Frederick Augustus Coe
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Frederick Augustus Coe was a cashier in a local iron works in Kingswinford
, Staffordshire
, England
, though later became an iron works manager. Frederick's wife Margaret Robertson (December 16, 1839-December 31, 1924) was a native of Edinburgh
, Scotland. The family lived in Cardiff
, Wales, by 1874. At the beginning of the 1880s the family were residents in Gloucester.
Margaret Coe and other members of the Coe family arrived in New York on August 18, 1883, from Hull, England, aboard the Rhodora
, a merchant ship owned by Margaret's elder brother George Robertson. Their final destination was Philadelphia.
Names of the ten surviving children and estimated date of birth from the ship register follows:
After a rough crossing, the Coe family settled in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, east of Philadelphia.
Kingswinford
Kingswinford is a suburban area in the West Midlands.Historically within Staffordshire, the area is mentioned in the Domesday Book its name relates to a ford for the King's swine - Latin Swinford Regis. The current significance is probably in tourism, education and housing...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, though later became an iron works manager. Frederick's wife Margaret Robertson (December 16, 1839-December 31, 1924) was a native of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland. The family lived in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Wales, by 1874. At the beginning of the 1880s the family were residents in Gloucester.
Margaret Coe and other members of the Coe family arrived in New York on August 18, 1883, from Hull, England, aboard the Rhodora
Rhodora
Rhodora is a section of subgenus Pentanthera in the genus Rhododendron. It comprises two species, both deciduous shrubs native to eastern North America:*Rhododendron canadense*Rhododendron vaseyi...
, a merchant ship owned by Margaret's elder brother George Robertson. Their final destination was Philadelphia.
Names of the ten surviving children and estimated date of birth from the ship register follows:
- Alice Jane Coe (born about 1863)
- Robert Stanley Coe (born about 1867)
- William Robertson Coe (June 8, 1869-March 15, 1955)
- George Vernon Coe (born about 1871)
- Jno Beresford Coe (born about 1872)
- Margaret F. Coe (born about 1876)
- Verner C. Coe (born about 1879)
After a rough crossing, the Coe family settled in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, east of Philadelphia.