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It could be that the 3 births in Cardiff, Colwyn Bay and Rochdale were because he was in army barracks at that time.

He was definitely a civilian in 1901 and 1911, he left the Navy in 1888 I think after just a few months service in Portsmouth. He didn't enlist for WW1 until he was 46.

Nice thought though.

Looking further the line goes:

Arthur Henry Coldham b 1868
son Arthur Henry Coldham 1899
son Arthur Henry Coldham 1929
sons Mark and Scott

Thank goodness he broke the tradition lol

Any of these births would fit someone saying she was 42 in 1911

Births Jun 1868 (>99%)
DAVIES Esther Jane Dover 2a 838
Births Dec 1868 (>99%)
DAVIES Esther Jane Pembroke 11a 739
DAVIES Esther Jane Cardiff 11a 252

This may have been posted before - if it has, my apologies.

Name: Annie Emma Georgina Coldham
Gender: Female
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 5 Jul 1891
Baptism Place: Holy Trinity, Finchley, Barnet, England
Father: Arthur Henry Coldham ...................................... Tram Conductor
Mother: Clara Coldham
Register Type: Parish Registers

and this.......................

Deaths Sep 1946 (>99%)
Coldham Esther J 77 Chippenham 7c 297

1939
90 Woodlands Road, Chippenham M.B., Wiltshire, England

Arthur H Fossey 22 Nov 1905 Male Progress Clerk Engineers Married 184 1
Emma H Fossey 28 Aug 1904 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 184 2
Esther J Coldham 22 Sep 1868 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 184 3