Relationship of Collins, Sr to Mr Bennet

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Relationship of Collins, Sr to Mr Bennet Written by kathleen (elder) (1/25/2004 12:26 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Ah,...the entail(long), penned by JulieW

] Mr Collins father,who was Mr Bennet's uncle

Do we know this for certain? Your explanation about the name change is very interesting and convincing. I don't remember, however, that we ever had a specific relationship of Mr Collins' father to Mr Bennet.

Mr Bennet refers to Mr Collins as his cousin (Chapter 13, referring to Mr Collins' letter), but the narrator says (in Chapter 7)

Mr. Bennet's property consisted almost entirely in an estate of two thousand a year, which, unfortunately for his daughters, was entailed, in default of heirs-male, on a distant relation [emphasis mine]

Would a first cousin of Mr Bennet be considered a distant relation? Or perhaps the narrator is using distant to mean not well known? Hmmm, I shall have to look at this again, I see, which is never a hardship. :-)

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Random observations from Mr. Collins Kristen G. (1/23/2004 4:44 p.m.)

I don't know about ... Line (1/23/2004 6:33 p.m.)
- Random speculation KateL (1/23/2004 6:59 p.m.)
  - The unshakable Mr. Collins Daphne (1/23/2004 9:07 p.m.)
    - Was Mr. Collins... Vania (1/23/2004 9:33 p.m.)
      - Basically agree...   Mandy N (1/24/2004 6:06 a.m.)
        
        Yes, he did   B. Michelle (1/24/2004 10:30 a.m.)
        
        Poor, silly Mr Collins.   Mandy N (1/24/2004 8:07 p.m.)
        
        Was the "disagreement"   Vania (1/24/2004 11:42 p.m.)
        
        My impression...   Mandy N (1/25/2004 4:45 a.m.)
        
        Ah,...the entail(long)   JulieW (1/25/2004 11:40 a.m.)
        
        Relationship of Collins, Sr to Mr Bennet   kathleen (elder) (1/25/2004 12:26 p.m.)
        
        Mr Collins was certainly a cousin   JulieW (1/25/2004 12:48 p.m.)
        
        The probable descent was thus:   JulieW (1/25/2004 1:48 p.m.)
        
        Mr Bennet..   DeborahAnn (1/25/2004 2:19 p.m.)
        
        Well   JulieW (1/25/2004 2:28 p.m.)
        
        Cousins..   DeborahAnn (1/25/2004 12:55 p.m.)
        
        But Mr Collins   JulieW (1/25/2004 1:13 p.m.)
        
        Cousinship   Line (1/25/2004 2:02 p.m.)
        
        Entails..   DeborahAnn (1/25/2004 12:35 p.m.)
        
        Well........   JulieW (1/25/2004 1:12 p.m.)
        
        Not 100%   Line (1/25/2004 2:22 p.m.)
        
        Other Possibilities???   BarbaraB (1/25/2004 3:56 p.m.)
        
        lack of connections   Diane Margaret (1/25/2004 6:39 p.m.)
        
        I've thougt about this too.   JulieW (1/26/2004 8:01 a.m.)
        
        her people   Diane Margaret (1/26/2004 9:05 a.m.)
        
        Personality clash   KateL (1/26/2004 1:57 p.m.)
        
        A different take   Line (1/24/2004 10:14 p.m.)
      - I wonder if ... Line (1/24/2004 9:47 a.m.)
  - Real life Mr. Collins Antoinette (1/24/2004 2:09 p.m.)
Mrs. Jenkinson Vania (1/23/2004 9:24 p.m.)
Some more Collins musings Art (1/24/2004 12:30 a.m.)
- Not wishing to interrupt Antoinette (1/24/2004 2:05 p.m.)
- Trying to impress her? KateL (1/24/2004 3:36 p.m.)
  - That would be my guess... Christiana (1/24/2004 11:15 p.m.)
- Mr. C's knowledge of the Bennets Line (1/24/2004 10:25 p.m.)
  - I agree kathleen (elder) (1/25/2004 8:47 a.m.)
  - Spring Ordination.. DeborahAnn (1/25/2004 9:58 a.m.)
In regard to first observation... Mandy N (1/24/2004 6:44 a.m.)

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