Edward Purkis COLES (1831 – 1915)
Name
Edward Purkis ColesGender
MaleBirthdate
1831Date of death
1915Partner(s)
- Clara Louisa Coles (1838-1905)
Children
- Frederick Purkis Coles
- Samuel Arthur Coles (1880-1943)
- Alice Coles (born 1882)
Biography
Arrived in Auckland on the “Columbus”, 1877, from Southsea, Hampshire, England
In the UK he had been working as a ship’s carpenter but with the downturn in wooden ships, he decided to move to New Zealand
Came to Onga Onga and set himself up as a carpenter
Built Coles Brothers building and joinery factory in 1878
May be more children
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