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William Walter Coles 1895 – 1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Dec 1895

Birth Location: Worthing, Sussex, England

Death Date: Apr 1976

Death Location: Worthing, West Sussex, England

Father: William Coles

Mother: Anne Coles

Spouse(s): Gertrude Bennett

Children(s): Freda Coles, Erica Coles, Violet Davies

In 1895, William Walter Coles entered the world in Worthing, Sussex, England, born to William George Coles and Anne Florence Coles. William Walter Coles married Gertrude Warns Bennett, and had children including Freda Joan Coles, Erica Beryl Coles, Violet Anne Davies. William Walter Coles passed away in 1976 in Worthing, West Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1895, William Walter Coles entered the world in Worthing, Sussex, England, born to William George Coles and Anne Florence Coles.
  • William Walter Coles married Gertrude Warns Bennett, and had children including Freda Joan Coles, Erica Beryl Coles, Violet Anne Davies.
  • William Walter Coles passed away in 1976 in Worthing, West Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Coles's Ancestors

Self
William Coles
1895 – 1976
Birth Place: Worthing, Sussex, England
Parents
William George Coles
1861 – 1949
Yateley, Hampshire, England
Anne (Florence) Coles
1876 – 1961
Worthing, Sussex, England
Grandparents
William Coles
1821 – 1890
Yately, Hampshire, England
Mary (Ann) Ventham
1829 – 1921
Yateley, Hampshire, England
Walter Swain
1846 –
Bognor, Sussex, England
Ruth Mitchell
1845 – 1926
Angmering, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Coles
1788 – 1828
Pricilla Baker
1791 – 1879
William Mitchell
1806 – 1853
Mary Searle
1810 – 1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mitchell
1780 – 1817
Charlotte Haraden
1784 – 1875

William Coles's Descendants

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William (Walter) Coles (6 Dec 1895 – Apr 1976) m. Gertrude (Warns) Bennett (9 Feb 1899 – 8 Jan 1978)
  1. 1. Freda (Joan) Coles (1922 – 1996)
  2. 2. Erica (Beryl) Coles (23 jul 1923 – 1970) m. Thomas (Henry) Webb (30 Nov 1918 – 18 Aug 1994)
    1. 1. Dawn (Margaret) Webb (20 Jul 1944 – 14 Aug 2011) m. Thomas (Charles) Rouen (22 Jun 1922 – 17 June 2017)
      1. 1. Andrea Rouen (26 Jul 1962 – 22 May 2007)
      2. 2. Martin Rouen (1965 – ) m. Rachel (Lesley) Barnes (5 Apr 1972 – )
        1. 1. Alexander (Thomas) Rouen (7 May 1999 – )
        2. 2. Oliver (James) Rouen (13 May 2002 – ) m. Maice James
        3. 3. Harvey (Cole) Rouen (6 Feb 2004 – )
      3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Rouen (15 Apr 1972 – 12 Feb 2018)
        1. 1. William Rouen (1989 – )
        2. 2. George Rouen (12 Feb 1992 – )
        3. 3. Caleb Rouen (2005 – )
  3. 3. Violet (Anne) Davies (15 Jul 1926 – Aug 2001)

William Coles's Timeline

3 Records

1895
6 Dec 1895
Birth of William Walter Coles in Worthing, Sussex, England
Worthing, Sussex, England
1920
August 2nd 1920
Age 25
William Walter Coles was married in East Preston, Sussex
East Preston, Sussex
1976
Apr 1976
Age 81
Death of William Walter Coles in Worthing, West Sussex, England
Worthing, West Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1895
    Event Place: Worthing, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 18; Page: 2104

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: August 2nd 1920
    Event Place: East Preston, Sussex

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1976
    Event Place: Worthing, West Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 18; Page: 2104

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