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My relations Tom and Nancy Roberts… Father and daughter. He was Postmaster at Coates for a considerable time, when he died Nancy took over as Postmistress.My Grandmother was Agnes Price nee Roberts.I believe she grew up there and i know she got Married from there,I remember going to Coates Post Office every Sunday Afternoon for Tea.I haven’t been to the village for ages,but i can remember the exact spot in the main street.
My ggg grandfather lived at Coates House in the 1850’s and farmed 450 acres there abouts. Anything on this subject is welcomed
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Although I have never lived in the village of Coates, Its fascinating to read about it. Strangely enough I have now gone back to my original family surname of Coates. I am now known as Charlotte Coates.
Message for Charlotte Coates… Hello Charlotte…East Malling Charly ??
I have just read your comments about the post office and your grandmother being Agnes Roberts. I have just come across an Agnes Roberts, whose mother Mary Ann Roberts (nee Rees I think) was the postmistress in Coates in 1901. Mary Ann was married to George Roberts, who had a brother Robert Roberts who was my great, great, grandfather. Their father was Richard Giles Roberts who was a master carpenter for Lord Bathhurst.
I’m surprised that there is no mention of the two German airmen buried in the churchyard at Coates.
Intrigued to come across your Coates notes – its where I live and I was trawling for history and primary/secondary sources in between the romantic stuff. Have you pursued your interest?
Thanks for the comments! In fact there’s an updated history at http://coatesvillage.wordpress.com – and even that needs updating, notably to take into account the German airmen plus a number of otehr inaccuracies that have surfaced since it was written (please, don’t shoot the messenger
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Cheers, Jon