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Facts and Events
Arthur Cox was baptised on 23rd February 1873 at Barnack in Northamptonshire, son of Elizabeth Cox, formerly Ward, and her husband Thomas Cox, a wheelwright. He was their fifth child.
Sadly, Arthur died when he was only four years old, on 19th February 1877. His grave in the churchyard at Barnack reads:
"IN / AFFECTIONATE / REMEMBRANCE OF / ARTHUR SON OF / THOMAS AND ELIZABETH COX / WHO DIED FEB. 19. 1877 / AGED 4 YEARS". When Arthur's father Thomas died seven years later, he was buried alongside his son.
Image Gallery
 Arthur's grave at Barnack.  Close up of Arthur's gravestone References
- Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
b. Arthur COX, March Quarter 1873, Stamford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 315, mother's maiden name Ward
- ↑ 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 1873 | | No. | When Baptized | Child's Christian Name | Parents' Name | Abode | Quality, Trade, or Profession | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | Christian | Surname | | 923 | 1873 Feb[ruary] 23 | Arthur | Thomas & Elizabeth | Cox | Barnack | Wheelwright | R. Stokes, Curate |
- ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Arthur COX, March Quarter 1877, Stamford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 230, aged 4 [1872/3]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 1877 | | No. | Name | Abode | When buried | Age | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | 316 | Arthur Cox | Barnack | Feb[ruary] 21st | 4 | Geo[rge] Steer, Curate |
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