Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Coley was born in 1825, in Norton juxta Kempsey, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Benjamin Cole, was 23 and her mother, Sarah, was 26. She married Thomas Perkes in 1844, in Norton juxta Kempsey, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in West Derby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. She died in 1890, in West Derby, Lancashire, England, at the age of 65.
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- Enma Perks in household of Ellen Coley, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Emma Coley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Emma Perkes in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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1825 · Museum of Lancashire
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English (Midlands): nickname for a swarthy person, from Middle English coly ‘coaly, coal-black’. The original short vowel is retained in the 16th century colly ‘dirtied with coal and soot’. Alternatively, a variant of Cowley .
Probably an Americanized form of Swiss German Kohli or Kohler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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