William Henry Cole, b: 1825 - Stokenham, England

^{1899 Boer War begins}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1922 USSR formed by Soviet states}

^{1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne}
^{1854 Crimean War with Russia}
^{1869 Opening of Suez Canal}
^{1871 Franco - Prussian War}
^{1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy}

^{1798 Irish revolt against English rule}
^{1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor}
^{1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed}
^{1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat}
^{1830 French Revolution}



		^Philip Cole^{b.1797 Stokenham, England d.}

	^{William Henry Cole}^{b.1825 Stokenham, England d.1850 Stokenham, England}

		^Ann Gillard^{b.1798 Stokenham, England d.}

^{Ann Gillard Cole}^{b.1847 Stokenham, England d.}

		^{Samuel Pepperell}^{b.1790 Stokenham, England d.1881}

	^{Harriett Pepperel}^{b.1825 Stokenham, England d.}

		^{Elizabeth Gillard}^{b.1796 Stokenham, England d.}