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Richard Harcourt Cox 1859 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1859

Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England

Death Date: 18 Feb 1940

Death Location: Bromley, Kent, England

Father: Edward Cox

Mother: Mary Wallis

Spouse(s): Isabella Slaughter

Children(s): Edith Cox, Jesse Cox, Lucy Cox

Richard Harcourt Cox was born in 1859 in Gravesend, Kent, England, the child of Edward Frederick Cox and Mary Ann Wallis. In 1861, Richard Harcourt Cox resided in St John, Richmond, Surrey, England. Richard Harcourt Cox married Isabella Slaughter, and had children including Edith Isabella Cox, Jesse Frederick Cox, Lucy Martha Cox. Richard Harcourt Cox passed away in 1940 in Bromley, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Harcourt Cox was born in 1859 in Gravesend, Kent, England, the child of Edward Frederick Cox and Mary Ann Wallis.
  • In 1861, Richard Harcourt Cox resided in St John, Richmond, Surrey, England.
  • Richard Harcourt Cox married Isabella Slaughter, and had children including Edith Isabella Cox, Jesse Frederick Cox, Lucy Martha Cox.
  • Richard Harcourt Cox passed away in 1940 in Bromley, Kent, England.

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)

Isabella Slaughter
1858 – 1924
Birth Location: Strood, Kent, England
IS

Children(s)

Edith Cox
1882 – 1935
Birth Location: 9 Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent, England
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Jesse Cox
1886 – 1968
Birth Location: Brompton, Kent, England, United Kingdom
JC
Lucy Cox
1888 – 1980
Birth Location: 9 Windmill Rd, Old Brompton, Gillingham, Kent, England
LC

Richard Cox's Ancestors

Self
Richard Cox
1859 – 1940
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 –

Richard Cox's Descendants

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Richard (Harcourt) Cox (1859 – 18 Feb 1940) m. Isabella Slaughter (3 Jan 1858 – Mar 1924)
  1. 1. Edith (Isabella) Cox (1882 – 28 Mar 1935) m. Robert (Charles) YOUNG (Apr May June 1879 – 06 Apr 1939)
    1. 1. Robert (Jesse) Young (9 May 1908 – Oct 2003) m. Marjorie (Louise) Annett (8 Apr 1908 – 1966 Q3) m. Constance (I G) Goldthorp (Oct 1919 – 6 Jan 1997)
    2. 2. John (Richard) Young (03 Feb 1910 – 31 May 1990) m. Audrey (Eileen) Scott (21 Mar 1916 – 21 Sep 1993)
      1. 1. Clive (Roland E) Young (1937 – 1970)
      2. 2. John (Fairbairn) Young (3 Sep 1941 – 2007) m. Eleanor McLain
      3. 3. Kay (Frances) Young ( – 06 Feb 1998) m. David Longstaff ( – Abt 2020)
    3. 3. Edith (Elizabeth "Liz") Young (19 Jun 1915 – March 2000) m. John (Henry) Frood (14 Feb 1913 – 12 SEP 1999)
      1. 1. Barrie (John) Frood (26 MAY 1941 – 2020) m. Shirley (J) Hale m. Muriel (Dorothy) Giles (23 NOV 1942 – June1995)
    4. 4. Lucy (Isabelle) Young (23 Aug 1917 – 23 Feb 2012) m. Charles (Orpheus) Cross (19 Sep 1918 – 2005)
      1. 1. Michael Cross (21 JUL 1943 – 15 MAR 2016) m. Shirley Nelson
      2. 2. Shirley Alan
      3. 3. Pat Derek
      4. 4. John Michael
      5. 5. Jean Michael
    5. 5. Lilian (Frances) Young (11 Sep 1919 – 10 Feb 2021) m. James Rennie (27 May 1921 – May 1999)
    6. 6. James (Henry) Young (8 Jan 1921 – 08 Jun 1985) m. Hannah ((Ann) Elizabeth) Moss (28 Apr 1919 – 18 Dec 1981)
  2. 2. Jesse (Frederick) Cox (1886 – March 1968) m. Hilda (Amy) Church (July 1885 – Mar 1919) m. Hilda (May) Warner (ABT 1897 – 7 Jan 1991)
    1. 1. Geoffrey (Frederick) Cox (13 FEB 1925 – Oct 1994) m. Jean (A) Newby (1928 – 29 Jul 2002)
      1. 1. Christopher (P) Cox (1962 – ) m. Caroline (L) Marais
      2. 2. Timothy (S) Cox (1964 – ) m. Debra (A) Lane (Jan 1965 – )
      3. 3. Michelle (Diane) Cox (1967 – ) m. Paul
  3. 3. Lucy (Martha) Cox (18 Oct 1888 – 14 Jan 1980) m. Aubert (Charles) Smith (1893 – 29 Dec 1917) m. Henry Bryan (25 Mar 1894 – 17 Aug 1984)
    1. 1. Aubert (Richard (Bryan stepfather)) Smith (27 MAR 1917 – 30 MAY 2009) m. Pauline (Mary) Presley (15 MAR 1922 – Jun 2006) m. Sheila (Ann) Garner (Dec 27 1934 – March 9 2012) m. Florence (Kathleen "Kay") Bawn (1930-12-20 – 8 Mar 2009)
      1. 1. Carol (Pauline (Robinson)) Smith (Jun 1944 – 30 Sep 2020) m. Robert Robinson
        1. 1. Sheri
        2. 2. Kellie
        3. 3. Jeffery (Robert) Robinson (Abt 1970 – abt 2003)

