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Facts and Events
Name |
Elizabeth Cox |
Gender |
Female |
Christening[1] |
1 Mar 1829 |
Barnack, Northamptonshire, England |
Census[2] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Barnack, Northamptonshire, England |
Census[3] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Barnack, Northamptonshire, England |
Marriage |
2 Nov 1852 |
Barnack, Northamptonshire, Englandto James Carford |
Census[4] |
7 Apr 1861 |
Barnack, Northamptonshire, EnglandPilsgate |
Census[5] |
2 Apr 1871 |
Barnack, Northamptonshire, England |
Census[6] |
3 Apr 1881 |
Barnack, Northamptonshire, EnglandMain Street |
Census[7] |
5 Apr 1891 |
Barnack, Northamptonshire, EnglandMain Street |
Census[8] |
31 Mar 1901 |
Barnack, Northamptonshire, EnglandMain Street |
Burial[10] |
11 Feb 1902 |
Barnack, Northamptonshire, England |
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.
References
- ↑ 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 |
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- 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]
- ↑ 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.
- 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.
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