Percival Frank Cobley
farm labourer, railway man
see note
Father: George Clowes Cobley 1845-1898 | Mother: Aminda Neale 1845-1925
Grandfather: John Cobley 1809-1887 | Mother: Rebecca Clowes 1809-1885
Gt. Grandfather: William Cobley 1771-1813 | Mother: Elizabeth
b. 19 June 1878, Walton in Kimcote, Leicestershire
(St. Catherine's House Index : 3Q/1878/Lutterworth/7a/page 5)
baptised. ? 1878, All Saints, Kimcote, Leicestershire
d. ? 1964, Water Orton, Warwickshire
buried. 16 January 1964, St Peter & St. Paul's, Water Orton, Warwickshire
1881 Census: Cottage, Kimcote & Walton : Son : aged 2
1891 Census: Front Street, Walton : Agricultural Labourer : aged 12
1901 Census: 818 Old Station, Rugby, Warwickshire : Boarder: Navvy : aged 22
no more information known
m. Jessie Miller, 25 October 1903, St Peter & St. Paul's, Water Orton, Warwickshire
b. 2 June 1884, Water Orton, Warwickshire
baptised. ?
Father: John Miller | Mother : Mary Yates
d. 27 June 1966, Water Orton, Warwickshire
buried.? 1966, St Peter & St. Paul's, Water Orton, Warwickshire
- Alfred George Cobley
b. 2 January 1904, ? Water Orton, Warwickshire
(St. Catherine's House Index : 1Q/1904/Aston/6a/page 413)
baptised. ?
d. ?
buried. ?
m. Marjorie Wilms, ?
b. ?
baptised. ?
Father: John Miller | Mother : Mary Yates
d. ?
buried.?
no more information known
- Edith Helen Cobley,
b. ? 1905, ? Water Orton, Warwickshire
(St. Catherine's House Index : 1Q/1905/Aston/6d/page 388)
baptised. ?
d. ?
buried. ?
m. Gharles Goldingay, ?
b. ?
baptised. ?
Father: ? | Mother : ?
d. ?
buried. ?
no children
no more information known
- Harriet May Cobley,
b. 23 February 1907, ? Water Orton, Warwickshire
(St. Catherine's House Index : 2Q/1907/Aston/6d/page 403)
baptised. ?
d. ? 1984 ?
buried. ?
m. John Henry Cross, ? 1931, St Peter & St. Paul's, Water Orton, Warwickshire
b. ?
baptised. ?
Father: ? | Mother : ?
d. ?
buried. ?
children. ?
no more information known
- Gladys Mary Cobley,
b. 15 March 1908, ? Water Orton, Warwickshire
(St. Catherine's House Index : 2Q/1908/Aston/6d/page 413)
baptised. ?
d. 16 October 1992, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
buried. ?
m. James William Wallis,
26 March 1932, St Peter & St. Paul's, Water Orton, Warwickshire
b. 1 February 1907 ?
baptised. ?
Father: Thomas William Wallis 1880-1950 | Mother : Gertrude Mary Lambert 1874-1958
d. ?
buried. ?
children. ?
no more information known
- John Henry (Jack) Cobley, Bachelor
b. ? 1911, ? Water Orton, Warwickshire
(St. Catherine's House Index : 2Q/1911/Aston/6d/page 411)
baptised. ?
d. ? 15 November 1984
buried. ?
no more information known
- Reginald Arthur Cobley,
b. ? 1913, ? Water Orton, Warwickshire
(St. Catherine's House Index : 4Q/1913/Meriden/6d/page 887)
baptised. ?
d. ? 1990
buried. ?
m. Eileen Ball, ?
b. ?
baptised. ?
Father: ? | Mother : ?
d. ?
buried. ?
children. ?
no more information known
- Leslie Cobley,
b. ? 1917, ? Water Orton, Warwickshire
baptised. ?
d. ? 1984
buried. ?
m. Frances Hunter, ?
b. ?
baptised. ?
Father: ? | Mother : ?
d. ?
buried. ?
no children
no more information known
- Brenda Marjorie Cobley,
b. ? 1929, ? Water Orton, Warwickshire
baptised. ?
d. ? 1976
buried. ?
m. James Skeys, ? 1954, St Peter & St. Paul's, Water Orton, Warwickshire
b. ?
baptised. ?
Father: ? | Mother : ?
d. ?
buried. ?
children. ?
no more information known
note:
extracted from an e-mail by his grand daughter
He was a Railwayman for many years. Family history has it that he arrived in Water Orton (the village where my Grandmother lived) one afternoon playing trumpet in a brass band, and my Grandmother fell in love with the handsome trumpet player. I have since discovered that the talent for trumpet playing runs in families, and that it's not a random thing at all....
Anyway, to get back to Grandad. He was a keen cricketer all his life, and when he stopped playing cricket, he started umpiring, and that is still the first picture that comes to my mind when I think of him. He also kept the grounds for Water Orton Cricket Club for many years and was made an Honourary Member of the Club. I think that all my Cobley uncles played cricket for Water Orton, and so did my Father. Cricket is one thing I still miss....
He was a keen sportsman, and not only kept a pair of ice skates at home, but could also use them ... not a common thing during that time frame I don't think. My mother always remembered how he would get them out whenever the canal or pond froze, much to the rest of the village's amazement.
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