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Edward Cox 1854 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1854

Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England

Death Date: October 1912

Death Location: Essex, United Kingdom

Father: Edward Cox

Mother: Mary Wallis

Spouse(s): Caroline Barefort, Eliza Smith

Children(s): Frances Cox, Ella Cox, Christine Cox, Sydney Burgess, Liddy Cox, Henry Burgess

Edward Cox was born in 1854 in Gravesend, Kent, England, the child of Edward Frederick Cox and Mary Ann Wallis. Edward Cox married Caroline Barefort, Eliza Hibbs Smith, and had children including Frances Ethel Cox, Ella Dorothy Cox, Christine Emily Cox, Sydney T Cox Burgess, Liddy Cox, Henry Cox Burgess. Edward Cox passed away in 1912 in Essex, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Edward Cox was born in 1854 in Gravesend, Kent, England, the child of Edward Frederick Cox and Mary Ann Wallis.
  • Edward Cox married Caroline Barefort, Eliza Hibbs Smith, and had children including Frances Ethel Cox, Ella Dorothy Cox, Christine Emily Cox, Sydney T Cox Burgess, Liddy Cox, Henry Cox Burgess.
  • Edward Cox passed away in 1912 in Essex, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Cox
1826 – 1861
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Mary Wallis
1834 – 1895
Birth Location: Sittingbourne, Kent, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Caroline Barefort
Birth Location: –
CB
Eliza Smith
1846 – 1908
Birth Location: Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
ES

Children(s)

Frances Cox
1887 – 1967
Birth Location: Forest Gate, Essex, England
FC
Ella Cox
1892 – 1963
Birth Location: West Ham, Essex, England
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Christine Cox
1894 – 1972
Birth Location: West Ham, Essex, England
CC
Sydney Burgess
1899 –
Birth Location: Lambeth, London, England
SB
Liddy Cox
1899 –
Birth Location: Vauxhll, London, England
LC
Henry Burgess
1900 – 1945
Birth Location: Lambeth, London, England
HB

Edward Cox's Ancestors

Self
Edward Cox
1854 – 1912
Birth Place: Gravesend, Kent, England
Parents
Edward Frederick Cox
1826 – 1861
Dover, Kent, England
Mary (Ann) Wallis
1834 – 1895
Sittingbourne, Kent, England
Grandparents
George (James) Cox
1806 – 1881
Brompton, Gillingham, Kent, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Crepin
1801 – 1893
Dover, Kent, England
Richard Wallis
1813 – 1892
Gravesend, Kent, England
Sarah Sharp
1801 – 1865
Rochester, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
James Cox
1775 – 1835
Elizabeth Weston
1772 – 1855
John Crepin\Crippen
1769 – 1864
Frances Swaine
1769 – 1836
Samuel Wallis
1764 – 1849
Mary Bookham
1766 – 1841
Kingsford Sharp
1763 – 1837
Elizabeth Winter
1765 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cox
1747 – 1793
Mary Jackson
1755 –
William Weston
1740 – 1818
Rachel Dodman
1746 – 1818
John Crippen
1737 – 1817
Mary Stevens
1746 – 1816
William Swaine
1745 – 1780
Sarah
Samuel Wallace
1733 – 1797
Elizabeth Barker
1730 – 1791
John Bookham
1735 –
Ann
1735 –
Thomas Sharp
1734 – 1794
Sarah Kingsford
1733 –
Samuel Winter
1740 –
Elizabeth Moore
1740 –

Edward Cox's Descendants

1.
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Edward Cox (9 Jul 1854 – October 1912) m. Caroline Barefort m. Eliza (Hibbs) Smith (Abt. 1846 – Jan 1908)
  1. 1. Frances (Ethel) Cox (1887 – 15 Sep 1967) m. John (Leonard Edgar) Hooppell (abt 1900 – Jul 1980)
    1. 1. Leonard (Edgar) Hooppell (18 Feb 1928 – 1992) m. Jane Smith
  2. 2. Ella (Dorothy) Cox (1892 – 28 Mar 1963) m. Horace (Victor) Tucker (22 Jun 1883 – 1 Feb 1965)
    1. 1. Joan (Dorothy) Tucker (18 Jun 1918 – )
  3. 3. Christine (Emily) Cox (Dec 1894 – Jul 1972)
  4. 4. Sydney (T Cox) Burgess (abt 1899 – )
  5. 5. Liddy Cox (abt 1899 – )
  6. 6. Henry (Cox) Burgess (24 jan 1900 – 27 Mar 1945) m. Rose (Florence) Turner (28 Nov 1902 – 31 Jan 1985)
    1. 1. Constance (Rose Frances) Burgess (30 July 1921 – 9 August 1968) m. William (Joseph) Higgs (27 Nov 1919 – 1 Jul 1994)
    2. 2. Irene (Florence Cox) Burgess (16 Jan 1925 – 28 May 1974) m. Reginald (Percival) Higgs (28 Jan 1923 – 05 Jul 2002)
    3. 3. Mavis (E) Burgess (1935 – About 2007) m. Ronald (George) Pegler (18 Nov 1929 – 17 Mar 2003)

Edward Cox's Timeline

8 Records

1854
9 Jul 1854
Birth of Edward Cox in Gravesend, Kent, England
Gravesend, Kent, England
1854
9 Jul 1854
Edward Cox was baptized in Gravesend, St James, Kent, England
Gravesend, St James, Kent, England
1875
July 1875
Age 21
Edward Cox was married in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
1881
1881
Age 27
Edward Cox resided here in West Ham, Essex, England
West Ham, Essex, England
1891
1891
Age 37
Edward Cox resided here in Forest Gate, St Mark, West Ham, Essex, England
Forest Gate, St Mark, West Ham, Essex, England
1901
1901
Age 47
Edward Cox resided here in St George the Martyr, London, England
St George the Martyr, London, England
1911
1911
Age 57
Edward Cox resided here in East Ham, Essex, England
East Ham, Essex, England
1912
October 1912
Age 58
Death of Edward Cox in Essex, United Kingdom
Essex, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1854
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1707; Folio: 61; Page: 58; GSU roll: 1341408
    [3] 1901 England Census
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [5] Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1854
    Event Place: Gravesend, St James, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    [3] Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1914, Kent Archives Office; Maidstone, Kent, England; England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1875
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: West Ham, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1707; Folio: 61; Page: 58; GSU roll: 1341408

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Forest Gate, St Mark, West Ham, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1334; Folio: 120; Page: 11; GSU roll: 6096444

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: St George the Martyr, London, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: East Ham, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1912
    Event Place: Essex, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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