'Cole04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Cole of Brancepeth Castle, Cole of Stoke Lyne, Cole of Twickenham

                               
HoP reports that the 2nd Bart "descended from an insignificant Gateshead tradesman who died in 1583". A web site on Brancepeth identifies the following Ralph as "Grandson of a blacksmith, he was a local boy made good."
Ralph Cole, 1st of Brancepeth Castle (co. Durham), Sheriff then Mayor of Newcastle-on-Tyne (d 11.1655)
1. Sir Nicholas Cole of Brancepeth Castle, Mayor of Newcastle, 1st Bart (bur 12.08.1669)
m. (by 1641) Mary Liddell (dau of Sir Thomas Liddell, 1st Bart, by Isabel, dau of Henry Anderson)
  A. son (dvp)
  B. Sir Ralph Cole of Brancepeth Castle, 2nd Bart (bpt 03.11.1629, d 09.08.1704, MP)
  MGH does not show Ralph's 1st marriage, suggesting that Catherine Foulis was mother of Nicholas. TCB supports the following.
  m1. (by 1651) Margaret Windham (d 1657, dau of Thomas Windham of Felbrigg, widow of _ Shouldham)
  i. Nicholas Cole (dvp)
  m. Elizabeth Milbanke (dau of Sir Mark Milbanke, 1st Bart)
  a. Sir Nicholas Cole of Brancepeth Castle, 3rd Bart (bpt 09.06.1685, dsp 1710/1)
  m1. Anne Campbell (dau of Collier Campbell)
m2. (c07.1705) Anne Savile (dau of Rev. John Savile (by Barbara Jenison), sister of Sir George, 7th Bart)
  b. Sir Mark Cole of Brancepeth Castle, 4th Bart (bpt 08.11.1687, dsp bur 25.03.1720)
  ii.+ other issue - Ralph (b c1662, a 1686, dvp), son (dvp), daughter
  m2. (by 1664, sp) Katharine Foulis (bpt 23.09.1637, d 29.09.1704, dau of Sir Henry Foulis, 2nd Bart of Ingleby (by Mary, dau of Sir Thomas Layton), she m2. 'Baron Dognyes')
  C. ?? Cole
  m. _ Forster of Etherston
  i. Elizabeth Cole
  m. Francis Lewen of Amble
  D. Mary Cole (bur 25.01.1671/2) probably of this generation
  m. (27.01.1651) Thomas Forster of Adderstone (bur 19.06.1673)

 

 

BLG1886 reports that the following family "was seated at Twickenham, Middlesex, for several generations, and may be found in the church registers as early as 1584. Previous to the time of Cromwell, the Coles possessed nearly the whole place". BLG1866 also reports "One branch of the family was elevated to the rank of Baronet, 1640" which, given that the only Coles who obtained a baronetcy in 1640 were those of Brancepeth Castle, suggests that this family was connected to the Coles just above.
Stephen Cole (of Heatham Place in) Twickenham, Middlesex
m. Frances Laremar (dau of William Laremar of Knightsbridge)
1. Thomas Rea Cole (Major)
  m. (1764) Isabella Ibbetson (dau of Sir Henry Ibbetson, Bart)
  A. Stephen Thomas Cole of Twickenham & Stoke Lyne (Oxfordshire) (b 26.04.1765, d 06.09.1835)
  m. (15.01.1795) Elizabeth Henrietta Stanley (dau of Edward Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, by Elizabeth, dau of 6th Duke of Hamilton)
  i. Edward Henry Cole of Stoke Lyne (d 09.02.1858) had issue
  m. (30.12.1830) Mary Letitia Parnell (d 1881, dau of Henry Parnell, 1st Lord Congleton)
  ii. George Beauchamp Cole of Twickenham (b 06.01.1807, d 06.09.1835) had issue
  m1. (10.10.1833) Julia Espinasse (dau of Col. (Henry) Espinasse by Maria, dau of Philip Howard of Corby Castle)
  m2. (22.02.1844) Sophia Frances Case (dau of Henry Case of Shenstone Moss & Redhazels)
  iii. Mowtray Cole in the Cape had issue
m. "a German lady of rank"
  iv. Burton Stanley Cole
  v. Elizabeth Cole
  m. Frederick Lee
  vi. Catherine Cole
  m. (16.03.1837) Walter Frederick Campbell of Islay
  B. Henry Cole (d 1815)
  m. Jane Elizabeth Owen (dau/coheir of John Owen of Raconnell)
  i. Owen Blayneny Cole of Brandrum, Sheriff of co Monaghan (b 04.10.1808) had issue
  m. (25.08.1834) Frances Isabella Monck (d 09.06.1871, dau of Henry Stanley (Monck), Earl of Rathdown)
  ii. Eliza Ibbetson Cole
  m. J(ohn) Metge of Athlumney
  iii. Henrietta Isabella Cole
  m. Rev. John Finlay
  C. Harriet Cole
  m. William Tudor (Captain)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (first uploaded 08.09.10 to CZmisc11, reviewed there 15.03.19) : TCB (vol 2, 'Cole of Brancepeth Castle', p83+), BEB1841 ('Cole of Brancepeth') , HoP ("Ralph Cole"), MGH (NS1, vol 4 (1884), 'Pedigree of Cole of Brancepeth Castle, co. Durham', p182)
(2) For lower section (first uploaded 25.01.13 to CZmisc11) : BLG1886 ('Cole of Stoke Lyne')
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