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William Frank Coles 1917–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1917

Birth Location: Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1997

Death Location: Hitchin and Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Walter Coles

Mother: Ellen Archer

Spouse(s): Winifred Clay

Children(s):

In 1917, William Frank Coles entered the world in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom, born to Walter Alfred Coles And Ellen Kate Archer. William Frank Coles married Winifred Dorothy Clay. William Frank Coles passed away in 1997 in Hitchin and Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1917, William Frank Coles entered the world in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom, born to Walter Alfred Coles And Ellen Kate Archer.
  • William Frank Coles married Winifred Dorothy Clay.
  • William Frank Coles passed away in 1997 in Hitchin and Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.

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William Coles's Ancestors

Self
William Coles
1917–1997
Birth Place: Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Parents
Walter Alfred Coles
1877–1946
Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England
Ellen (Kate) Archer
1876–1952
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Grandparents
William Coles
1844–1929
Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England
Amelia Orr
1844–1886
Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England
William Archer
1852–
Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Harris
1853–
Weston Favell, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Coles
1807–1886
Martha Heel
1802–1874
John Orr
1807–1867
Sarah Daniels
1810–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Orr
–1811

William Coles's Timeline

2 Records

1917
29 May 1917
Birth of William Frank Coles in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom
1997
1997
Age 80
Death of William Frank Coles in Hitchin and Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Hitchin and Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1917
    Event Place: Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index:, General Register Office; United Kingdom
    [2] England & Wales, Birth Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 8e, Page 927

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1997
    Event Place: Hitchin and Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index:, General Register Office; United Kingdom

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