| abstract | - Daphne Harridge Collins (1818-1841) was the younger sister of Catherine Harridge Collins, and the wife of Bramwell Collins. The daughter of a local doctor, Daphne Harridge grew up very close to her sister, Catherine, and cautioned her against her planned marriage to Morgan Collins. Daphne knew that Catherine had been in love with Bramwell Collins for years and suspected that her feelings for Morgan were misguided. Catherine respected her sister's opinions, but went through with her marriage to Morgan anyway. Shortly after the wedding, Morgan and Bramwell fought in a duel. Bramwell was wounded, and Daphne (who possessed some medical knowledge from her father), nursed him. Although she had previously been courted by Quentin Collins, Daphne fell in love with Bramwell during his convalescence, and they eventually married, even though she suspected he still loved Catherine. Her marriage to Bramwell was troubled at first, mostly due to his devotion to Catherine, however they eventually became very close. Daphne was very close with her mother-in-law, Josette. Daphne, shortly before her death from an unnamed illness, gave her blessing for Bramwell to be with Catherine.
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