The Ghosts of Stanley Grammar School – Part 2: Family History

 The Ghosts of Stanley Grammar School – Part 2: Family History

 

Joseph Stear Carlyon Cole, 1895 [SLSA B 12272]

    Joseph Stear Carlyon Cole was born in Exeter, Devon, Englandin 1832.He emigrated to Penwortham, South Australia in 1857. He taught at the AuburnPublic School and worked as a clerk at the local district court; was secretaryfor the Independent Order of Oddfellows; was a correspondent for the SouthAustralian Register newspaper; and curator for a local cemetery.
 In 1861, Cole was headmaster at thePulteney Street School in Adelaide. He left to open his own school atWatervale.

Hannah Cole nee Peacock

   Cole married Hannah Peacock in Adelaide, in November 1862.Together they had five daughters and one son; Florence (1863-1936), Ada (1865 –1890), Jessie (1867 – 1949), Alice (1868 – 1934), Clement, (1871-1931), Mable (1865-1905).Joseph Coles retired in 1904 but remained on the property until his death on 15October 1916 at the age of 85. He was buried at St Mark’s Cemetery, Penwortham.Hannah died in August 1928.Hannah was buried with Joseph, and their son, Clement, was later buried with hisparents. Jessie and Alice Cole are buried together at Penwortham Cemetery.

 

Next week: The Ghosts of Stanley Grammar School – Part 3: Peppithe Ghost.

 

Researched and written by Allen Tiller © 2024.

JeanV. Moyle, 'Cole, Joseph Stear Carlyon (1832–1916)', AustralianDictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, ANU, (1981).

Ibid.

'FamilyNotices', The Register, (17 October 1916), p. 2.

'MRS.COLE.', Chronicle, (8 September 1928), p. 22.