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There are a number of sites about the Hood, this being one of them:
http://www.hmshood.com/

There is an extensive list of crew members between 1920 and 1941. There was a George D Cole and a W G Cole who were lost in the sinking of the ship in 1941. There was a J Coles served 1923/4 and a W H Coles at the same time.

There is no record of an exact name of George Coles.

I think your mum's birth certificate is definitely needed to check his exact name (as given).

Well Junie, it certainly seems as though there was a bit of intrigue .......

Are you assuming George was about the same age as Stella Jane as she was born 1894? He may, of course, have been quite a bit older (or younger) than Stella.

What does it give as his occupation on your mother's birth certificate? (If you don't have the certificate it would be worth ordering a copy).

It seems my gran, stella Jane Edyvane had a secret life!

Your mother's birth? Mother's maiden name spelled Edyveana.

Births Mar 1928 (>99%)
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Coles Doreen H F Edyveana Plympton 5b 265

Edit: Original spelled Edyveane.

Hello Junie

I'm just trying to get this straight in my head - Stella Jane Edyvane married Arthur Evans 1916 and they had a son George Evans in 1935 (quite a gap!).

But somehow in that intervening period Stella had your mother with George Coles in 1927. It would be unlikely there was a marriage to George Coles if Stella was still married to Arthur.

All of the deaths in the Portsmouth area for a George Coles were for men older than you think "your" George Coles was:-


Name: COLES, George H
Registration district: Portsmouth
County: Hampshire
Year of registration: 1932
Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at death: 67
Volume no: 2B
Page no: 903

and:-


Name: COLES, George J
Registration district: Portsmouth
County: Hampshire
Year of registration: 1933
Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at death: 57
Volume no: 2B
Page no: 627

and:-


Name: COLES, George T
Registration district: Gosport
County: Hampshire
Year of registration: 1934
Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at death: 57
Volume no: 2B
Page no: 729

and:-


Name: COLES, George H
Registration district: Portsmouth
County: Hampshire
Year of registration: 1935
Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at death: 68
Volume no: 2B
Page no: 628

These are the deaths in that area from 1928 to 1935.

Kath. x

My mother has old paperwork with several ships he was on, one of them was HMS Hood. Perhaps I have his approx death date wrong. But thanks for reply.

HMS Hood was commissioned on 20/5/1920 so was not involved during WW1 (1914~1918). If your grandfather died about 1930 he could not have served on her during WW2 (1939~1945). She was sunk on 24/5/1941 with the loss of 1,415 lives. There were only 3 survivors, Midshipman William Dundas, Able Seaman Bob Tilburn and Ordinary Signalman Ted Briggs.

I am seeking any information regarding George Coles, who was my grandfather. Areas would be Hampshire/ portsmouth he was born approx 1895 give or take a few years. Died approx 1930. My gran was stella jane Edyvane. but she was married to Arthur Evans in 1916, and had George Evans 19 years after. My mother was Doreen H F Coles, born 1927 dec 21 in Plymouth Devon. But before the birth of George Evans in 1935 ( my uncle ) she had my mother doreen Coles. 1927. My gran was not married to George Coles as I have tried to find the marriage details. All I know of G Coles is he was in the Navy and served on HMS Hood and other ships in the war, which he survived, he actually went a little crazy after the war and went into an institution.. all a big mystery, and my mother does not remember him, any help would be appreciated, also he had 3-4 children whom my grand mother helped to bring up..