Person:Catherine Newborn (1)

Catherine Newborn was baptised on 27th March 1774 at Barnack in Northamptonshire, second of twelve children of Mary Newborn, formerly Lambert, and her husband, Edward Newborn.

When Catherine was 22 she had a daughter, called Esther. Eighteen months later, Catherine married a blacksmith named Thomas Cox, with whom she went on to have another three children: Matthew in 1800, William in 1802 and Sophia in 1805.

Catherine's son Matthew was married in 1821, and Catherine's first grandson was born later that year. The following year, Catherine's father died.

Thomas died in 1830, when he was said to be 62 years old. In his will he left two houses at Barnack (both of which appear to have been let to tenants) to Catherine for her lifetime, presumably so as to provide her with an income. He also left Catherine "such articles of my household furniture and linen for her life as she may think proper to select".

After Thomas's death, Catherine appears to have lived with her son William, who remained in Barnack and also worked as a blacksmith.

Catherine's mother died in 1832.

The 1841 and 1851 censuses each find Catherine living with her son William and his wife (another Catherine) and children in Barnack. Catherine had 23 grandchildren, all born in her lifetime, although some died young.

Catherine died on 28th October 1851 at Barnack, aged 77.

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

   Baptisms
   1774
   Catharine D[aughte]r of Edw[ar]d & Mary Newborn - Mar[ch] 27

   This baptism has been linked to the Catherine Newborn who married Thomas Cox on the basis that it is at the right time and place to match the age and birthplace she gave in the 1851 census, plus one of the witnesses to Catherine's marriage to Thomas Cox was John Brumhead, who was married to Ann Newborn, younger sister of the Catherine the subject of the 1774 baptism.

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. ↑ Death certificiate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   REGISTRATION DISTRICT Stamford
   1851 DEATH in the Sub-district of Barnack in the Counties of Northampton & Huntingdon
   No.	When and where died	Name and surname	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
   333	Twenty-eighth October 1851 Barnack	Catherine Cox	Female	77 years	The Widow of Thomas Cox Blacksmith	Old Age Not Certified	X The mark of Sarah Ward Present at the Death Barnack	Thirtieth October 1851	John Martin, Registrar

   
5. ↑ 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 or Barnoak in the County of Northampton in the Year 1851
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   650	Catherine Cox	Barnack	Nov[embe]r 1 1851	77 [1773/4]	Samuel K. Webster, Curate

6.   Stamford Mercury, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 3, 31 Oct 1851.

   DIED.
   At Barnack, on the 28th inst., Catherine widow of Mr. Thos. Cox, blacksmith, aged 77.