Individual Details
Florence Ethel COLES
(19 Aug 1898 - 1994)
Events
| Birth | 19 Aug 1898 | Bridgwater, Somerset, England |  | ||
| Baptism | 9 Sep 1898 | Holy Trinity Church, Bridgwater, 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 | | | |
| Marriage | 25 May 1920 | Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada - Marice Chester Kibbler "Nig" SMITH | | | |
| Alt name | 25 May 1920 | Florence Evelyn COLES | | | |
| Occupation | 25 May 1920 | Cashier - Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | ||
| Census-shared | 1921 | (John COLES) 44 Frank St, Wiarton, Ontario, Canada | | | |
| Death | 1994 | New Jersey, United States | |||
| Marriage | United States - John "Jack" MOTTLEY | ||||
| Occupation | Nurse - Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Residence | New Jersey, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Marice Chester Kibbler "Nig" SMITH (1899 - 1921) |
| Child | Maurice Coles SMITH (1921 - 1977) |
| Spouse | John "Jack" MOTTLEY ( - 1960) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | John COLES (1877 - 1965) |
| Mother | Annie Blanche WOODBURY (1877 - ) |
| Sibling | John William "Jack" COLES (1897 - 1938) |
| 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).Marriage
He was a student when married and met Florence while he was a patient at a sanatorium in Gravenhurst.Alt name
(The middle name "Evelyn" is on her marriage document to M.C.K. Smith but she was baptized Ethel).Census-shared
John is listed again in the 1921 Census in Wiarton. He and Lizzie Kibbler Smith just wed. There was John 42 and new wife Lizzie 42, Maurice Smith 22 son-in-law and Florence Smith (nee Coles) 22 daughter, Earle Smith 19 step-son, and Beatrice Coles 18 daughter listed at 44 Frank St in Wiarton.Endnotes
1. "Archives of Ontario, Registration of Marriages 1869-1928," , Ancestry.ca ( : accessed 16 February 2012), , "Affidavit of Marriage - Maurice Chester Smith & Florence Evelyn Coles," No. 014997.
2. 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.
3. General Registrar Office, London, England, "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index," database, Ancestry.ca (: accessed 21 May 2017), Florence Ethel Coles, Bridgwater, Vol 5c Pg 343.
4. Chuch of England (Somerset, England), Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\bw.ht/2/1/3, 15 of 92, Florence Ethel Coles; digital image, Ancestry.ca ( : accessed 8 May 2017).
5. "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.
6. 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..
7. "Archives of Ontario, Registration of Marriages 1869-1928," , Ancestry.ca ( : accessed 16 February 2012), , "Affidavit of Marriage - Maurice Chester Smith & Florence Evelyn Coles," No. 014997.
8. "Archives of Ontario, Registration of Marriages 1869-1928," , Ancestry.ca ( : accessed 16 February 2012), , "Affidavit of Marriage - Maurice Chester Smith & Florence Evelyn Coles," No. 014997.
9. "Archives of Ontario, Registration of Marriages 1869-1928," , Ancestry.ca ( : accessed 16 February 2012), , "Affidavit of Marriage - Maurice Chester Smith & Florence Evelyn Coles," No. 014997.
10. Ancestry.com, "1921 Census of Canada,", , Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013, ( : accessed 11 May 1921), John & Lizzie household, 44 Frank St. Wiarton. RG 31; Folder Number: 51; Census Place: Wiarton (Town), Bruce North, Ontario; Page Number: 4; Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds..