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William James Cole 1522 – 1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 16 FEB 1601

Death Location: Islington St Mary, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Cole

Mother: Elizabeth Hargraves

Spouse(s): Hannah Collas, Hannah Collas

Children(s): John Cole, Michael Cole, Margaret Cole, Humphrey Cole, Gregorie Cole, William Cole, Cole None, Robert Cole

William James Cole was born in 1522 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Thomas Collis Cole and Elizabeth Hargraves. William James Cole married Hannah Eliza Anne Collas, Hannah Eliza Anne Collas, and had children including John Cole, Michael Cole, Margaret Cole, Humphrey Cole, Gregorie Cole, William James Cole, Cole, Robert Cole. William James Cole passed away in 1601 in Islington St Mary, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William James Cole was born in 1522 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Thomas Collis Cole and Elizabeth Hargraves.
  • William James Cole married Hannah Eliza Anne Collas, Hannah Eliza Anne Collas, and had children including John Cole, Michael Cole, Margaret Cole, Humphrey Cole, Gregorie Cole, William James Cole, Cole, Robert Cole.
  • William James Cole passed away in 1601 in Islington St Mary, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cole
1494 – 1571
Birth Location: Slade by Sheldon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
TC
Elizabeth Hargraves
1498 – 1574
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
EH

Spouses(s)

Hannah Collas
1524 – 1603
Birth Location: Leigh, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
HC
Hannah Collas
1554 – 1603
Birth Location: Bradwell, Buckinghamshire, England
HC

Children(s)

John Cole
1540 –
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
JC
Michael Cole
1541 – 1630
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
MC
Margaret Cole
1545 –
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
MC
Humphrey Cole
1547 – 1624
Birth Location: Oxford Chapel, City of London, England, United Kingdom
HC
Gregorie Cole
1551 –
Birth Location: Bildeston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
GC
William Cole
1556 – 1611
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Cole None
1571 –
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Robert Cole
1576 –
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
RC

William Cole's Ancestors

Self
William Cole
1522 – 1601
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Thomas Collis Cole
1494 – 1571
Slade by Sheldon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hargraves
1498 – 1574
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
John Cole
1470 – 1543
Slade by Sheldon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Beatrice) Archdeacon
1476 – 1564
Slade by Sheldon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Hargraves
1470 – 1558
Slade, Devon, England
Sarah Beckmen
1450 – 1500
Slade by Sheldon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Cole
1439 – 1489
Elizabeth Weston
1455 – 1489
Thomas Hargraves
1470 – 1558
Sarah Beckmen
1450 – 1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cole
1411 – 1489
Jane Meriot
1415 – 1444
Anne Sandys
1477 – 1501

