Benjamin Leonard Cole - Born 14/02/1900 in Dublin

[adamthorpe]

Ben Cole was my grandfather. I know that his father was William and his mother was Sarah.  I believe that William served in the Territorial army and the Sarah came from Dublin.  I have found them in the 1901 census living in Farnborough, Hampshire.  If anyone can give me more information about his father or mother I would be grateful

[CaroleW]

The info on the 1901 entry is that William was born Salford Lancs about 1869 and Sarah was b Ireland about 1876.  As they had 2 children b Ireland at the time of the 1901 census, it's possible they may have married there

Do you know Sarah's maiden name?  If any later children were born in England - a copy of their birth cert will give you that info

Where were the family in 1911 as the 1911 census should show the area of Ireland where Sarah was born

[CaroleW]

In 1911, both sons Edward and Benjamin are at a military academy school in Dublin

[adamthorpe]

I believe that his Mothers maiden name was White

[Kay99]

There appears to be three records of William's military service on Find My Past,   but the site is very slow at the moment

Kay

Edit - Original enlistment in the  Welsh Wales Borderers in1886 lists his father as Sergt Edward? Cole Carlow

[cath151]

The records Kay found look promising, wife Sarah and several children, names and Sarahs surname very hard to read. Findmypast is also really slow too,
Cathy

[cath151]

He married a Sarah jane Whittaker 12th Jan 1897 Queens County
Benjamins birth and baptism is confirmed in the records a little later.
Cathy
I think you can access military records free today on Ancestry/Findmypast

[CaroleW]

Here's the marriage registration from Family Search

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYC4-RN5

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYCZ-VZ2