Person:William Cox (107)

William Cox was baptised on 21st Septmber 1862 at Barnack in Northamptonshire, the eldest child of Elizabeth Cox, formerly Ward, and her husband Cox, a wheelwright. He grew up with his parents in his native village of Barnack, appearing with them in the 1871 and 1881 censuses.

William's father died in 1884. After their father's death, William and his brothers supported their widowed mother, appearing with her in Barnack in both the 1891 and 1901 censuses. She died in 1906.

William worked as an agricultural labourer and carpenter. He does not appear to have married. The 1911 census finds him boarding in Barnack.

Towards the end of his life, William suffered a serious illness (although his obituary does not specify what it was). He left Barnack and travelled to South Kyme in Lincolnshire, over thirty miles to the north, which was where two of his younger sisters, Elizabeth and Martha, had settled with their husbands. He stayed with his sister Martha and her husband at Poplar Farm there. He died at South Kyme on 4th July 1920, aged 58. He was buried back at Barnack.

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

   b. William COX, September Quarter 1862, Stamford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 278, mother's maiden name Ward

2. ↑ 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 1862
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   629	1862 Sep[tember] 21	William	Thomas & Elizabeth	Cox	Barnack	Wheelwright	A. Jenkins

3. ↑ 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 58; Page 25, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Cottage, Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Thomas Cox, head, married, male, 39 [1831/2], Wheelwright & Cottager, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Cox, wife, married, female, 37 [1833/4], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Cox, son, male, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth A. Cox, daughter, female, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Thomas Cox, son, male, 4 [1866/7], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   John H. Cox, son, male, 9m [1870], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Catharine Cox, mother, widow, female, 67 [1803/4], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire

4. ↑ 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 38; Page 5, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Back Lane, Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Thomas Cox, head, married, male, 48 [1832/3], Wheel-wright Mast[er] Emp[loying] 1 man, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Cox, wife, married, female, 46 [1834/5], Wheel-w[righ]t's wife, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Cox, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1862/3], Wheel-w[righ]t's son, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Thomas Cox, son, male, 14 [1866/7], Butcher's boy, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   John H. Cox, son, male, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Catherine Cox, daughter, female, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Martha Cox, daughter, female, 2 [1878/9], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire

5. ↑ 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 34; Page 6, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Main Street, Barnack, Northamptonshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Elizabeth Cox, head, widow, female, 57 [1833/4], Supported by sons, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Cox, son, single, male, 29 [1861/2], Agric[ultural] Lab[ourer], employed, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   John H. Cox, son, single, male, 20 [1870/1], Agric[ultural] Lab[ourer], employed, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Martha Cox, daughter, female, 12 [1878/9], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire

6. ↑ 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 36; Page 8, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Main Street, Barnack, Northamptonshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Elizabeth Cox, head, widow, female, 67 [1833/4], Supported by sons, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Cox, son, single, male, 38 [1862/3], Labourer (Carpenter's), b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   John H. Cox, son, single, male, 30 [1870/1], Labourer (Gardener's), b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Martha Cox, daughter, single, female, 22 [1878/9], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire

7. ↑ 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 19434; Schedule 82, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Barnack, Northamptonshire
   7 rooms occupied
   Henry Smalley, head, male, 50 [1860/1], married, Army pensioner, b. Boston, Lincolnshire
   Louisa Smalley, wife, female, 50 [1860/1], married 5 years, no children, b. Sittingbourne, Kent
   Robert Edward Smalley, son, male, 13 [1897/8], School, b. Grantham, Lincolnshire
   William Cox, boarder, male, 47 [1863/4], General Labourer, worker, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire

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

   d. William COX, September Quarter 1920, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 397, aged 58 [1861/2]

9. ↑ Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 8, Saturday 10 July 1920.

   SOUTH KYME.
   OBITUARY.-On Sunday the death took place of Mr. Wm. Cox, of Barnack, brother of Mrs. S.T. Coulson and Mrs. Arthur Potter, of Poplar Farm, with whom he had been staying the in latter stages of a most serious illness. The deceaed's remains were conveyed to Barnack for interment.