Father: William Cobley 1858-? | Mother: Sarah Coley

Grandfather: Job Cobley 1824-? | Mother: Catherine Blower
Gt. Grandfather: John Cobley 1801-1828 | Mother: Mary Goddard
Gt. Gt. Grandfather: Job Cobley 1778-1827 | Mother: Mary Smith
Gt. Gt. Gt. Grandfather: Job Cobley 1743-1800 | Mother: Alice Noon
Gt. Gt. Gt. Grandfather: John Cobley 1707-1781 | Mother: Mary Davis

b. ? 1885, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
(St. Catherine's House Index : 3Q/Blaby/7a/page33)
baptised. ? Leicestershire
d. ? Leicestershire
buried. ? Leicestershire

m.. Ada Whightman, 1925, ? Leicestershire

b. ?
baptised. ?
Father: ? | Mother: ?
d. ?
buried. ?

no more information known

1. Elizabeth (Betty) Cobley,
   
   b. ? 1925, ? Leicestershire
   baptised. ? Leicestershire
   d. ? 1938, ? Leicestershire
   buried. ? 1938, ? Leicestershire
   
   no more information known
   
   
2. William Richard Cobley,
   
   b. ? 1926, ? Leicestershire
   baptised. ? Leicestershire
   
   no more information known
   
   m.. Patricia Snowden, 1950, ? Leicestershire
   
   b. ?
   baptised. ?
   Father: ? | Mother: ?
   d. ?
   buried. ?
   
   
3. Donald Cobley,
   see notes
   
   
   b. 17 October 1928, ? Leicestershire
   baptised. ? Leicestershire
   d. ?
   buried. ?
   married. ?
   children. ?
   
   no more information known
   
   
4. Mary Cobley,
   
   b. ? 1933, ? Leicestershire
   baptised. ? Leicestershire
   d. ?
   buried. ?
   
   m.. Ray Orton, ?
   
   b. ?
   baptised. ?
   Father: ? | Mother: ?
   d. ?
   buried. ?
   
   no more information known
   
   
5. Roger Whightman Cobley,
   
   b. ? 1936, ? Leicestershire
   baptised. ? Leicestershire
   d. ?
   buried. ?
   married. ?
   children. ?
   
   no more information known
   
   
6. Robert Cobley,
   
   b. ? 1938, ? Leicestershire
   baptised. ? Leicestershire
   d. ?
   buried. ?
   married. ?
   children. ?
   
   no more information known
   
   

notes

Excerpt from ON THE STARTING LINE by JIM SHARLOTT
Published by Leicester City Council £6.99

DONALD COBLEY
Born 17 October 1928
Hinckley TC Royal Air Force
Modern Pentathlon
XVI Olympic Games Melbourne 1956
XVII Olympic Games Rome 1960

Don Cobley, one of the county’s greatest all-round athletes, won an Olympic
event but it did not qualify him for a gold medal. The official report, by
Lt.Col. O.G.W.White DSO, manager of Great Britain’s Modern Pentathlon team
in 1956 is quoted “For the cross-country running we returned to the grounds
of Oaklands Hunt Club where the winner was Sgt.D.Cobley of Britain in 13
minutes 35.5 seconds, a clear 13 seconds ahead of Haase of Sweden. This was
the fastest time for this event in an Olympic Games and was mainly
responsible for Britain gaining second place in the team reckoning.”

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