Peerage Record – 45325

     Hon. Robert Martin Collins was pioneer pastoralist and statesman.¹ He lived at Tamrookum, Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia.¹

     Fanny Martin Collins was born on 9 June 1887 at Tamrookum, Queensland, Australia.² She was the daughter of Hon. Robert Martin Collins.³ She married De Burgh Bannatyne Bentinck Persse, son of De Burgh FitzPatrick Persse and Mary Persse Blair, on 21 April 1909.¹ She died on 24 February 1944 at age 56 at Queensland, Australia.^1,2 She was buried at Tamrookum All Saints Cemtery, Tamrookum, Queensland, Australia.²
     From 21 April 1909, her married name became Persse.

     Robert de Burgh Persse was born on 7 April 1912 at Queensland, Australia.¹ He was the son of De Burgh Bannatyne Bentinck Persse and Fanny Martin Collins.² He married Beryl Mary Collins, daughter of William Collins, on 8 December 1939 at Queensland, Australia.¹ He died on 4 February 1961 at age 48.¹
     He was educated at Toowoomba Grammar School, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia^G.¹ He was a grazier.¹

     William Collins was a pioneer pastoralist.¹ He lived at Nindooinbah House, Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia.¹

     Beryl Mary Collins was born on 14 March 1903 at Queensland, Australia.² She was the daughter of William Collins.³ She married Robert de Burgh Persse, son of De Burgh Bannatyne Bentinck Persse and Fanny Martin Collins, on 8 December 1939 at Queensland, Australia.¹ She died on 22 May 1982 at age 79.²
     From 8 December 1939, her married name became Persse.

     Beryl Margaret Persse was born on 8 January 1941 at Queensland, Australia.¹ She was the daughter of Robert de Burgh Persse and Beryl Mary Collins.² She married Patrick William Hockey on 10 September 1983 at Mundoolun, Queensland, Australia.³ She died on 11 February 2004 at age 63 at Queensland, Australia.³
     She lived in 1976 at Nindooinbah House, Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia.¹ From 10 September 1983, her married name became Hockey.³

     Burton William de Burgh Persse was born on 10 March 1914.¹ He was the son of De Burgh Bannatyne Bentinck Persse and Fanny Martin Collins.² He married Alisa Archdall Gibson, daughter of John Douglas Gibson, on 21 October 1948.¹ He died in 1986.³ He was buried at Buderim Cemetery, Buderim, Queensland, Australia.³
     He was educated at Toowoomba Grammar School, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Australian Imperial Forces.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was a grazier.¹

     John Douglas Gibson was a grazier.¹ He lived at Hunter’s Hill, Gore, Queensland, Australia.¹

     Alisa Archdall Gibson is the daughter of John Douglas Gibson.² She married Burton William de Burgh Persse, son of De Burgh Bannatyne Bentinck Persse and Fanny Martin Collins, on 21 October 1948.¹
     From 21 October 1948, her married name became Persse.

     Christopher Burton de Burgh Persse was born on 19 August 1949.¹ He is the son of Burton William de Burgh Persse and Alisa Archdall Gibson.²
     He was educated at Southport School, Southport, Queensland, Australia.¹ He was a grazier.¹ He lived in 1976 at Wyambyn, Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia.¹