Charles was born in 1883 at Newark and was the son of William Cobb a maltster and Mary Cobb nee Warriner of 8 Paxton's Court, Kirkgate, Newark.
His father William was born in 1862 at Newark and his mother Mary Warriner was also born in 1862 at Newark, they were married in 1880 at Newark and went on to have 13 children, 1 sadly died in infancy or early childhood, their surviving children were, George b1881, Charles b1883, Mary b1885, Elizabeth b1889, Albert b1893, Harriett b1895, Kate b1897, Emily b1899, Annie b1902, Doris b1903 and John William b1909.
Charles Cobb married his wife Lily Mary Ann Sexton in 1904 at Newark, they went on to have the following children Albert b196 Newark, James Charles b1908 Great Yarmouth, Lily b1910 Newark and George b1913 at Newark they lived at St Leonards Court, Kirkgate, Newark.
In the 1911 census his parents and siblings are living at 8 Paxtons Court, Kirkgate, Newark and are shown as William 49 yrs a maltster, he is living with his wife Mary 49 yrs and their children, Elizabeth 22 yrs a general servant, Albert 18 yrs a grocers assistant, Harriet 16 yrs a willow peeler, Kate 14 yrs a scholar, Emily 12 yrs a scholar, Annie 9 yrs a scholar, Doris 7 yrs and John William 2yrs.
In the same 1911 census Charles and his family are living at 11 St Leonards Court, Kirkgate , Newark and are shown as Charles 28 yrs a maltsters labourer, he is living with his wife Lily Mary Ann 24 yrs and their children, Albert 5 yrs , James Charles 3 yrs and Lily 10months of age