1.2.1792
Sophia Holcroft married William Cole in 1794. They had four children, Mary, Sophia, Emily and Barham. By 1820 she was married to Georges Nicholas Mergez a Napoleonic General who became a baron and died in 1846, when his title descended to her son Barham. She died at Chalons-sur-Marne on 8.1.1850. She first appeared in Godwin's diary as presumably one of the Miss Holcrofts. Then as Coles, S Cole or Mrs Cole she appeared on 30.1.1796, 14.2.1796, 28.2.1796, 6.3.1796, 28.12.1797, 2.1.1798, 7.1.1798, 10.1.1798, 29.1.1798, 18.5.1798 and 16.3.1799 and on 17.3.1799 as S C. Then as Mme. Mergez on 1.4.1820, 4.4.1820, 9.4.1820 and 8.8.1828.