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COLE, JAMES William

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[E_Cole5H17.GED]

[Cole5H17.GED]

James Cole left his parents home
Daughter, Edith, was born
son, Charles Percy Cole, was born
William Brimley (not Brimby) lived two houses away (census)
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James COLE raised his family at WATEREND FARM near Wheathampstead, Sandridge north of St. Albans.
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The vast timber barn from the farm was removed to the centre of St Albans and is now a restaurant. I know because my great great grandfather,Dolphin SMITH, farmed at Water End Farm, Sandridge, before James COLES, and I am very interested in the village.
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Gravestone reads

In Memory of
James William Cole
Who died July 5, 1923
aged 72 years
resting
also
Edith Sarah
eldest daughter of the above
who died April 6, 1930

also Sarah Ann, Loving Wife
and mother of the above
who fell asleep July 1939
Aged 84 years

Buried at United Reform Church
Wheathampstead, Hertford, Eng.
(corner of Wick Ave and Church Street)
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From the series of "Hertford shire Monumental Inscriptions" for Wheathampstead (1944)
At the United Reformed Church
ILMO James William Cole/ who died July 5th 1923/ aged 72 years/ "Resting"/ also/ Edith Sarah/ eldest daughter of the above/ who died April 6th1930/ aged 50 years/ "Thy will be done"/ also Sarah Ann loving wife/ and mother of the above/ who fell asleep July 5th 1939/ aged 84 years.

At St Helen's Church
Leslie W Cole/ 15.5.1903 - 18.2.1982/ and/ Stella O Cole/ 6.1.1902 - 6.3.1983/ "Reunited
[Leslie W. COLE is the grandson of James William COLE]
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In 2005, DCole discovered a web page at "http://www.welwyn.org.uk/aythis/aythis.htm" that described, in detail, the parish story of Ayot St. Peter. The information was produced under the guidance of Peter Shirleyas co-coordinator and editor in chief. A portion of this is listed below. It describes the tenant of Brocket Hall at the time that James William COLE was a tenant farmer of WaterEnd House. A copy of this writing is stored under the name of "Parish_History_of_Ayot_St_Peter.htm" ona computer owned by DCole.
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George, Lord Mountstephen (1829-1921) was tenant of Brocket Hall from 1892 until his death. He was President of the Bank of Montreal and firstPresident of the Canadian Pacific Railway. He established the Ayot St.Peter and Lemsford Nursing Home, known as the Mountstephen Trust. The nursing home was closed and sold in 1952. The proceeds of sale were allocated as to two thirds to Lemsford and one third to Ayot St. Peter. On 26 March 1996 Ayot St. Peter PCC received the sum of £6,689.41 followingthe winding-up of this charity.

Under his will dated 18 September 1934 the 1st Lord Brocket (who died just under nine weeks later on 21 November) left £250 to the rector to be applied for the benefit of the poor of the parish of Ayot St. Peter. Like the two Charities of John Henry Peacock, Lord Brocket's Charity forthe Poor still exists. It has registered number 258076 and at the beginning of 2000 it had assets totaling approximately £225. It is proposed, during 2000, to wind up these three small charities (following the proper procedures laid down by the Charity Commission) and to remit theirassets to Ayot St. Peter PCC.
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In 2005, DCole discovered a web page at "http://www.clickonhertfordshire.co.uk/waterend-history.htm" that described the relocation of the WaterEnd Barn to St Albans where it became a pub. A copy of this writing is stored under the name of "waterend_Barn.htm" on a computer owned by DCole. Recent owner was Robert COLES, who is probably not related to James William COLE.
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In 2005, DCole discovered a web page at "http://www.thrale.com/history/english/sandridge/historic_sandridge_9.php" that described the owners of WaterEnd House. A copy of this writing is stored under the name of "historic_sandridge_9.htm" on a computer owned by DCole. The relevant text is..
An ancient homestead in the parish is Waterend. In the time of King
John, Thebridge, now known as Waterend, was held by Viel de
Thebridge, a free tenant of the abbot of St. Albans. The oldest
extant document concerning Sandridge relates to Waterend,where
in 1248 a conveyance of land was made. John Fitzsimon died in possession
of a homestead and dovecote at Waterend in 1304. He rented the property
from the nuns of Sopwell in St. Albans, from whence the supposed
authoress of the famed "Boke of St. Albans" was reputed
to hail. Fitzsimon paid partly in money and partly by aidto the
abbot of St. Albans. The manor then remained in the possession of
the Fitzsimon family for a hundred years. When in 1437 Elizabeth
Fitzsimon married Thomas Brocket, the Brockets were to hold the
manor until 1590. This family was prominent in the neighbourhood,
as the memorials in Wheathampstead church testify. As happened to
nearly all the land in the parish, the manor passed to the Jennings
family. It is believed that the builder of the existing house was
Sir John Jennings, who built it in 1610. It is the oldestexisting
house in the parish. It is a good example of an early seventeenth
century red brick house on an E-shaped plan. There are two storeys
and an attic with large moulded brick string courses between the
storeys. The roof is tiled. The west front has three projecting
windows with stone mullions and transoms carried up to the attic,
and above them are three steep, straight gables, with moulded coping.
At the back are three large chimney stacks, with groups of octagonal
shafts, which nave moulded bases and caps. The inside is now much
altered, but in the kitchen there is a wide arched fireplace, and
there is an original winding oak staircase of plain character.
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