Richard Cox's Timeline

9 Records

1859
1859
Birth of Richard Harcourt Cox in Gravesend, Kent, England
Gravesend, Kent, England
1859
30 Jan 1859
Richard Harcourt Cox was baptized in Milton-next-Gravesend, Holy Trinity, Kent, England
Milton-next-Gravesend, Holy Trinity, Kent, England
1861
1861
Age 2
Richard Harcourt Cox resided here in St John, Richmond, Surrey, England
St John, Richmond, Surrey, England
1871
1871
Age 12
Richard Harcourt Cox resided here in Brompton, Kent, England
Brompton, Kent, England
1881
April 1881
Age 22
Richard Harcourt Cox was married in North Aylesford, Kent
North Aylesford, Kent
1881
1881
Age 22
Richard Harcourt Cox resided here in Gillingham, Kent, England
Gillingham, Kent, England
1891
1891
Age 32
Richard Harcourt Cox resided here in Gillingham, St Mary Magalene, Gillingham, Kent, England
Gillingham, St Mary Magalene, Gillingham, Kent, England
1901
1901
Age 42
Richard Harcourt Cox resided here in Gillingham, Kent, England
Gillingham, Kent, England
1940
18 Feb 1940
Age 81
Death of Richard Harcourt Cox in Bromley, Kent, England
Bromley, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2a; Page: 2804
    [2] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 733; Folio: 51; Page: 19
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 459; Folio: 141; Page: 24; GSU roll: 542642
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [5] London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1764-1921, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: ISBG/283/089

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1859
    Event Place: Milton-next-Gravesend, Holy Trinity, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    [2] 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: April 1881
    Event Place: North Aylesford, Kent
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: St John, Richmond, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 459; Folio: 141; Page: 24; GSU roll: 542642

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Brompton, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 913; Folio: 32; Page: 20; GSU roll: 823494

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Gillingham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 892; Folio: 119; Page: 47; GSU roll: 1341212

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Gillingham, St Mary Magalene, Gillingham, Kent, 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: 661; Folio: 13; Page: 20; GSU roll: 6095771

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Gillingham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 733; Folio: 51; Page: 19

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1940
    Event Place: Bromley, Kent, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2a; Page: 2804
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