Peter wilson coldham biography template
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See also these fine books relating to Loyalists who ventured to Canada . . .
The following article was adapted from the Introduction to Mr. Coldham’s definitive account of the claims awarded to American colonists by the British crown following the Revolutionary War. For more information about events leading to the establishment of the American Claims kommission, as well as thousands of Loyalist sketches of the claimants themselves, see Mr. Coldham’s book, American Migrations, 1765-1799.
“Between 1765 and the end of 1783 it is estimated that more than 70,000 former inhabitants of mainland America had been obliged to emigrate to Canada, Britain, the West Indies or elsewhere; and between those dates many thousands more, on both sides of the conflict, had been constrained by the vicissitudes of war to leave their native towns and villages to seek refuge elsewhere in North America or in another part of the world. The best estimates suggest that 30,000 Loyalists found
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Peter Wilson Coldham
Peter Wilson Coldham FASGFSG | |
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| Born | (1926-11-25)25 November 1926 Wandsworth, London, England |
| Died | 2 September 2012 Greater London, England |
| Occupation | Genealogist |
| Nationality | British |
Peter Wilson Coldham,FASG (1926 – 2012 in London), was a British genealogist. He was noted as a "distinguished scholar of colonial American immigration."[by whom?]
Life
[edit]In a genealogical format, his basic lineage is listed as; Peter Wilson Coldham-7 (Frederick efternamn Coldham-6, Henry Wilson Coldham-5, Henry James Coldham-4, Daniel Coldham-3, Daniel Coldham-2, Daniel Coldham-1).[1]
He was the son of Frederick Wilson Coldham and Grace Clara Cutler.[2] He later married Paulette Nagle (1928–2012 [3]) on 4 July 1953 in Purley, Surrey, England and had four children.[1] He wrote over 26 books and multiple monographs and magazine articles, including many standard works on Anglo-American genealo
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The complete book of emigrants, 1751-1776 :
a comprehensive listing compiled from English public records of those who took ship to the Americas for political, religious, and economic reasons; of those who were deported for vagrancy, roguery, or non-conformity; and of those who were sold to labour in the new colonies /
Peter Wilson Coldham.
Description
- Main Author
- Coldham, Peter Wilson.
- Language(s)
- English
- Published
- Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Publishing, c1993.
- Subjects
- Immigrants > Immigrants / United States > Immigrants / United States / Sources.
British > British / United States > British / United States / 18th century > British / United States / 18th century / Sources.
United States > United States / Emigration and immigration > United States / Emigration and immigration / History > United States / Emigration and immigration / History / 18th century > United States / Emigration and immigration / History / 18th century