Joseph Coles’ indenture
In 1813, my 4 × great grandfather Joseph Coles was apprenticed to George Adcock of Holywell Street, a tinsmith. A copy of Joseph’s indenture was written into the minute book of the Somersetshire Society following the minutes of the committee meeting held at the Turk’s Head, Strand on Tuesday, 21 September 1813 (Somersetshire Society, 1813, September 21).
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People: Benjamin Coles (c.1767-1815), George Adcock, Joseph Coles (c.1798-1869)
Places: Middlesex, Strand, Westminster
March was a good month
March was a good month for extending the family tree. I managed to find four older siblings for my great great great grandfather George George. George, son of George George, a baker, and Mary, was born in 1813 and baptised the following the year. There is a candidate marriage between a George George and Mary Fage in 1805, leaving a gap of eight years before the first known child was born. The indexed London baptisms at Ancestry begin in 1813 and browse-able images of registers for Stepney are limited.
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People: David Draper (c.1787-1867), George George, George George (1813-1843), Jane Catling (c.1782-1850), Mary Fage, Mary George (1810- ), Sophia George (1806- ), Susannah George (1812- ), William George (1808- )
Places: All Saint's Edmonton, Enfield, Middlesex, Old Church St Pancras, Ratcliff, St Dunstan's Stepney
David Draper, d.1867
David Draper, proprietor of houses, died at Chase Side on November 22, 1867, aged 80 years. The cause of death was certified as old age.
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People: David Draper (c.1787-1867)
Places: Chase Side, Enfield, Middlesex
Jane Draper, d.1850
Jane Draper, wife of David Draper, formerly a shoemaker, died at Chase Side on March 13, 1850, aged 68 years. The cause of death was certified as chronic bronchitis (3 months).
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People: David Draper (c.1787-1867), Jane Catling (c.1782-1850)
Places: Chase Side, Enfield, Middlesex
George Skene Coles, b.1846
To Henry Boyd Coles, ironmonger, and Sarah Ann Coles (née Skene), on June 27, 1846 at 2 Hawthorndean Place, Limehouse, a son, George Skene Coles.
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People: George Skene Coles (1846-1909), Henry Boyde Coles (c.1797-1861), Sarah Ann Skene (c.1812–1899)
Places: Limehouse, Middlesex
Sarah Coles, d.1837
Sarah Coles, wife of Joseph Coles, brazier, died at 13 Upper Ogle Street on September 26, 1837, aged 43 years. The cause of death is recorded as hydrothorax.
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People: Joseph Coles (c.1798-1869), Sarah Gillet (c.1794–1837)
Places: All Souls Marylebone, Marylebone, Middlesex
Elizabeth Coles, d.1849
Elizabeth Coles, widow of Benjamin Coles, clerk with the East India Company, died of old age at 2 Hawthorndean Place, Limehouse on November 7, 1849, aged 77 years.
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People: Elizabeth Adam (1772-1849), Mary Amelia Coe (c.1787–c.1877)
Places: Limehouse, Middlesex, Poplar
Searching for Benjamin Coles’ family
I have recently been corresponding with a newly discovered cousin. Our common ancestors are Benjamin Coles and his wife Elizabeth. Robyn is descended from Henry Boyde Coles, Benjamin and Elizabeth’s firstborn, while I’m descended from Henry’s younger brother Joseph.
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People: Benjamin Coles (c.1767-1815), Elizabeth Adam (1772-1849), Henry Boyde Coles (c.1797-1861), Joseph Coles (c.1798-1869)
Places: London, Mells, Middlesex, Somerset, St Martin in the Fields