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Our branch of the Cole family comes from Bournemouth in Dorset. Beyond that, we don't know much about them except that they seem to have been tough and hard-working: Lavinia ran a laundry single-handed, having been all but deserted by a husband who ran off to seek his fortune in America, while her brother was a bricklayer. The surname enters our family tree with Lavinia Cole, my husband's maternal great-grandmother, and her tree would be the best place to start if you want to follow the surname through. Here are the individuals whose trees feature here: George Cole
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