Many thanks for taking the time to write but I don't think there is a connection. My Coulson family were born in Tyrone, Ireland John 1879/John 1841 and so on; they later showed up in Lanark, Scotland so I doubt there is an English connection. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 26, 2009 2:01 pm Subject: Re: [COULSON] Descendants of Shoreditch and Bethnal Green Coulson`s > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: sennagal > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.coulson/184.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Hi there, > > I have a Joseph Coulson born 1874 ish, in Middlesex/St > Pancras/Marylebone area.(Inconsistency on forms was rather common > I think!) I think his father was called Thomas, who may have been > born around 1849. Joseph married and had at least 5 children, > Joseph, Nell, Florence, Walter and Albert. Jospeph junior was in > the Royal then Merchant Navy and he's my grandfather. > > Joseph went back into the Army at the start of WW1 and died in > 1916 at the Somme when he was in his 40s. His first wife left him > and the children before the war and he 'remarried' - and I believe > when he was killed, his second 'wife' put his younger children > into a care home. > > Do you think we have a connection? I hope so, I'd love to trace > some relatives! > > All the best, > > Claire > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If > you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board > URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COULSON- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >