Person:Catherine Cox (24)

Catherine Cox was baptised on 5th February 1837 at Barnack in Northamptonshire, daughter of a dressmaker called Catherine Cox, formerly Mason, and her husband William Cox, a blacksmith and farmer. Catherine appears in both the 1841 and 1851 censuses living in Barnack with her parents, siblings, and paternal grandmother. Her grandmother died later in 1851. Her father died in 1856.

On 12th September 1860, aged 23, Catherine married a baker called Matthew Wood, who was from Stilton, about fifteen miles south-east of Barnack. They married at Barnack, but then settled in Stilton after their marriage. Matthew and Catherine went on to have four sons at Stilton between 1861 and 1871. The 1861 and 1871 censuses each find the family living on the main road in Stilton.

In 1871 Matthew was described as a glover's assistant rather than a baker. It is possible he was already ill by that time and so was unable to do the more physically demanding work as a baker. He apparently suffered a 'long affliction', and died at Stilton on 15th June 1871, aged 34. Catherine appears to have been pregnant when Matthew died; their youngest son would not be baptised until three months after his death.

Back in Barnack, Catherine's mother died in 1876.

Catherine continued living in Stilton for some years after Matthew's death, appearing in both the 1881 and 1891 censuses in the village working as a cook and with some of her four sons living with her each time.

Catherine has not been found in the 1901 census, but by that time her sons had all moved a long way away from Stilton; they were living in Manchester, Leicester and Derby in 1901.

The 1911 census finds Catherine living in Nottingham with her son Arthur and his family. She appears to have lived in Nottingham for the rest of her life. She lived to be 96 years old, and died in Nottingham on 24th May 1933. She had been a widow for about 62 years.

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 1837
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   626	Feb[ruary] 5	Catharine	William & Catharine	Cox	Barnack	Blacksmith	C.H. Swann, Curate

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.

   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 964; Folio 86; Page 5, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: North Street, Stilton, Huntingdonshire
   Matthew Wood, married, male, 24 [1836/7], Baker, b. Stilton, Huntingdonshire
   Catharine Wood, wife, married, female, 24 [1836/7], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Robert Wood, brother, male, 12 [1848/9], Scholar, b. Stilton, Huntingdonshire

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 1514; Folio 87; Page 5, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: High Street, Stilton, Huntingdonshire
   Matthew Wood, head, married, male, 34 [1836/7], Glover's assistant, b. Stilton, Huntingdonshire
   Catherine Wood, wife, married, female, 34 [1836/7], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Henry Wood, son, male, 9 [1861/2], Scholar, b. Stilton, Huntingdonshire
   Matthew Wood, son, male, 7 [1863/4], Scholar, b. Stilton, Huntingdonshire
   Arthur Wood, son, male, 1 [1869/70], b. Stilton, Huntingdonshire

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 1589; Folio 80; Page 6, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: High Street, Stilton, Huntingdonshire
   Catharine Wood, head, widow, female, 44 [1836/7], Cook, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Arthur Wood, son, male, 11 [1869/70], Scholar, b. Stilton, Huntingdonshire
   Robert Wood, son, male, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Stilton, Huntingdonshire
   Sarah Jane Thompson, niece, female, 14 [1866/7], b. London, Middlesex

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 1225; Folio 65; Page 3, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: High Street, Stilton, Huntingdonshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Catharine Wood, head, widow, female, 54 [1836/7], Cook, employed, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Henry Wood, son, single, male, 29 [1861/2], Baker, b. Stilton, Huntingdonshire

8. ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 20597; Schedule 298, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 66 Cedar Road, Sherwood Rise, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
   5 rooms occupied
   Arthur Wood, head, male, 40 [1870/1], married 14 years, 5 children born alive, 2 children still living, Provision salesman, worker, b. Stilton, Huntingdonshire
   Florence Wood, wife, female, 41 [1869/70], b. Retford, Nottinghamshire
   Harold Robert Wood, son, male, 10 [1900/1], School, b. Derby, Derbyshire
   Stanley Herbert Wood, son, male, 3 [1907/8], b. Nottingham
   Catherine Wood, mother, female, 74 [1836/7], widow, married 50 years, 4 children born alive, 4 children still living, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire

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

   d. Catherine WOOD, June Quarter 1933, Nottingham Registration District, Volume 7b, page 348, aged 96 [1836/7]

10. ↑ Nottingham Evening Post, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 9, 26 May 1933.

    DEATHS.
    WOOD.-On the 24th at 85, Foxhall-road, Catherine Wood, in her 97th yea [sic]