William Cole's Descendants

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William (James) Cole (1522 – 16 FEB 1601) m. Hannah (Eliza Anne) Collas (1524 – 1603) m. Hannah (Eliza Anne) Collas (1554 – 1603)
  1. 1. John Cole (ABT 1540 – ) m. Alice Fish (ABT 1539 – )
  2. 2. Michael Cole (6 FEB 1541 – EST 1630)
  3. 3. Margaret Cole (1545 – )
  4. 4. Humphrey Cole (ABT 1547 – 1624) m. Hester (ABT 1551 – )
  5. 5. Gregorie Cole (1551 – ) m. Anne (<1555> – )
  6. 6. William (James) Cole (1556 – 1611) m. Elizabeth Deards (1550 – 1622) m. Ann Cole (1524 – 1598)
    1. 1. William (James) Cole (1541 – 16 FEB 1601) m. Constance Snow (3 FEB 1574 – 7 MAR 1660) m. Elizabeth Deards (1550 – 1622) m. Elizabeth Doughty (11 OCT 1607 – 1650) m. Mary Feake (1566 – 1629) m. Susanna Croft (ABT 1577 – )
    2. 2. Nathanael Cole (ABT 1567 – 1642) m. Stepanie Olmstead (ABT 1567 – )
    3. 3. William (James) Cole (28 JUL 1570 – 19 NOV 1630) m. Constance Snow (3 FEB 1574 – 7 MAR 1660)
      1. 1. Amyes Cole (3 OCT 1597 – 3 SEP 1672)
      2. 2. Arthur Cole (1599 – 1640)
      3. 3. Michael Cole (ABT 1600 – ABT 1698)
      4. 4. James Cole (25 JUN 1600 – JAN 1692) m. Mary Tibbes (15 JUN 1598 – AFT 7 MAR 1659/1660)
        1. 1. James Cole (25 JUL 1600 – 1689/1698) m. Mary (Margaret De) Lovel (ABT 1604 – ABT 1660) m. Mary Tilson (ABT 1629 – 20 MAY 1678) m. Esther (ABT 1626 – AFT 22 NOV 1699) m. Abigail Davenport (1639 – 21 FEB 1717)
        2. 2. Hugh Cole (29 JUN 1628 – 22 JAN 1699) m. Mary Foxwell (17 AUG 1635 – 6 FEB 1704)
        3. 3. Mary Cole (ABT 1632 – ) m. John Almy (ABT 1634 – 1 OCT 1676) m. John Pococke (1635 – )
        4. 4. John Cole (21 NOV 1637 – ) m. Elizabeth Rider (ABT 1642 – AFT 1693)
      5. 5. Nicholas (William) Cole (1601 – 1688) m. Isabel (ABT 1605 – )
      6. 6. Jacob (Job) Cole (1605 – 5 JUN 1672) m. Rebecca Collier (26 AUG 1654 – 29 DEC 1698)
      7. 7. Grace Cole (1607 – 1688)
      8. 8. Mary Cole (ABT 1607 – )
      9. 9. John Cole (1610 – DEC 1637) m. Mary (ABT 1635 – ) m. Mary Cole (ABT 1697 – ) m. Mary Cole (ABT 1686 – ) m. Mary Cole (1690 – ) m. Mary Cole (ABT 1706 – ) m. Mary Cole (ABT 1620 – ) m. Mary Cole (ABT 1635 – ) m. Mary Cole (ABT 1638 – ) m. Mary (Cole or) Coale (ABT 1644 – ) m. Mary Cole (ABT 1635 – ) m. Mary Cole (ABT 1661 – ) m. Mary Cole (ABT 1680 – ) m. Mary Cole (ABT 1644 – ) m. Mary Cole (ABT 1717 – ) m. Mary (ABT 1610 – )
      10. 10. John Cole (1610 – ) m. Anne Trautman (1613 – )
      11. 11. Zaccheus Cole (1618 – ABT 16 NOV 1630) m. Marcella Nortom (1621 – ) m. . (ABT 1620 – )
      12. 12. Nathaniel Cole (1620 – 1699) m. Jannifer Critchfield (1625 – )
      13. 13. Abigail Cole (ABT 1622 – )
      14. 14. Moses cole (1629 – )
      15. 15. Ephraim Cole (1634 – 1677) m. Daisy Short (1635 – )
      16. 16. John Cole (15 JUL 1644 – 6 JAN 1724)
      17. 17. Margaret Cole
      18. 18. Nathaniel Cole ( – 4 OCT 1709) m. Mary Tilson (ABT 1629 – 20 MAY 1678)
      19. 19. Job Cole
    4. 4. Snow (28 JUL 1570 – 19 NOV 1630) m. Constance Snow (3 FEB 1574 – 7 MAR 1660)
    5. 5. William (Humphrey) Cole (1572 – 17 MAY 1624) m. Heste Cole (ABT 1576 – ) m. Mary Mott (1578 – ABT 1631) m. Jane (Hester) Fawdom (1570 – 17 MAY 1624)
    6. 6. James (Cole) Cowles (1573 – 27 MAR 1624) m. Mary (Ann) Mccarthy (1564 – 1640)
    7. 7. Anne Cole (1575 – 28 FEB 1623) m. Edward Tarleton (1570 – 4 JUL 1626) m. Edward Pemberton (1540 – 1617)
    8. 8. Michael Cole (ABT 1576 – 1652)
    9. 9. Margaret Cole (1577 – 3 JUL 1686) m. William Ashenden (ABT 1573 – ) m. Robert Neve (1540 – )
    10. 10. Edmund Cole (1579 – 1650) m. Anna Bryan (1580 – 1650)
    11. 11. Sarah Cole (1579 – 1653) m. Brian Neumann (1575 – )
    12. 12. Robert Cole (1579 – 1689) m. Alyce Norwood (ABT 1548 – ) m. Robert Cole (1579 – ) m. Ginger Buckmaster (1582 – )
    13. 13. Randy Cole (1581 – 1660) m. Laurie Platt (1584 – )
    14. 14. Arthur Cole (1582 – )
    15. 15. Thomas Cole (1588 – 1659) m. Wendy Womack (1579 – ) m. Ann Friend (1575 – )
    16. 16. Arthur Cole (1590 – 1670) m. Judy Oritz (1586 – )
    17. 17. Elizabeth Cole (1 MAY 1590 – )
    18. 18. Michael Cole (1600 – 1698)
    19. 19. Robert Cole (1602 – 1689)
    20. 20. Thomas Cole (1603 – 1639) m. Catharine Warnet (ABT 1578 – 24 OCT 1648) m. Faye Gunnon (1554 – ) m. Miss Preston (1590 – )
    21. 21. Nathaniel Cole (1620 – 1677) m. Hancocke
    22. 22. Joseph Cole
    23. 23. Abraham Cole
  7. 7. Cole (ABT 1571 – )
  8. 8. Robert Cole (ABT 1576 – )

William Cole's Timeline

3 Records

1522
1522
Birth of William James Cole in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1601
16 FEB 1601
Age 79
Death of William James Cole in Islington St Mary, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Islington St Mary, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
1601
FEB 1601
Age 79
Burial of William James Cole in London St Bartholomew by The Royal Exchange, City of London, England, United Kingdom
London St Bartholomew by The Royal Exchange, City of London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1601
    Event Place: Islington St Mary, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: FEB 1601
    Event Place: London St Bartholomew by The Royal Exchange, City of London, England, United Kingdom
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