coastguard ,

[DELILAH]

hi, i am trying to find a john colley born swailclife kent 1800ish, aparently was a coastguard for swailclife but i can not locate him i think his wifes name was louisa, had lots of children , can any one help liz

[terrysfamily]

Do you have any names for the children?

Terry

[Geoffers]

You can download Coastguard records from 1816 onwards via TNA for free using Digital microfilm

Scroll down and read what is available.

Use this link to downlaod selected files (which are very large, you'll need a good broadband connection).

[busyglen]

Hello Liz,

If you look at the Coastguards site on Genuki.org.uk (you can do a google search as well to find it) there is some information regarding John and his family. Looks as if he was born in 1809 in Portsmouth, Hants. It also gives information regarding his wife Louisa and dates and names of some of the children. They certainly seem to have stayed in the Whitstable/Seasalter area in Kent, as they are also there in 1881.

If you need help to find this info, let me know.

Glenys

PS. I guess I was slow off the mark!

[emeltee]

Hi,
Here they are on the Censuses
1841
HO107/0393/5/F7
Coast Guard Station, Milton, Hants
John Colley 30 Coast Guard
Louisa Colley 30
John 13
Louisa 9
Joseph 7
Elizabeth 4

1851
HO107/1625/F500/p6
Island, Seasalter, Whistable, Kent
John Colley 45 Head Coast Guard Landport Hants
Louisa Colley 40 wife Landport, hants
Louisa Ann Colley 19 dau Rollingdean, Sussex
Joseph George Colley son 17 Shipwright App Rolingdean
Elizabeth Jane Colley dau 15 Rollingdean
Maria Eliza Colley dau 7 Peckham, Kent

1861
RG9/0404/F3/p10
54 King Street Greenwich
Joseph G Colley 26 Head Shipwright Woolwich Dockyard Rollendean
Sarah Colley wife London
Elvina Colley 1 dau Woolwich
John Colley 50 visitor Greenwich Pensioner Landport
Louisa Colley 50 visitor Landport
Maria Colley 16 visitor Dressmaker Reculver, Kent

1871
RG10/0974/F14/p19
29 Harbour Place, Blean
John Colley 63 Greenwich Pensioner Landport
Louisa 62 wife Landport
Maria E Willand wife 26 Dressmaker Reculver
Emily L 3 dau Woolwich

Hope this helps
Emeltee

[crimea1854]

Delilah

John Colley was nominated to the Coast Guard Service in 1831 (Nomination No.3001). He joined in Portsea, with his first posting being to Blackrock CG Station on 3 Oct 1831. He did not remain there long, because on the 13 Oct he was transferred to Greenway CGS, where he remained until 2 Dec 1837, when he was promoted to Commissioned Boatman (equivalent to a Junior Petty Officer in the Navy) and transferred to Beaulieu River CGS.

Using the files in ADM 175 (as mentioned above) you will be able to continue to trace his movements. If you have any problems please let me know, I'm more than happy to try and help.

Regards

Martin

[DELILAH]

o, thankyou all so very much , that is so helpful, and is the right family, as the daughter louisa annie is mygreat great grandmother, , couled anyone find any info on louisa annie colley, her husbands name was james pout, ,but i have no in for about him
;
0 liz

[crimea1854]

I have found a James Pout, Master Mariner with a wife Louisa living at 7 Bexley Terrace, Whitstable on the 1881 Census. She gave her place of birth as Swailcliffe which suggest that this is the right family.

Children, all born in Whitstable, all unmarried:

Louisa 22
Elvina 20
Annie 15
Sally 13
Ada 12
Emily 8

[DELILAH]

O, THANK YOU YES THATS THEM