Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Cole was born on 16 October 1771, in Holsworthy, Devon, England, her father, John Cole, was 37 and her mother, Mary Allin, was 28. She married John Hobbs on 10 November 1799, in Holsworthy, Devon, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter.
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Sources (11)
- Rebecca Cole, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Rebecca Hobbs in entry for Mary Hobbs, "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887"
- Rebecca Hobbs in entry for John Hobbs, "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887"
Spouse and Children
1769– Male
1771– Female
Children (4)
1800– Female
1801–1883 Male
1803– Male
1807–1879 Male
Parents and Siblings
1734–1827 Male
1742–1839 Female
Siblings (12)
1771– Female
1772–1851 Female
1774–1844 Female
1779–1847 Male
1780– Male
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World Events (8)
1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
Age 4
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
Age 16
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 37
Name Meaning
English: usually from the Middle English and Old French personal name Col(e), Coll(e), Coul(e), a pet form of Nicol (see Nichol and Nicholas ), a common personal name from the mid 13th century onward. English families with this name migrated to Scotland and to Ulster (especially Fermanagh).
English: occasionally perhaps from a different (early) Middle English personal name Col, of native English or Scandinavian origin. Old English Cola was originally a nickname from Old English col ‘coal’ in the sense ‘coal-black (of hair), swarthy’ and is the probable source of most of the examples in Domesday Book. In the northern and eastern counties of England settled by Vikings in the 10th and 11th centuries, alternative sources are Old Norse Kolr and Koli (either from a nickname ‘the swarthy one’ or a short form of names in Kol-), and Old Norse Kollr (from a nickname, perhaps ‘the bald one’).
English: nickname for someone with swarthy skin or black hair, from Middle English col, coul(e) ‘charcoal, coal’ (Old English col).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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