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1939
90 Woodlands Road, Chippenham M.B., Wiltshire, England

Arthur H Fossey 22 Nov 1905 Male Progress Clerk Engineers Married 184 1
Emma H Fossey 28 Aug 1904 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 184 2
Esther J Coldham 22 Sep 1868 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 184 3

This may have been posted before - if it has, my apologies.

Name: Annie Emma Georgina Coldham
Gender: Female
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 5 Jul 1891
Baptism Place: Holy Trinity, Finchley, Barnet, England
Father: Arthur Henry Coldham ...................................... Tram Conductor
Mother: Clara Coldham
Register Type: Parish Registers

and this.......................

Deaths Sep 1946 (>99%)
Coldham Esther J 77 Chippenham 7c 297

Any of these births would fit someone saying she was 42 in 1911

Births Jun 1868 (>99%)
DAVIES Esther Jane Dover 2a 838
Births Dec 1868 (>99%)
DAVIES Esther Jane Pembroke 11a 739
DAVIES Esther Jane Cardiff 11a 252

He was definitely a civilian in 1901 and 1911, he left the Navy in 1888 I think after just a few months service in Portsmouth. He didn't enlist for WW1 until he was 46.

Nice thought though.

Looking further the line goes:

Arthur Henry Coldham b 1868
son Arthur Henry Coldham 1899
son Arthur Henry Coldham 1929
sons Mark and Scott

Thank goodness he broke the tradition lol

It could be that the 3 births in Cardiff, Colwyn Bay and Rochdale were because he was in army barracks at that time.

Oooh thanks for the latest replies, I will be kept busy today.

Had a long chat with Nephew last night and from all the help you have given the first deductions are:

He started first family with Clara near London.

Second family using the surname Dale he established in Lancashire.

He reverted to the original surname of Coldham by 1920, the 3 children from the Lancashire family used the Coldham name when they married.

Why Esther gave birth in Cardiff, Colwyn Bay and Rochdale is really intriguing. Especially as in 1901 she was living in Rochdale and 1911 in Bolton. Bearing in mind what travel complications were in place in the early 1900s. Esther states her place of birth as Swansea, so more digging.

Can't express my thanks enough :-D

Sue x

Edited, reverted to Coldham when he enlisted for the second time..

in case you don't have it

Arthur Henry
Last name Coldham
Age 46
Birth year 1868
Birth town Finchley
Birth county Middlesex
Birth country England
Service number 22412
Regiment Middlesex Regiment
Unit / Battalion 9th Reserve Battalion
Year 1915
Residence town Finchley
Residence county Middlesex
Residence country England
Series WO 363
Series description Wo 363 - First World War Service Records 'Burnt Documents'

Arthur Henry
Last name Coldham
Age 47
Birth year 1868
Birth town Finchley
Birth county Middlesex
Birth country England
Service number 237419
Regiment Labour Corps
Unit / Battalion 402nd (Home Service) Employment Company
Year 1915
Residence town Finchley
Residence county Middlesex
Residence country England
Series WO 363
Series description Wo 363 - First World War Service Records 'Burnt Documents'

wife ester
windsor cottage the walks east finchley
he was a deorator

Sue -

Earlier you said:
"someone in this family remembers visiting a couple of ladies who she thought were Florence's siblings, one called Emma and the visits were in Wiltshire."


Arthur H Fossey
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Arthur H Fossey
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1905
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 90 Woodlands Road
Residence Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Occupation: Progress Clerk
Schedule Number: 184
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: WRCH
Registration district: 243/2
Inferred Spouse: Emma E Fossey
Household Members:
Name
Arthur H Fossey
Emma E Fossey
Esther J Coldham - widowed, 22 Sept 1868.


You found the daughter Dorothy's birth in 1945.
There was also a son, Derek, in 1943, who sadly died the same year.

His birth reg is correctly transcribed on Ancestry, but FreeBMD wrongly has it as being in Chipping Norton, with the wrong volume number. I've submitted a postem.

Derek A Fossey
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Derek A Fossey
Death Age: 0
Birth Date: abt 1943
Registration Date: Oct 1943
[Nov 1943]
[Dec 1943]
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Chippenham
Inferred County: Wiltshire
Volume: 5a
Page: 67

So he changed his name between at least 1893 and 1901 - presumably because of setting up home illicitly with Esther.


Arthur Henry Coleman
in the 1891 England Census
Name: Arthur Henry Coleman
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Relationship: Head
Birth Year: 1869
Spouse: Clara Ann Coleman
Birth Place: Fincham, Middlesex , England
[Finchley , Middlesex , England ]
Civil Parish: Hampstead
Residence Place: Hampstead, London, England
Sub registration district: Hampstead
ED, Institution or Vessel: 19
Neighbors:
Piece: 109
Folio: 57
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur Henry Coleman 22 - conductor, tramcar
Clara Ann Coleman 20

Hi Gran thanks for your replies too. I just found his Naval Records as you posted

When the short birth cert was discovered obviously this provoked questions. These have lain unanswered until I offered to look at the details day before yesterday.

