Peter Wilson Coldham, FASG (1926 – 2012 in London), was a British genealogist. He was noted as a "distinguished scholar of colonial American immigration."

Life

In a genealogical format, his basic lineage is listed as; Peter Wilson Coldham-7 (Frederick Wilson Coldham-6, Henry Wilson Coldham-5, Henry James Coldham-4, Daniel Coldham-3, Daniel Coldham-2, Daniel Coldham-1).

He was the son of Frederick Wilson Coldham and Grace Clara Cutler. He later married Paulette Nagle (1928–2012 ) on 4 July 1953 in Purley, Surrey, England and had four children.

"Peter Wilson Coldham has died, and the world of genealogical research has lost a remarkable man."

  • English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660. Abstracts of Examinations in the High Court of Admiralty with Reference to Colonial America
  • English Estates of American Colonists. American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1699
  • English Estates of American Colonists. American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1700-1799
  • English Estates of American Settlers. American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1800-1858
  • American Wills Proved in London, 1611-1775
  • American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857

References

  • Maryland Genealogical Society - In Memoriam - Genealogists of Note - Peter Wilson Coldham (19126-2012).