1891 census - John Cox

[jamajo]

  This is 1871 Buckden

Thomas Leadon head age 48 occ ag lab
Betsey wife age 33
John son age 13 occ ag lab
Mary dau age 11
Lucy dau age 9
Sarah Cox mother age 62 b Godmanchester

All except Sarah b Buckden. Address 100 (looks like) Hardwick but its next door to The Crown pub

              Sue

[Gillg]

Sue

This is terrific!  Yes, John's father was James.  And I see from the 1851 that John did have some younger brothers, which could explain that nephew in Yorks.

Dare I cheekily ask if you were able to find John in 1861 & 71?  Don't want much, do I?   As I said, he could be in Cheshire in 71.

Strange how so many of my relatives were living next door to a pub.  One of them even owned a pub with the fascinating name of "The Dog and Doublet".

Many, many thanks

Gill

[jamajo]

Hi Gill,
       Had no luck finding your John in other census. He must be somewhere though.

  Had a look but couldnt see your James but did find George in 1861 age 14, lodger,
 
  living in Eye Northamptonshire.

         Hope this helps

              Sue

[Gillg]

Thanks for trying, anyway, and thanks for all your efforts, Sue and Suz.   This family certainly moved about a bit.

This string has been really helpful, and I've just heard from someone else that "the other John" in Graffham was the son of James and Betsy, which helps to differentiate the two, as well. 

Best regards,

Gill

[jamajo]

 Think this is your James in 1871 in Hertfordshire


James Cox head age 25 b Buckden occ lab
Sarah wife age 33 b Flamstead Herts
John Lee son age 4 b Cheam Surrey
Annie Emily dau age 2 b Abbots Langley Herts
Elizabeth Maria dau age 6 months b Rickmansworth Herts

     Address 36 Woodcock Hill


                   Sue

[Gillg]

Like I said, Sue, they do move about a bit.  Thanks again.

Gill

[Dale]

Kia Ora Gill
Interesting because I always had suspicions about the Fairys in Buckden. It's reasonably close to Gt Catworth as I recall  and all our names are used ad infinitum!

Somewhere .... I have the Parish Fairy transcription!

Haven't you a Sarah Fairey born circa 1811 somewhere - don't suppose she married COX by any chance or is that muddying the waters too far?
Cheers
Marlene

[bedfordshire boy]

There's no COX/FAIRY marriage in Hunts in the right timeframe. The only James COX/ Sarah marriage was in 1830 in Godmanchester - Sarah CHURCH. Sarah Cox's birthplace in 1851 was also Godmanchester...

David

[Gillg]

Hi Marlene and David

Sarah Church c1811 was the sister of my gt-gt-grandfather William Church jnr (remember William the soldier's son who was born in Woolwich that you helped me with, David?)  This is what makes this story so complicated.

Sarah (Church) and her husband James Cox  had, amongst other children, a daughter Sarah  1837 and a son John 1840. 

Sarah (Cox) 1837 married Charles Bodger of Graffham. 
Charles  Bodger's brother James married Naomi Fairey and emigrated to Australia. 
Naomi Fairey's brother Amos married Annie Church (my gt-grandparents). 
Annie Church was the daughter of William jnr and therefore the cousin of Sarah 1837.

To make matters even more complicated, after the death of her husband Amos, Annie Church Fairey married her cousin John Cox, brother of Sarah 1837.

You need to make a diagram to work it all out!

Not sure about Sarah Fairey 1811, Marlene.  I have one from 1801.  Please don't complicate this any further, pleeeeeease........

Cheers

Gill