The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Ernest Henry (Henry Ernest) Colley (1871-1962)

Personal data Ernest Henry (Henry Ernest) Colley 

  • He was born on May 2, 1871 in Thorne Coffin, Yeovil, Somerset.
    Name: Ernest Henry Colley
    Registration Year: 1871
    Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
    Registration District: Yeovil
    Inferred County: Somerset
    Volume: 5c
    Page: 492
  • He was baptized on June 18, 1871 in Thorne Coffin, Yeovil, Somerset.
    Name: Ernest Henry Colley
    Baptism Date: 18 Jun 1871
    Baptism Place: Thorne Coffin, Somerset, England
    Parish as it Appears: Thorne Coffin
    Father: Bennet Colley
    Mother: Elizabeth Colley
  • Profession: from 1891 till 1901 Carpenter & Joiner.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1881: Thorne Coffin, Yeovil, Somerset.
      Census Transcript Household Somerset 1881 Address Thorne Road Parish Thorne Coffin Registration District Yeovil Image Reference RG11/2393/F? Found 7 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      Bennett Colley 37 1844 Head Beaminster, Dorset Carpenter Employing 1 Man and Joiner
      Elizabeth Colley 35 1846 Wife Sevenoakes, Kent
      Henry E Colley 9 1872 Son Thorne Coffin, Somerset Scholar
      William A Colley 8 1873 Son Thorne Coffin, Somerset Scholar
      Henrietta A Colley 5 1876 Daughter Thorne Coffin, Somerset Scholar
      Cecil F Colley 7 M 1881 Son Thorne Coffin, Somerset
      Abraham Gayland 13 1868 Boarder Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset Scholar
    • in the year 1891: Thorne Coffin, Yeovil, Somerset.
      Census Transcript Household Somerset 1891 Address Thorne Thorne House Registration District Yeovil, Yeovil Image Reference RG12/1899/F? Found 8 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      Bennett Colley 47 1844 Head Beaminster, Dorset Carpenter and Joiner
      Elizabeth Colley 42 1849 Wife Sevenoaks, Kent
      Henry E Colley 19 1872 Son Thorne, Somerset Carpenter and Joiner
      William A Colley 18 1873 Son Thorne, Somerset Firemans Apprentice
      Henrietta Med Colley 15 1876 Daughter Thorne, Somerset Monitor In Elementry School
      Cecil F Colley 10 1881 Son Thorne, Somerset Scholar
      Percival Colley 7 1884 Son Thorne, Somerset Scholar
      Violet E B Colley 2 1889 Daughter Thorne, Somerset
    • in the year 1901: 47, Halstead Street, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.
      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      47, Halstead Street, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Henry E Colley Lodger Single Male 28 1873 Carpenter & Joiner Somerset, England
    • in the year 1911: 9 May Street, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.
      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      9 May Street Newport Mon, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
      Ernest Henry Colley Head Married Male House Joiner 38 1873 Somerset Thornes
      Catherine Mary Colley Wife Married Female - 35 1876 Glam Caerphiley
      Howel Cecil Colley Son - Male School 7 1904 Mon Newport
      Ernest Quinnel Colley Son - Male School 5 1906 Mon Newport
      Margaret Parry Mother In Law Widow Female - 70 1841 Brecon Crickhowel
      John David Johns Boarder Widower Male Boiler Rivetter 49 1862 Glam Penarth
    • from 1939 till 1962: 6 Llanwern Street, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.
      Colley Household (1 Person) 6 Llanwern Street , Newport C.B., Monmouthshire, Wales

      First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Occupation
      Ernest H Colley 02 May 1871 Carpenter & Joiner
  • He died on November 1, 1962 in St. Woolos Hospital, Newport, Monmouthshire, he was 91 years old.
    First name(s) ERNEST H
    Last name COLLEY
    Gender Male
    Birth day -
    Birth month -
    Birth year 1871
    Age 91
    Death quarter 4
    Death year 1962
    District Newport (Monmouthshire)
    County Monmouthshire
    Volume 8C
    Page 205
    Country Wales
  • Probate on November 22, 1962 naar Llandaff, Wales.
    Effects ¹,2037-5s-0d SEE PHOTO
  • A child of Bennett Colley and Elizabeth Quinnell
  • This information was last updated on September 30, 2021.

Household of Ernest Henry (Henry Ernest) Colley

He is married to Catherine Mary Parry.

They got married on August 31, 1901 at Eglwysilan, Glamorgan, Wales, he was 30 years old.

First name(s) HENRY ERNEST Last name COLLEY Birth year 1872 Marriage year 1901 Marriage day 31
Marriage month Aug Marriage place EGLWYSILAN Spouse's first name(s) Catherine Mary Spouse's last name Parry Groom's age 29
Groom's father's first name(s) Bennett
Groom's father's last name Colley
Bride's age 25
Bride's father's first name(s) William
Bride's father's last name Parry
County Glamorganshire
Country Wales
Record set Glamorgan Marriages

Notes about Ernest Henry (Henry Ernest) Colley

Parents Bennett Colley 1844–1916 Elizabeth Quinnell 1848–1903

Spouse & Children Catherine Mary Parry 1876–1938

Howell Cecil Colley 1903–1985 Ernest Quinnel Colley 1905–1995

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Ernest Henry (Henry Ernest) Colley

Charles Longman Colley
1817-1885
Elizabeth Little
1820-1880
Enoch Quinnell
1810-1887
Catherine Willis
1812-1887

Ernest Henry (Henry Ernest) Colley
1871-1962

1901

Catherine Mary Parry
1876-1938


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    Historical events

    Birthday May 2, 1871

    • The temperature on May 2, 1871 was about 13.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
      • March 29 » Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
      • June 10 » Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.
      • July 20 » British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
      • September 20 » Bishop John Coleridge Patteson, first bishop of Melanesia, is martyred on Nukapu, now in the Solomon Islands.
      • October 8 » The Great Chicago Fire and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire break out.

    Christening day June 18, 1871

    • The temperature on June 18, 1871 was about 21.5 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 18 » Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles (France) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Wilhelm already had the title of German Emperor since the constitution of 1 January 1871, but he had hesitated to accept the title.
      • March 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
      • March 29 » Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
      • May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
      • May 28 » The Paris Commune falls after two months.
      • September 20 » Bishop John Coleridge Patteson, first bishop of Melanesia, is martyred on Nukapu, now in the Solomon Islands.

    Day of marriage August 31, 1901

    • The temperature on August 31, 1901 was between 13.6 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
      • May 9 » Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne.
      • August 5 » Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11.75in (7.6137m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
      • August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
      • August 21 » Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
      • October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
      • November 13 » The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.

    Day of death November 1, 1962

    • The temperature on November 1, 1962 was between 1.2 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
      • February 7 » The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.
      • March 2 » In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état.
      • March 16 » A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with all 107 aboard missing and presumed dead.
      • July 9 » Starfish Prime tests the effects of a nuclear test at orbital altitudes.
      • July 23 » Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
      • December 7 » Prince Rainier III of Monaco revises the principality's constitution, devolving some of his power to advisory and legislative councils.
    

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