> I am tracing decendants of Richard COLES and Maria MUDGE (my Great Great > Grandparents), and would be interested in hearing from people who are > tracing similar lines, or who have a tie in to this line. Details are as > follows: > > At this point, I do not know much about Richard and Maria at all, only that > they were probably born, married and died in Devonshire England. I do not > know how many children they had in total but, their son, Francis Ernest > COLES (aka Frank) is my Great Granfather. He was born between 1886-1890 in > Torquay Devonshire England. He came to NSW between 1912-1914, probably with > the Navy. In 1914 he was a 'stoker' on the HMAS Melbourne. He married Alice > RAMSDEN in 1912 in Surry Hills NSW. He died in 1963 in Toongabbie NSW. > > The descendants of Frank and Alice in NSW (that I know of) are : > > Ernest Edwin COLES (1914 - 1977) married Doreen Veronica WALLACE in 1939 > (my Grandparents) > Darrell Ernest COLES (born 1942) > 1 Son and 1 Daughter > John Edwin COLES (born approx 1943-1945) > 2 Daughers and 1 Son > Alan George COLES (born 1945) married Lynette Margaret CRERAR in 1965 (my > Parents) > 2 Sons - myself and my brother > Alice Maud COLES (born approx 1916-1918) married Clement Francis GAINSFORD > in 1939 > 1 Daughter that I know of > Lily L COLES (born approx 1921-1923) > June COLES (born approx 1922-1923) died in infancy in 1923 > Frederick George COLES (aka George) (born approx 1924-1926) married Betty > KEETLEY in 1946 > 1 son and 1 dauther that I know of > There could also be 1 other female born to Frank and Alice, who died in > infancy - but as yet unconfirmed. > > Details of this line, and all branches of my family can be found at: > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=igc > > Feel free to check it out and contact me if you are tracing similar lines. > > Thanks, > Ian Coles. > > > > > > ______________________________