Individual Details
John William "Jack" COLES
(1 May 1897 - 9 Jan 1938)
Events
| Birth | 1 May 1897 | Wembdon, Somerset, England |  | ||
| Baptism | 7 Nov 1897 | Wembdon, Somerset, England | | ||
| Census-shared | 1901 | (John COLES) 58 Wellington St., Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |  | | |
| Census-shared | 1911 | (John COLES) 11 Gas Lane, St Phillip, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | | | |
| Immigration | 1914 | Canada | | | |
| Residence | 5 Jan 1916 | at 107 Boultbee Ave. - Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||
| Military | From 6 Jan 1916 to 24 Jun 1919 | First World War Canadian Over-seas Expedionary Force | | | |
| Occupation | From Abt 1920 to 1938 | TTC Motorman - Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | ||
| Census-shared | 1921 | (John COLES) 86 Highfield Rd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | | |
| Marriage | 7 Jul 1924 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Lillian May FOGARTY | | | |
| Residence (family) | 7 Jul 1924 | 86 Highfield Rd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Lillian May FOGARTY | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 16 Sep 1930 | was the streetcar driver in an accident on the TTC Scarboro Radial Line - Kingston Road, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | | | |
| Residence (family) | 8 Jan 1938 | 17 Lawlor Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Lillian May FOGARTY | | ||
| Death | 9 Jan 1938 | at home from a Coronary Thrombosis - 17 Lawlor Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | | |
| Burial | 11 Jan 1938 | St. John's Norway Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
Families
| Spouse | Lillian May FOGARTY (1907 - 1993) |
| Child | John William "Jack" COLES (1925 - 1964) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Beatrice Ethel COLES (1934 - 1971) |
| Father | John COLES (1877 - 1965) |
| Mother | Annie Blanche WOODBURY (1877 - ) |
| Sibling | Florence Ethel COLES (1898 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Samuel James COLES (1899 - ) |
| Sibling | Herbert James COLES (1900 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Beatrice Annie COLES (1902 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Sidney George COLES (1905 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Winifred Lucy COLES (1907 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Edward Charles COLES (1908 - 1908) |
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).Immigration
Not proven yet. Immigration year 1914 noted on 1921 Census from Highfield Rd. Need confirmation.Military
His Regimental No. was 769775 and enlisted in Toronto with the 124th Battalion. He was drafted to the 18th Batallion. In 1917 he was wounded in Cypres. His discharge indicates "18th Bn", demobilized.Census-shared
In the 1921 Census only John 44 and son John 25 are listed at 86 Highfield Rd. However daughters Beatrice 18 and Winnifred 15 are listed on the same page at 102 Highfield Rd in the William Dickinson household.Marriage
Witnesses were H.J. Coles and Beatrice A. Coles.Miscellaneous
Death
The kids were home and playing. He came down from napping after work and yelled at them, then went back to his room and had a heart attack. The wake was at his house.Burial
Interment followed a 2 p.m. service at the William Sherrin Funeral Chapel.Endnotes
1. 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.
2. General Registrar Office, London, England, "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index," database, Ancestry.ca (: accessed ), John William Coles, Bridgwater, Vol 5c Pg 324.
3. Chuch of England (Somerset, England), Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Reference Number: D\P\wem/2/1/8, John William Coles baptism 1897 Nov 7 by John & Annie Blanche Coles, Wembdon; digital image, Ancestry.ca ( : accessed 11 May 2017).
4. "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.
5. 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..
6. Ancestry.com, "1921 Census of Canada,", , Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013, ( : accessed 11 May 2017), John b1877 & son John b1897 at 86 Highfield Rd, Toronto. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 99; Census Place: Toronto (City, part), York East, Ontario; Page Number: 5; Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds..
7. "Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918," database, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 11 May 2017), John Coles b: 1 May 1897, Enlistment 06 Jan 1916, Regiment #769775, 124th Batallian; citing Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4930 - 35.
8. "Canada, WWI CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918," database, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Ancestry.com ( : accessed ), John Coles b: 1 May 1897, Discharge 24 Jun 1919, Regiment #769775, 18th Batallian, CEF Personnel Files; Reference: RG 150; Volume: Box 1862 - 8; citing Accession 1992-93/166. Record Group 150. .
9. "Archives of Ontario, Registration of Marriages 1869-1928," , Ancestry.ca ( : accessed 16 February 2012), , "Affidavit of Marriage - Coles, John William & Lillian May Fogarty," RegCert No. 5468.
10. "Archives of Ontario, Registration of Deaths 1869-1938," , Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 16 February 2012), , "Death Certificate - Coles, John William," p.272 Reg.No.001099.
11. Ancestry.com, "1921 Census of Canada,", , Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013, ( : accessed 11 May 2017), John b1877 & son John b1897 at 86 Highfield Rd, Toronto. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 99; Census Place: Toronto (City, part), York East, Ontario; Page Number: 5; Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds..
12. Ancestry.com, "1921 Census of Canada,", , Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013, ( : accessed 11 May 2017), John b1877 & son John b1897 at 86 Highfield Rd, Toronto. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 99; Census Place: Toronto (City, part), York East, Ontario; Page Number: 5; Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds..
13. "Archives of Ontario, Registration of Marriages 1869-1928," , Ancestry.ca ( : accessed 16 February 2012), , "Affidavit of Marriage - Coles, John William & Lillian May Fogarty," RegCert No. 5468.
14. "Archives of Ontario, Registration of Marriages 1869-1928," , Ancestry.ca ( : accessed 16 February 2012), , "Affidavit of Marriage - Coles, John William & Lillian May Fogarty," RegCert No. 5468.
15. Toronto Star Newspaper.
16. "Archives of Ontario, Registration of Deaths 1869-1938," , Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 16 February 2012), , "Death Certificate - Coles, John William," p.272 Reg.No.001099.
17. Fogarty, Lillian May, "Family Record: Deaths and Births," ; Handwritten page, 1910 to 1964, Toronto, Ontario; privately held by Grandson, Daniel E. Slater, , Peterborough, Ontario.
18. "Archives of Ontario, Registration of Deaths 1869-1938," , Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 16 February 2012), , "Death Certificate - Coles, John William," p.272 Reg.No.001099.
19. Personal knowledge of Audrey.