Individual Details

Military

Appointed Lieutenant 19 May 1859, Commander 4 Apr 1870, retired as Captain

Death

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS Saturday 19th January 1901 page 19

DEATH AND FUNERAL OF CAPT. ARETAS JOHN VERLING COLLINSWe regret to record the death on Monday morning of Capt. Aretas John V. COLLINS, R.N., the sad event taking place at his residence, Belvedere-Street, Ryde,

The funeral took place yesterday morning. The body which was contained in a polished oak coffin, with brass furniture, was first taken to Holy Trinity Church, where deceased was a sidesman. It was met at the door by the clergy (the Revs. W.M.CAMERON and H.B. BREW), the church warden (Capt. GREEN and Mr. A.G. PURNELL) and the following sidesman Messrs. Alderman E. GROVES, J.P., J.W. JACKSON, E.C. GOBLE, W.H. LONG, Arthur J. LOCKE, F.S.WATT, and C.F. HURST. The mourners were Mrs. COLLINS (widow), Miss HEATHCOTE, Miss FOX YOUNG, Capt. THOMAS, Capt. PAYNE, Mrs. F. HEATHCOTE, Col. WHEATLEY, R.A., Mr. ATHERLAY, Dr. GODFREY and Dr. BANKS.

Amongst those present in the church were Col. CRADOCK, J.P., Mr. C.B. WINDELER, the Misses PILKINGTON, Major Lowther CROFTON, Col. WALLIS, Major BARRY, Major W.S. WALFORD, Capt. BYNG, R.N., Capt. MARRIOTT, Capt. BURT, Mrs. CAMERON, Miss HEASLOP, Mrs. WORSLEY, Mr. WADE, Miss SMITH, Mr. E.R. CORRIE, J.P., Mr. H.G. NUTT, the Rev. J. SHEARME, Mr. SLINN, Mr. A. Percy JAMES, Mr. J. PARKES, Mr. G. JANAWAY, the Misses CARTER and PURCHAS, Lieut. Gartside TIPPING, Mrs. BANKS Mrs. SALE, and Mr. and Mrs. JOLLIFFE. At the Cemetery there also attended Col. WELLESLEY, Capt. H. ALEXANDER and Capt. CODDINGTON. The Vicar officiated, assisted by the Rev. H.B. BREW, who read the lesson.

The following sent floral tributes, “His loving widow,”Mrs. ROGER, Annie WOODWARD, Minnie and Maud, Mr. and Mrs. SANDES (Dublin), Mrs. H. YOUNG, Leila and Lily, Capt. and Mrs. UNDERWOOD, Mrs. EVANS, Miss FORREST and Miss Mabel FORREST, M.M. MAXWELL, and S. READY, Miss ATHERLEY, Capt. and Mrs. GREEN, Lt. Col. and Mrs. WHEATLEY, Capt. F.W. THOMAS, Mr. Mark W. HUNTER, Mrs. and Miss HUNTER, Emma, Col. And Mrs HOWARD-BROOKE, Miss LE MARCHANT, H.A.O. and M.E.O., Capt. and Mrs. PAYNE, Miss FREER, Miss CRAMER, Miss WILKINSON, Mrs. Gilbert HEATHCOTE and the Misses HEATHCOTE, Ada and Mary, the Vicar and all at Dunraven, Mrs. Weir ANDERSON and the Misses ANDERSON, Miss BURNSIDE, Miss WRIGHT, Major and Mrs. Edward CROFT MURRAY, Miss RICHARDS and Miss FIELDER-KING, Mrs. A.A. TATTNALL and the Misses TATTNALL, Fred and Evelyn, Mr. and Mrs. F. HEATHCOTE, Rev. and Mrs. A.J. WADE and the Misses WADE, Miss FLORENCE CORRIE,, Mrs. SUMMERS, Mrs. RIDGELEY and Mrs. SIVELL, Miss Alice FORREST, Capt. F.W. THOMAS, Kathleen WHEATLEY, Mrs. KNOTT and Mrs. HOWE, Lt. Col. and Mrs. WHEATLEY, W. GILBERT and Pickles, Lt. Col. and Mrs. CARMICHAEL, L YOUNG, Admiral and Mrs. BONHAM, Col. and Miss HEASLOP, Mrs. ALEXANDER, G. DAVEY, Mrs. KELLY and the Misses LINDESAY, Mrs. COLLINS (mother), Miss THEARLE, Mrs. WORSLEY, Miss HURDIS, Mrs. SALE, Mrs. MEARES, Mrs. H. POTTINGER YOUNG and the Misses OWEN, The Royal Victoria Yacht Club of which the deceased officer was a member, sent a silk burgee which was laid on his coffin. The Rev. D. Elliot YOUNG (cousin), Mr. F. HEATHCOTE, Gen. THOMAS, C.B., Col. CARMICHAEL YOUNG, R.E., and Capt. FORREST were prevented from attending by illness.

Mr. C. LANGDON carried out all the arrangements.