Brief Life History of William Joseph
When William Joseph Coles was born on 26 July 1879, in Wigginton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Daniel Coles, was 34 and his mother, Mary Eliza Tay, was 35. He died in July 1881, at the age of 2.
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Family Time Line
Daniel Coles
1844–1936
Mary Eliza Tay
1843–1941
William Joseph Coles
1868–1868
Mary Elizabeth Coles
1870–1952
John Henry Coles
1870–1956
Sarah Annie Coles
1871–1950
Emma Ellen Coles
1873–
Ada Lucy Coles
1875–1957
Florence Marion Coles
1876–
William Joseph Coles
1879–1881
Alice Louise Coles
1881–1958
Gertrude Viola Coles
1884–1958
Herbert Daniel Coles
1887–1983
Sources (3)
- William J Coles in household of Daniel Coles, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- William J in entry for Daniel Coles, "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007"
- William J Coles in household of Daniel Coles, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
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Siblings (11)
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World Events (1)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English (southern): variant of Cole , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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