leah cox

[the duck egg]

Hi there,i am new to this so i do hope you will forgive me if i am on the wrong page..I need help with a leah cox nee firkin born 1877 in aston birmingham,she married a henry joseph cox in st james church in gloucester in 1904..According to the 1911 census they were still leaving in gloucester,but has anyone one got any records of children born to them or when did leah or henry die,any help would a god send,many thanks..mary

[Tati]

Welcome to RootsChat The Duck Egg 

Are you sure they're still in Gloucestershire in 1911? Unfortuately 1911 census look-ups aren't allowed on this site. The actual census would tell you how many children were born alive to the marriage, and how many died.

[the duck egg]

hi,thank you for taking the time to reply,yes you are right they were in swindon wils,could you tell me how i go about trying to locate them in other avenues after the 1911 census..mary

[Tati]

Here's a possible death for Leah:

Leah Cox age 86
Dec 1963    Swindon 7c 598

Knowing that Henry Joseph was born around 1869, this could be him:

Death Henry J Cox age 52
Jun 1921 Swindon 5a 29

[the duck egg]

oh my god,thank you so much for finding them,there ages tie in with there deaths perfectly,would ther be any info on them on the electral rolls before the war???.once again thank you..mary

[Tati]

Sorry, I have no idea. I hope someone familiar with such records sees this 

[dawnsh]

Hi the duck egg

Not everyone had the right to vote before the Great War.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918

so early electoral registers won't help.

Dawn

[the duck egg]

Hi dawn, thank you for replying,any ideas as to what i should do now,any leads would be helpfull..mary

[Richard Knott]

Without looking at the actual entry it is still possible to see that the only child with them in 1911 was Joseph Henry Cox, 5 whose birth was registered in Swindon in Mar 1906. A possible death in Feb 1992 gives his birth date as 12 Jan 1906.

There are no Cox births on freebmd after Sep 1911 where the mother's maiden name is Firkin (maiden names are given after that date). The 1911 census was taken on April 2nd so it is possible that a child was born between the census and the Sep 1911 registrations. The only one registered in Swindon in Jun 1911 was Elsie M Cox, but the chances of her being their child must be small.

Are you trying to find descendants of this couple, or other information?

Richard