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William Coldstream was born in Leith, Midlothian, on 20 January 1841.¹

He married Fanny Caroline George Anson in Simla, Bengal, on 3 July 1866.^2,3

By 1867 he was Asst Commissioner in the Punjab for the Bengal Civil Service.⁴

William died on 24 April 1929 in Kensington, Middlesex, at age 88.^5,6

His will was probated in London, Middlesex, on 5 July 1929 with William Menzies Coldstream appointed executor with his estate valued at £10839/15/1.⁵

William John Anson Coldstream was born in Naini Tal, Bengal, on 15 July 1901.¹ and was baptised on 14 August 1901 at Church of St John in the Wilderness in Naini Tal.¹

He married Pamela (Pansy) Gladys McGowan at Church of Scotland in Rawalpindi, Bengal, on 7 November 1928.^2,3

He was a doctor who won many prizes at Edinbugh University as a medical student, and returned to India to serve as a military doctor. He was appointed Civil Surgeon and put in charge of the hospital at Peshawar, where he was assassinated by a Muslim hospital orderly, a semi-educated youth named Abdul Rashid with a political motive, on 22 July 1932. His widow was awarded an extraordinary widow's pension of £140 a year by the Indian government, and also awarded a special gratuity of the maximum permitted by the Government's rules. They had no children.⁴ He was buried on 22 July 1932 at the Tehkalbala Cemetery in Peshawar.^5,6

William died on 22 July 1932 at Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, Bengal, at age 31 of murder, having been stabbed in the neck by an orderly. His assailant tried to escape but was quickly arrested.^7,5,8

William Menzies Coldstream was born in Umritsur, Bengal, on 19 February 1869.¹ and was baptised on 9 May 1869 in Umritsur.¹

William received a promotion on 21 July 1891 from 2nd Lieutenant to Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, and by 1901 was a Captain.^2,3

He married Adele Margaret Edith Stevens, daughter of John Foster Stevens KCSI and Frances Louisa Jeremie, at St Paul's Cathedral in Calcutta, Bengal, on 29 July 1897.⁴

He was appointed executor of William Coldstream's estate in London, Middlesex, on 5 July 1929.⁵

William died on 10 November 1943 at The Royal South Hampshire and Southampton Hospital in Southampton, Hampshire, at age 74.^6,7

His will was probated on 15 February 1944 with Adele Margaret Edith Stevens appointed executrix with his estate valued at £10731/15/10.⁷

Edward Charles Ingle Cole was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, on 3 February 1887.^2,3

Edward's marriage to Mabel Florence Rust, daughter of William Rust and Julia (Guiliana) Hannah Chiaroni, was registered between April 1917 and June 1917 in Luton, Bedfordshire.¹

He was listed in the 1921 census as Head of Family at 32 Alfred St in Luton, Bedfordshire, with his wife Mabel; he was an engineer's driller and boiler worker and the household included his mother Selina. Their children Edward and Frederick were listed as living with them.⁴

He was listed in the 1939 Register at 32 Alfred St in Luton, Bedfordshire, with Mabel Florence Rust; he was an engineer's radial driller. Edward Ingle Cole was listed as living at the same address.⁵

Edward's death was registered between July 1969 and September 1969 in Luton, Bedfordshire.³

Edward Ingle Cole was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, on 18 November 1917.^1,2
The siblings Edward and Frederick were listed in the 1921 census at 32 Alfred St in Luton, Bedfordshire, with their parents, Edward Charles Ingle Cole and Mabel Florence Rust.³

He was listed in the 1939 Register at 32 Alfred St in Luton, Bedfordshire, along with Edward Charles Ingle Cole and Mabel Florence Rust; he was a felt finisher in the hat trade.¹

Frederick Sidney Cole was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, on 8 October 1919.¹
The siblings Edward and Frederick were listed in the 1921 census at 32 Alfred St in Luton, Bedfordshire, with their parents, Edward Charles Ingle Cole and Mabel Florence Rust.²

He was listed in the 1939 Register at 35 Hinckley Rd in Coventry, Warwickshire; he was an engine fitter and living with Arthur and Ada Banbrook.³

Frederick's death was registered between October 1989 and December 1989 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.⁴

Henrietta A Cole was born in Wentworth, New Hampshire, circa 1845.^1,2

She married Edwin White in Concord, New Hampshire, on 3 November 1864. Edwin gave his occupation as 'clergyman.²'

She was listed in the 1870 US census at 78th district in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with her husband Edwin; he was a wodd turner, they gave the value of their personal estate as $400 and their daughters Leola (4) and Ann (1) were living with them.³

She was listed in the 1880 US census at 31 Lowell St in Lawrence, Essex Co., Massachusetts, with her husband Edwin; he was a wood-turner. Their child Elinor was listed as living with them.⁴
She was listed in the 1900 census at 77 Dennett St in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, as the mother-in-law of Nathaniel Harvey (34), shoe salesman, married to her daughter Leona (34) and their children Alan (3) and Hilda (9 mths). She was an umemployed music teacher.⁵
She was listed as the mother-in-law of Robert Lee Frost in the 1910 US Census in Derry, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, along with her husband Edwin.¹

She was widowed on the death of her husband Edwin on 27 May 1910.⁶

She was listed in the 1920 US census as head of the family at Stevens St in Boston, Massachusetts; she was living alone in a rented house with no apparent income.⁷

Marjorie Colebrook was born in New Zealand on 3 May 1901.²

She married Mortimer Homi Shroff, son of Mortimer William Shroff and Bessie Martha Rhoda Clarke, in New Zealand in 1928.^1,3,4

She was widowed on the death of her husband Mortimer in May 1966.^5,1,6

Marjorie died on 24 December 1977 in Auckland at age 76.^5,1,7

Alison's birth was registered circa 1892 in Ballarat, Victoria. She was the daughter of Joseph Daniel COLEMAN (a chemist) and Emily CARPENTER, although there is some confusion in the birth indexes, which appear to show the birth of a Richard Henry instead of Alison.^2,3

She married Clarence John White at 3 Victoria Parade in Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, on 20 June 1911. He was a salesman, she a milliner.⁴

Alison was divorced from Clarence John White at Melbourne, Victoria, in August 1915.⁵

Alison's second marriage was to Percy Robert Allen on 25 September 1915 at Independent Church, Collins St in Melbourne, Victoria. He was secretary of a company, and she was still working as a milliner. Both had a single child from their previous marriages, and he had been widowed in Nov 1909.^6,7

Alison was divorced from Percy Robert Allen at Victoria in 1920.⁸

Alison's third marriage was to Herbert George Aorangi Forsaith, son of Robert Arnold Forsaith and Sarah Ann Littler, on 18 November 1922 at St Oswald's Church, Haberfield in Ashfield, New South Wales. She described herself as a widow, but unless her first husband had died by 1922, she was in fact a multiple divorcee.^9,1

Alison died on 9 September 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales.^10,11

He married (--?--) (---?---) in Ireland.