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Council Cottages, Highmoor Cross
« on: Monday 29 January 18 16:56 GMT (UK) »
My 2x great grandmother Kate Cox, who lived in Caversham Road Reading, was presented with the service medal of her son Henry who had died in Pretoria in 1900 on 13 Sept 1901 at Council Cottages, Highmoor Cross. (Information from Medal Roll in NA at Kew). The archivists at Berkshire and Oxfordshire have told me that the address is in the parish of Rotherfield Greys in Henley RDC in Oxfordshire.
Can anyone tell me anything about these "Council Cottages" in 1901?
It is possible that my gt gt grandfather Henry Cox, a local Weights and Measures Inspector living in Reading was ill - with grief? as he committed suicide in 1906 following the death of his second son in 1905. Why would this medal be presented  at a different address and county from the family home or Regimental HQ (Henry had been a Royal Berkshire Volunteer).
Moderator, I will post this on Berks as well if that is OK?
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Re: Council Cottages, Highmoor Cross
« Reply #1 on: Monday 29 January 18 16:59 GMT (UK) »
NEVER any need to start two threads on same subject.

Have you looked up the addresses in the 1901 census?

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Re: Council Cottages, Highmoor Cross
« Reply #2 on: Monday 29 January 18 17:15 GMT (UK) »
In 1901 the whole Cox family were at 149 Caversham Road and still there in 1903 (directory entry) and 1904 (family member had photograph taken at B Cotton Studio 159 Caversham Road). They had moved to Deptford around 1905 where Henry took a journeyman's job, though a qualified and certificated Weights and Measures Inspector. Then killed himself the following year.
But I can't find an address for Council Cottages in Highmoor Cross and nor could County Archivist (Oxon) but I have not looked recently, I must confess. Will do - on FindMyPast now.
Bill, Shropshire
Cox, Nottingham, Maidenhead, West London
Donne, Carmarthen London & Kent
Holloway Medway, Kent
Hepple, Northumberland
Hurrian, North Kent, SE London
Lutman, Sussex
Newcomb, Corby, Lincs, Southwark, Clerkenwell
Orange Normandy East London
Proudlock, Northumberland
Shipley, Northumberland
Staples, City of London, Holborn
Sweeting, Suffolk, London, Surrey
Wilson, Marylebone, Fulham, London

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Re: Council Cottages, Highmoor Cross
« Reply #3 on: Monday 29 January 18 17:49 GMT (UK) »
I have put a link on your other post back to this one.  Posting the same thing in two places is not generally a good idea as it causes duplication of effort by those trying to help.   ;)

This website mentions No 5 Council Cottages
http://www.haine.org.uk/toms_wills/wills_postcode_detail.php?postcode=RG9
5 Council Houses, Highmoor Cross, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 5DP, UK
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Re: Council Cottages, Highmoor Cross
« Reply #4 on: Monday 29 January 18 17:58 GMT (UK) »
Thank you, Rosie. I thought people would be interested only in their own counties and wouldn't look at a different one and this problem has 2 in. Sorry. I have looked through 4 different enumeration districts for Rotherfield Greys in 1901, but no addresses are called "Council Cottages" I shall now look at your link. It is very kind of you.
Bill, Shropshire
Cox, Nottingham, Maidenhead, West London
Donne, Carmarthen London & Kent
Holloway Medway, Kent
Hepple, Northumberland
Hurrian, North Kent, SE London
Lutman, Sussex
Newcomb, Corby, Lincs, Southwark, Clerkenwell
Orange Normandy East London
Proudlock, Northumberland
Shipley, Northumberland
Staples, City of London, Holborn
Sweeting, Suffolk, London, Surrey
Wilson, Marylebone, Fulham, London

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Re: Council Cottages, Highmoor Cross
« Reply #5 on: Monday 29 January 18 18:09 GMT (UK) »
For the future, It is possibly better then if you post on a general England board.  :)   I wonder why they were called Council Houses - most were not built until after the 1920's. An article online about Rotherfield Grey states that is when they were built there.
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Re: Council Cottages, Highmoor Cross
« Reply #6 on: Monday 29 January 18 18:15 GMT (UK) »
Could it be that by Council Cottages they meant were where the local parish council was based and not where someone lived. (Not that I know where that was  ::) )   It would make more sense if a medal was being presented.  Have you looked at local newspapers.
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Re: Council Cottages, Highmoor Cross
« Reply #7 on: Monday 29 January 18 18:26 GMT (UK) »
I'll look at Newspapers on FindMyPast but I live in M/cr area so it's not easy to get to County Archives. The link you showed me is interesting. (Re a will of 1934, single woman leaving £276 and a real live Lady - Dame Beatrice Boyle - wife of Sir Edward Boyle as her executor - a retired faithful retainer?
Google Maps show a small number of early Council Houses at that Post Code but I have studied devt. of Council Housing here and the first council cottages in Manchester were built c1904. I think it would have been extraordinary for a RDC to build Council Cottages in the real backwoods as early as 1901. Curiouser and curiouser ....
Bill, Shropshire
Cox, Nottingham, Maidenhead, West London
Donne, Carmarthen London & Kent
Holloway Medway, Kent
Hepple, Northumberland
Hurrian, North Kent, SE London
Lutman, Sussex
Newcomb, Corby, Lincs, Southwark, Clerkenwell
Orange Normandy East London
Proudlock, Northumberland
Shipley, Northumberland
Staples, City of London, Holborn
Sweeting, Suffolk, London, Surrey
Wilson, Marylebone, Fulham, London

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Re: Council Cottages, Highmoor Cross
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 30 January 18 08:06 GMT (UK) »
I obviously only gave the Council houses link to show the existence of the address  ;D
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