Person:Elizabeth Cox (74)

Elizabeth Cox was baptised on 1st March 1829 at Barnack in Northamptonshire, daughter of a dressmaker called Catherine Cox, formerly Mason, and her husband William Cox, a blacksmith and farmer. Elizabeth was the second of the couple's eleven children. She appears in the 1841 and 1851 censuses living with her parents, siblings and paternal grandmother living in Barnack. In 1851 Elizabeth was described as a dressmaker.

On 2nd November 1852 Elizabeth was married at Barnack to James Carford (or Carfoot), an agricultural labourer. They went on to have seven children at Barnack between 1853 and 1867, although at least three of their children died young. Elizabeth's father died in 1856.

The 1861 census finds Elizabeth and James living at Pilsgate, a hamlet to the north of Barnack village. By 1871 they had moved back into Barnack village. Elizabeth's mother died in 1876.

In both the 1881 and 1891 censuses Elizabeth, James and their children were living on Main Street in Barnack. In 1891 they were living with an elderly retired postmaster and grocer, to whom Elizabeth acted as housekeeper and nurse. James was also working as a thatcher at that time. They also had a granddaughter living with them.

Towards the end of their lives Elizabeth and James seem to have been members of Barnack's Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, with a Mrs Carford being listed in a newspaper article from October 1900 as one of the people who had decorated the chapel with cereals, flowers and fruit for its harvest thanksgiving service.

James died at the age of 79, being buried at Barnack on 7th December 1900. Elizabeth survived him by just over a year. She appears in the 1901 census living with her granddaughter Emma on Main Street in Barnack. Elizabeth died aged about 73, being buried at Barnack on 11th February 1902.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Barnack (Northamptonshire). Parish registers, 1695–1974. (Northampton, England: Northamptonshire Record Office).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Barnack in the County of Northampton in the Year 1829
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   379	March 1	Elizabeth daugh[ter] of	William & Catherine	Cox	Barnack	Blacksmith	C. Kingsley, Rector

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 815; Book 2; Folio 10; Page 15, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Barnack, Northamptonshire
   William Cox, male, 39 [1801/2], Blacksmith, born in county
   Catherine Cox, female, 38 [1802/3], born in county
   John Cox, male, 14 [1826/7], born in county
   Elizabeth Cox, female, 12 [1828/9], born in county
   Thomas Cox, male, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   Mary Cox, female, 6 [1834/5], born in county
   Catherine Cox, female, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   William Cox, male, 2 [1838/9], born in county
   Matthew Cox, male, 1 [1839/40], born in county
   Luke Broom, male, 18 [1822/3], J. Blacksmith, born in county
   Catherine Cox, female, 68 [1772/3], Ind, born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 2094; Folio 484; Page 3, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Barnack, Northamptonshire
   William Cox, head, married, male, 49 [1801/2], Farmer of 95 Acres, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Catherine Cox, wife, married, female, 47 [1803/4], Farmers Wife, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   John Cox, son, unmarried, male, 23 [1827/8], Farmers Son, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Cox, daughter, unmarried, female, 22 [1828/9], Dressmaker, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Mary Cox, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1834/5], Farmers Daughter, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Catherine Cox, daughter, female, 14 [1836/7], Farmers Daughter, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   William Cox, son, male, 12 [1838/9], Farmers Son, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Matthew Cox, son, male, 11 [1839/40], Farmers Son, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Josiah Cox, son, male, 8 [1842/3], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Sophia Cox, daughter, female, 6 [1844/5], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Catherine Cox, mother, widow, female, 77 [1773/4], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 2314; Folio 59; Page 3, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Pilsgate, Northamptonshire
   James Garfoot, head, married, male, 39 [1821/2], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Southorpe, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Garfoot, wife, married, female, 32 [1828/9], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Catherine Garfoot, daughter, daughter, female, 7 [1853/4], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Emma Garfoot, daughter, female, 6 [1854/5], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Mary Garfoot, daughter, female, 4 [1856/7], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   William Garfoot, son, male, 2 [1858/9], Scholar, b. Pilsgate, Northamptonshire

   Although listed separately in this census, Pilsgate remained a hamlet in the parish of Barnack until 1866.

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 3310; Folio 56; Page 22, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Barnack, Northamptonshire
   James Carford, head, married, male, 49 [1821/2], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Southorpe, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Carford, wife, married, female, 42 [1828/9], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Mary E. Carford, daughter, female, 13 [1857/8], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Josiah Carford, son, male, 6 [1864/5], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Henry Carford, son, male, 3 [1867/8], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 3194; Folio 40; Page 9, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Main Street, Barnack, Northamptonshire
   James Carford, head, married, male, 59 [1821/2], Gen[eral] Lab[ourer], b. Southorpe, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Carford, wife, married, female, 51 [1829/30], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Catherine Carford, daughter, unmarried, female, 27 [1853/4], Dressmaker, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Emma Carford, granddaughter, female, 1 [1879/80], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire

7. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 2554; Folio 37; Page 12, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Main Street, Barnack, Northamptonshire
   William Wilson, head, widower, male, 87 [1803/4], Retired Grocer & Postmaster, b. Lammas, Norfolk
   Elizabeth Carford, housekeeper, married, female, 61 [1829/30], Housekeeper & Nurse, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   James Carford, housekeeper's husband, male, 69 [1821/2], Thatcher, employed, b. Southorpe, Northamptonshire
   Emma Carford, housekeeper's granddaughter, female, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 3022; Folio 38; Page 11, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Main Street, Barnack, Northamptonshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Elizabeth Carford, head, widow, female, 72 [1828/9], supported by son, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Emma Carford, granddaughter, single, female, 21 [1879/80], Nursemaid (Domestic), b. Barnack, Northamptonshire

9.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Elizabeth CARFORD, March Quarter 1902, Stamford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 245, aged 73 [1828/9]

10. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Barnack (Northamptonshire). Parish registers, 1695–1974. (Northampton, England: Northamptonshire Record Office).

    BURIALS in the Parish of Barnack in the County of Northampton in the Year 1902
    No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
    679	Elizabeth Carford	Barnack	February 11th	73 years	Certified to me under 43,44. Vic. C.41 by Josiah Carford of Squirrels Heath Romford, Essex M. Tweddell, Rector

    The note about "43,44. Vic. C.41" refers to the Burial Laws Amendment Act 1880, which allowed for burials to take place in churchyards and cemeteries without the attendance of a Church of England priest or the Church of England burial liturgy being used. Similar wording appears for James's burial in 1900. It seems likely that Elizabeth and James were Methodists towards the end of their lives - a newspaper article from October 1900, shortly before James died, refers to a "Mrs Carford" as being active at Barnack's Wesleyan Methodist Chapel.

11.   Stamford Mercury, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 4, Friday 19 Oct 1900.

    BARNACK
    On Sunday the Wesleyans held their harvest thanksgiving services. The pretty chapel was nicely decorated with cereals, flowers, and fruit by Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Carford, Mrs. A.E. Waltham, and the Misses Keen, Carford, Watson, Knight, and Walby. Mr. David Taylor, or Peterborough, preached both sermons. The collection (for the chapel fund) amounted to 10s. 6d.