William Joseph Cobley was born 31st August 1859 in Pensford/Publow, Somerset.
He married Fanny Margaret Higgins (nee Palmer). Fanny was born abt 1856 and died 21st December 1936
Fanny had the following children by her first marriage:
Margaret E Higgins.
William Higgins was born abt 1882.
George Higgins was born abt 1884.
John Higgins was born abt 1886.
William and Fanny Cobley had the following children:
Henry J Cobley.
Frederick Cobley.
Stephen Charles Cobley was born 6th December 1891.
Oliver Cromwell Cobley.
Walter Cobley.
Olive Cobley.
Information on this lineage was kindly provided by Denise Mitchell, Blackwood, Gwent, S Wales.