Alfred John Coles (abt. 1872 - 1939)

Husband of May (Ainsworth) Coles — married 17 May 1911 in Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia

Died 27 Dec 1939 at about age 67 in Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Alfred John Coles was born about 1872, the son of William and Susan. ^[1]

As a one-year old, he migrated with his parents and siblings on the Jerusalem from London arriving in Sydney on 22 June 1874. ^[2]

William Coles, sawyer, 31

Susan, wife, 34

Elizabeth, 10

Jesse?, 8

William, 6

Mary Ann, 3

Alfred J, 1

He married May Ainsworth on 17 May 1911 in the Drummoyne district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ^[3]

Alfred was a confectioner with a sweet shop in Rockdale. ^[4] For a short time, perhaps a few months from October 1916, it appears that he was a partner in a confectionery business: ^[5]

Name of Firm: MY LADY CHOCOLATE COMPANY LIMITED

Name of Firm: CORMACK LAWRENCE & COLES

Nature of Business: Manufacturing Confectioners & Commission Agents

Place of Business: 21A Wellington Street Chippendale

Person Carrying on Business: CORMACK, George; LAWRENCE, George; COLES, Alfred John

Additional People in Business: DOCHARTY, James; HOSKINS, William John

Date of Registration: 23 Oct 1916

The partnership of Cormack, Lawrence, and Coles was dissolved 9 Feb 1917. The My Lady Chocolate Company Limited, which traded under the name Cannell and Co, was wound up voluntarily on 14 February, 1921, re-registered and acquired by other parties on 23 October 1921. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

He was living at 38 Railway Parade, Penshurst, New South Wales and was a member of the Hurstville Bowling Club. ^[9]

He died, aged 67, on 27 December 1939 in the St. George District Hospital, Kogarah, New South Wales. He was buried on 29 December 1939 at the Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales. ^{[10] [1] [9]}

Probate was granted on 21 March 1940. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1939 'DISTRICT DEATHS.', The Propeller (Hurstville, NSW : 1911 - 1954), 28 December, p. 5. , viewed 15 Jun 2020, Death, Alfred John Coles, 67 years of age
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. New South Wales Government. Inward passenger lists. Series 13278, Reels 399-560, 2001-2122, 2751. Reports of vessels arrived (or Shipping reports). Series 1291, Reels 1263-1285, 2851. State Records Authority of New South Wales. Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia. Voyage Arrival Date: 22 Jun 1874, Vessel Name: Jerusalem
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3. ↑ Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, NSW Marriages, Alfred J Coles and May Ainsworth, Drummoyne district, Registration No: 5288/1911
4. ↑ Famiy oral history
5. ↑ NSW State Archives and Records, Business and Company Records 1903-1922 [1], Item No: [2/8546] | File No: 27751, Number: INX-48-30879 and INX-48-6169
6. ↑ 1921 'MY LADY CHOCOLATE COMPANY LIMITED.', Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 2001), 25 February, p. 1428, viewed 16 Jun 2020, Trove
7. ↑ 'MY LADY CHOCOLATE COMPANY LIMITED' in Dun's gazette for New South Wales Trove, Call Number: Nq 332.05 DUN, Created/Published: Sydney : Dun's Gazette, 1909-1958, Issue: Vol. 22 No. 18 (November 3, 1919), Page: 4 of 20
8. ↑ 1917 'DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.', Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 2001), 16 February, p. 1075, viewed 16 Jun 2020, Trove, Cormack, Lawrence, and Coles, 9 Feb 1917
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} 1939 'Family Notices', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 29 December, p. 7. , viewed 14 Jun 2020, NLA Trove
10. ↑ Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, NSW Deaths, Alfred John Coles, father William, mother Susan, Kogarah district, Registration No: 25156/1939
11. ↑ NSW State Archives and Records Probate, Alfred John Coles, Date of Death 27/12/1939, Granted on 21/03/1940, NRS-13660-18-3999-Series 4_247551