This is the family history of my COLE family and the families connected to 
them, particularly the PALMER, CALLOW, BRADLEY, APPLETON, DAVIS and WELCH families who 
were my great-grandparents.  Type the surname you are looking for into the search box 
at top right of this page for a list of family members or scroll down to the bottom of 
the page for a full list of surnames and instructions on how to use the site.

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THE MAIN FAMILIES
My 3xGreat Grandfather William Cole, an Agricultural Labourer, was living in 
Navestock, Essex in 1796 when he married Sarah SALTWELL from nearby Blackmore.  A few 
years later William and Sarah moved to Doddinghurst. There were several Cole families 
in Doddinghurst throughout the 1800s with some moving East to Chelmsford and Harwich. 
My line had moved to Ilford by the time of the 1901 census.

The PALMER family came from Deptford, which at that time was in Kent. They worked in 
the dockyards and some were Lightermen working on the Thames barges. My Great-
Grandfather was a Steward on the Steamship Condor. He married Charlotte Callow.

The CALLOW family were Bakers who came from Dartford, Kent.

The BRADLEY family came from Bermondsey, which was in Surrey at that time. My 2xGreat 
Grandfather George Frederick Bradley, a Ropemaker, brought up his family in 
Poplar/Stratford in East London.  His son Thomas emigrated to Australia and I am in 
touch with Bradley descendants there.  My Great-grandfather was a Stevedore in the 
East London docks and several of his sons, including my Grandfather William, worked 
for Tate & Lyle in Silvertown. His sisters married into the WALLIS, DUNCUMB and WALDIE 
families and some of these families' ancestors are on the tree.

My 4xGreat Grandfather William Taylor APPLETON was a fisherman living in the Gravesend 
area of Kent in the early 1800s.  However in the 1851 census he says he was born in 
Essex. At that time he was living with his eldest son who was born in Harwich, Essex, 
so I am investigating the possibility that William married in Essex and had a son 
before moving to Kent. My line moved up the Thames to Limehouse, and lived and worked 
on or alongside the river Thames.

My 3xGreat Grandfather John DAVIS came from the Ross-on-Wye area.  He was a Blacksmith 
and later a Bookseller in nearby Stroud.  His children all became servants in London 
and three sons, including my 2xGreat Grandfather, Alfred, later went into business in 
West Ham in Essex and another son became a portrait photographer in Matlock Bath.  
Several of the Davis family emigrated to Ontario, Canada, both in the past and more 
recently, and I am in touch with Davis descendants there.

The WELLMAN family are a bit of a mystery so far.  According to my 2xGreat Grandmother 
Emma Wellman's marriage certificate her father was James Wellman, occupation 
Exciseman.  There is a christening record in Shoreditch of Emma Wellman born to a 
James and Margaret Wellman.  However James seems to have died before 1830 when his 
widow remarried. I have not yet found James' birth or marriage so I am not sure where 
the family originated.

I have also included some of the BLYTHE/CRAFER/HARRISON (Norfolk) and the 
FRALEY/JONES/HADNOT (Trowbridge and Wales), families who are my son John's 
ancestors through his father's line.

My husband's KRISHNAN line are here too. The information is from family records and 
relatives' memories and dates have not been checked with official records. There are 
some interesting stories here about his Granny meeting the Prince of Wales and an 
ancestor who cured the Rajah of Jaipur's son of an illness and earned the hereditary 
title of "Jaipur" which was last used by my father-in-law.

THANK YOU
In compiling this tree I have had a lot of help from other people who have allowed me 
access to their research and their trees. I could not have done it without their help 
and I hope I have been able to help them and others in return.

DISCLAIMER
I have not yet been able to double-check all the information I have been given so 
cannot guarantee all of it, please regard this site as a work in progress.  If you are 
interested in a particular family please contact me regarding my sources.

I hope you enjoy the site.

Pat Krishnan