George Coles

Male18 August 1782–

Brief Life History of George

When George Coles was born on 18 August 1782, in Westbourne, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Coles, was 39 and his mother, Mercy Russell, was 33. He married Lucretia Martha Putnam on 21 December 1804, in Havant, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Havant, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom in 1804.

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Family Time Line

George Coles
1782–
Lucretia Martha Putnam
1770–1843
Marriage: 21 December 1804
Mary Coles
1805–
George Coles
1806–1863
Harriet Coles
1806–
Thomas Coles
1809–1903
Martha Coles
1812–

Sources (28)

  • George Coles, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • George Cole, "England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Marriages, 1537-1930"
  • George in entry for Mary Cole, "England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Baptisms, 1538-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 December 1804Havant, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1801 · The Act of Union

    Age 19

    The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

    1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

    Age 26

    The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

    1815

    Age 33

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    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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