Individual Details
Annie Blanche WOODBURY
(1877 - )
Events
| Birth | 1877 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |  | ||
| Baptism | 7 Nov 1877 | Holy Nativity, Bedminster, Somerset, England | | ||
| Marriage | 6 Dec 1896 | St Georges Church, Wembdon, Somerset, England - John COLES | | ||
| Census-shared | 1901 | (John COLES) 58 Wellington St., Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |  | | |
| Census-shared | 1911 | (John COLES) 11 Gas Lane, St Phillip, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | | | |
| Separation | Aft 1911 | Bridgwater, Somerset, England - John COLES | | |
Families
| Spouse | John COLES (1877 - 1965) |
| Child | John William "Jack" COLES (1897 - 1938) |
| Child | Florence Ethel COLES (1898 - 1994) |
| Child | Samuel James COLES (1899 - ) |
| Child | Herbert James COLES (1900 - 1988) |
| Child | Beatrice Annie COLES (1902 - 1979) |
| Child | Sidney George COLES (1905 - 1992) |
| Child | Winifred Lucy COLES (1907 - 1993) |
| Child | Edward Charles COLES (1908 - 1908) |
| Father | John WOODBURY ( - ) |
Notes
Census-shared
Listed in the 1901 Census are John 23, wife Annie B 23, and children John W. 3, Florence E. 2, and Herbert J. 4 months.Census-shared
In the 1911 Census, John 41 and Annie 34 are listed with 5 children; John W. 13, Florence Ethel 12, Herbert James 10, Beatrice Annie 8, and Winnifred Lucy 4. They reported being married 15 years, with 8 children born alive, 6 still living and 2 died. (ed note: Samuel James and Edward Charles).Separation
The story is that she left John Coles for his best friend back in England, believed to be Ted Irwin. It is unclear if youngest son Edward Charles died or was taken. It is unknown if Edward was a son of John Coles or Ted Irwin. Florence recalled to Brian J. Smith that John hired detectives to track her down, unsuccessfully.Endnotes
1. Brian J. Smith, "Annie Woodbury, Bristol/Bridgwater, ca 1900," message board posting from (, Toronto, Ontario), to , 24 December 2003.
2. Simon Scully, "Coles Update," e-mail message from (, Bolton, Lancashire, UK), to Dan Slater, 21 March 2016.
3. "1901 England Census ,", database, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 10 May 2017), John & Annie Coles household, 58 Wellington St. Bristol. Class: RG13; Piece: 2358; Folio: 36; Page: 22.
4. Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).
5. FreeBMD and Ancestry.com England & Wales BMD Index: [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. , Vol 5c Page 645.
6. John Coles 1888 Family Bible Records, 1896-1908, Holy Bible (n.p.: n.p., n.d.), John Coles handwritten record from inside his Bible.; privately held by Sidney John Coles, , Dundas, Ontario, 2017. Handed down through Herbert J. Coles Sr. & Jr.
7. Chuch of England (Somerset, England), Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Reference Number: D\P\wem/2/1/7, John Coles & Annie Blanche Woodbury marriage; digital image, Ancestry.ca ( : accessed ).
8. Ancestry.com, Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\wem/2/2/3.
9. "1901 England Census ,", database, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 10 May 2017), John & Annie Coles household, 58 Wellington St. Bristol. Class: RG13; Piece: 2358; Folio: 36; Page: 22.
10. Ancestry.com, "1911 England Census ,", database, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 11 May 2017), John & Annie Coles household with 5 children, 11 Gas Lane, Bristol. Class: RG14; Piece: 15039; Schedule Number: 47; Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911..
11. Coles, Herbert J (Bert), email Feb. 10, 2003.
12. Brian J. Smith, "Annie Woodbury, Bristol/Bridgwater, ca 1900," message board posting from (, Toronto, Ontario), to , 24 December 2003.