Person:William Fox (15)

William Fox
b.28 May 1763 Devon, England
m. 14 Feb 1760
  1. Sarah Fox1761 -
  2. William Fox1763 - 1797
  3. Francis Fox1765 - 1812
m. 27 Sep 1786
m. 10 May 1792
Facts and Events
Name William Fox
Alt Name[3][4] William Cookworthy
Gender Male
Birth[2] 28 May 1763 Devon, England
Marriage 27 Sep 1786 Port Isaac, Cornwall, Englandto Tabitha Fox
Marriage 10 May 1792 Westminster, Middlesex, Englandto Elizabeth Howard
Occupation[5] Plymouth, Devon, Englanddruggist
Death[5] 9 May 1797 Plymouth, Devon, England
Burial[5] 14 May 1797 Plymouth, Devon, England
References
  1.   Michelle Kahler, North Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Descendants list of Robert Debell of Looe, Cornwall, England. (Aggregate of items researched and collected.).
  2. England. Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837.
  3. RootsWeb tree of Dave Hough (bristol3).

    'William was a druggist and became a chemist and druggist in Plymouth. In the early 1780s he changed his surname from Fox to Cookworthy as a token of respect to his maternal grandfather, William Cookworthy, who, in addition to his enterprise as a porclain maker, had founded a firm of chemists in Plymouth'

  4. marriage record of William Cookworthy and Tabitha Fox, in England. Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837.

    'William Cookworthy of Plymouth in the County of Devon, Son of Francis Fox of Plymouth aforesaid Grocer (deceas'd) and Sarah his Wife, ...'

  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 death record of William Cookworthy, in England. Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837.