Struggling with 1901

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Joseph Ernest Cox of 16 Bennett Park, Blackheath, died 5 May 1910. Probate to widow Margaret Ellen cox - effects £481 2s

[Brie]

Thank you Mabel - the missing link! So now I will have a good look at that Joseph and see if any orphan girls turn up. Maybe they are even harbouring Margaret under a mistranscription.

Brie

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Margaret Ellen Cox, widow, of 26 Sea Road Bexhill died 18 Sept 1922. Probate to Mary Ellen Cox, widow. effects £466

GRO entry for her death has her as aged 58  (Battle, Vol 2b p 56)

[Brie]

Thanks again Mabel, the age is bang on with Margaret Ellen Allen's birth. And it is looking as if Joseph Ernest Cox had a brother James Lawrence Cox who married a Mary Ellen who would be the Mary Ellen Cox you cite. So it is beginning to fit together nicely.

It looks as if there was consumption in the family. Their sister died young as well.

Brie

[Mabel Bagshawe]

I think Mary Ellen is the widow of Joseph Ernest's younger brother James Lawrence Cox

1891 - in Newington

Alfred William Seccombe    67
Emma Seccombe    57
Joseph Ernest Cox    18 - lodger b Walworth, clerk
Jas Lawrence Cox    17 - lodger b Walworth, boot and shoe clicker
Mary Jane Annie Cox    20 - lodger b Walworth

RG12, 355, 40, 2

parents appear to be James Missing Cox, b Packenham Suffolk c1843 and Mary b Newport Essex c1839

Not sure if Winifred is the daughter of either of these two siblings, or someone else to whom the Cox surname has been appended

[Mabel Bagshawe]

James Lawrence was living at 2 Bennett Park Blackheath when he died in 1916

[Brie]

Totally agree with you Mabel - our last posts crossed.

Just saw your latest post - the two brothers were neighbours then.

Interestingly as I have been looking back up this Cox tree it looks as if it will head back to Cambridge so the two Cox lines may tie up as amondg suggested. But quite a way back.

Must trundle off to bed much as I am tempted to sit up and carry on as work tomorrow

Thanks again
Brie

[amondg]

The Winifred Amy Cox born Bristol 1901 mothers maiden name Rooks from the new registration index.

from bmd 1899-1902 for Kingston registration district that includes Wimbledon with the name Winifred Amy
 1899 Stevenson, mothers maiden name Spurling
1900 Guy mothers maiden name Watkins
1901 Routley, mothers maiden name Evans
1901 Brown, mothers maiden name Carter
1901 King, mothers maiden name Lane.

[MaureeninNY]

I think this is Margaret in 1901:

1901
Ellen COX age 33 at 16 Bennett Park
563/92/14


Maureen