highly probable that this is the mother of John (Edward?)the Sawyer, b 1737 and apprenticed (about 1750, 7yrs)
19 Aug 1731 C John COLLINGWOOD son of John & Margaret St George in the East MDX TPR age 3 days, father a mariner of Farth[ing?] Fields [LMA Source Ref: X024/123]
04 Jan 1737 C John COLLINGWOOD son of John & Margaret. Stepney, St. Dunstan MDX TPR 1736/37 age 28 days, father an upholsterer of Rat[cliffe?] [LMA Source Ref: X024/016]
Upholsterers were usually master tradesmen skilled in all aspects of of ship's fittings and were often skilled as shipwrights, ropemakers, sailmakers, etc. These skills were often required before a mariner could manage a ship as 'Master' or Master Mariner.
16 Dec 1757 APPR John COLLINGWOOD Woolwich Yard KEN TNA Foreman's apprentice to John Puckley of Woolwich yard; duty 9s paid @ 6d on £18/-/- on 24 Dec 1757 [IR 1/21 folio 115]
28 Oct 1764 M Edward COLLINGWOOD husb of Elizabeth POINTER Limehouse, St. Anne MDX PR G: b [X]; B: s, [X]; botp, by banns; W: Charles Roth, Thomas Outerloney
15 Jan 1773 C John COLLINGWOOD son of Edward & Elizth. Stepney, St. Dunstan MDX PR age 2 days, father a sawyer of Poplar
01 Aug 1773 B John COLLINGWOOD Stepney, St. Dunstan MDX PR of Poplar, buried at Ratcliffe? infant aged 9months?
17 Jul 1774 C Elizabeth Mary COLLINGWOOD dau of Edward & Elizabeth Stepney, St. Dunstan MDX PR age 28 days, father a sawyer of Poplar
18 Aug 1776 C John Edward COLLINGWOOD son of John Edward & Elizth. Stepney, St. Dunstan MDX PR age 13 days, father a sawyer of Poplar
(John Edward the Ropemaker 1776 - 1821 age 45yrs)
01 Jul 1804 C John COLLINGWOOD son of John & Elizabeth Stepney, St Dunstan MDX born 1 Jun 1804, father a ropemaker of Poplar
01 Oct 1806 C Mary COLLINGWOOD dau of John & Elizabeth Stepney, Saint Dunstan MDX IGI Batch C055761
05 Mar 1809 C George Edward COLLINGWOOD son of John & Elizabeth Stepney, St. Dunstan MDX PR born 3 Jan 1809, father a ropemaker of Poplar
12 Feb 1815 C James William COLLINGWOOD son of John Edward & Elizabeth Limehouse, St. Anne MDX PR born 18 Jan 1815, father a ropemaker of Limehouse
05 Aug 1817 C EDWARD HENRY COLLINGWOOD son of John Edward & Elizabeth Limehouse, St. Anne MDX PR born 5 Jul 1817, father a ropemaker of Limehouse
http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/1859/02/007cam.htmopen 'scan' to view the original document....the transcribed version omits Edward Henry's given names, while his son Robert Edward is shown as 'H' . Expanding will enable better inspection.
1859: Edward Henry AND son Robert Henry sail on the Camperdown to Austrailia as carpenter and mate.