The family were covering something up if there wasn't sudden deaths of both parents when the girls were young and they were raised by another family.

My nephew and niece will be really excited to read this thread and I cannot thank everyone enough.

I will leave it open just in case anything else comes to light.

Thank you all so much

Sue

Sisters Ethel and Annie together in 1911, both unmarried, plus (presumably) the son of one of them:

Ethel Clara Coldham
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Ethel Clara Coldham
Age in 1911: 17
Estimated birth year: abt 1894
Relation to Head: Sister
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Finchley, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: Finchley
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street address: 71 Long Lane, East Finchley
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Daily Servant Domestic
Registration district: Barnet
Registration District Number: 131
Sub-registration district: Finchley
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Household schedule number: 50
Piece: 7176
Household Members:
Name Age
Annie Emma Georgeina Coldham 20
Ethel Clara Coldham 17
Henry Coldham 2/12

Young Henry is first listed as "son", then that's scored out and replaced by "brother". That's a cover-up for respectability.

COLDHAM, HENRY -
GRO Reference: 1911 M Quarter in BARNET Volume 03A Page 398

Deaths Mar 1942
Coldham Clara A 74 Hendon 3a 884

Rose

Clara A Coldham
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Clara A Coldham
Death Age: 74
Birth Date: abt 1868
Registration Date: Jan 1942
[Feb 1942]
[Mar 1942]
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Hendon
Inferred County: Middlesex
Volume: 3a
Page: 884

Still calling herself married in 1911:

Clara Coldham
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Clara Coldham
Age in 1911: 42
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Relation to Head: Servant
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Potter's Bar, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: Finchley
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street address: Ren, Holly Park, Church End, Finchley N
Marital status: Married
Occupation: General Servant Domestic
Registration district: Barnet
Registration District Number: 131
Sub-registration district: Finchley
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Household schedule number: 111
Piece: 7170
Household Members:
Name Age
Ernest Richard Edwards 39
Alice Maria Edwards 38
Iris Hertha Edwards 4
Gladys Alnutt Cresswell 22
Clara Coldham 42

No husband with Clara in 1901:

Clara Coldham
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Clara Coldham
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1872
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Potters Bar, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: Friern Barnet
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
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Registration district: Barnet
Sub-registration district: Finchley
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors:
Piece: 1235
Folio: 114
Page Number: 16
Household schedule number: 109
Household Members:
Name Age
Clara Coldham 29 - married
Annie Emma Coldham 9
Henry Jas Coldham 8
Ethel Clara Coldham 6


COLDHAM, ANNIE EMMA GEORGINA mms HALSEY
GRO Reference: 1891 S Quarter in HAMPSTEAD Volume 01A Page 629

All by herself in 1901:

Name: Clara Coldham
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Event Place: Friern Barnet, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
County: Middlesex
Civil Parish: Fryern Barnet
Ecclesiastical Parish: All Saint'S
Sub-District: Finchley
Registration District: Barnet
Gender: Female
Age: 29
Occupation: LAUNDRY WOMAN
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
Birthplace: Potters Bar, Middlesex
Schedule Type: 109
Page Number: 16


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Clara Coldham Head F 29 Potters Bar, Middlesex
Annie Emma Coldham Daughter F 9 Hampstead, Middlesex
Henry Jas Coldham Son M 8 East Finchley, Middlesex
Ethel Clara Coldham Daughter F 6 East Finchley, Middlesex


Rose

Married Clara Ann Halsey:

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
COLDHAM, HENRY JAMES HALSEY
GRO Reference: 1892 D Quarter in BARNET Volume 03A Page 242

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
COLDHAM, ANNIE EMMA GEORGINA HALSEY
GRO Reference: 1891 S Quarter in HAMPSTEAD Volume 01A Page 629

COLDHAM, ETHEL CLARA HALSEY
GRO Reference: 1894 D Quarter in BARNET Volume 03A Page 271

Rose

???
Arthur Henry Coldham
in the Web: UK, Royal Marines Registers of Service Index, 1842-1925
Name: Arthur Henry Coldham
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1868
Enlistment Date: 16 Mar 1887
Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division
Register Number: 3723

Trade before enlistment: french polisher.

Invalided out 10 July 1889.

Could be Esther was already married too.

Rose

Births Jun 1899
Dale Arthur Henry Cardiff 11a 369

Informant a year off?

Deaths Mar 1971
COLDHAM Arthur Henry 21My1898 Hendon 5c 442

Rose