John Fox (abt. 1825 - 1866)

Born about 1825 in Llangyfelach, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1866 at about age 41 in Poppit Hill, Mount Pleasant, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

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Birth c.1825 • Swansea/Llangyfelach.

Residence 1841 • Morris Lane (off High St), Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales Leading from the Strand to High Street. Now a short thoroughfare uncommonly known as Kings Lane.

Fox / Griffiiths marriage certificate Marriage 18 Dec 1844 • Swansea Parish Church (St James) Marriage of John Fox of Tontine Street to Mary Griffiths of High Street. Both signed with a mark and were of full age. John's father Henry was a labourer and Mary's father William was a mason. Witnesses : Evan Daniel & Daniel Benson MARY ANN GRIFFITHS (1820–1882)

1851 • Back Street, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales John worked as a labourer.

Birth of Son DANIEL FOX(1858–1893) 25 Oct 1858 • Quarry St, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

1861 • 6 Quarry St, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales He worked as a general labourer and had moved around the corner from Back St to Quarry St.

John Fox death certificate Death 23 July 1866 • Mount Pleasant, Swansea, Wales. He died of cholera, which at that time was rife in Swansea.July was probably the peak of the outbreak.He is possibly buried in the communal cholera grave at Danygraig cemetery. TBC.His death was registered by the next door neighbour, Mary Morris.

Burial 25 July 1866 • Danygraig Cemetery, St Thomas', Swansea Ref Danygraig Burial Register: Grave number 669B; Number in register: 3242

Sources

• 1841 Wales Census

1851 Wales Census 1861 Wales Census England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 Burial Register Marriage Certificate Parish Record Transcript Parish Registers

Web Links: Google Books - Cholera in Swansea in 1866 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BoRnAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA130&lpg=PA130&dq=cholera+in+swansea+1866&source=bl&ots=g9e4JMFxcM&sig=lzABd7bMRKRNvI4PnvhrWrWZnC0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WwkFUsKSD-eQ0QXvzYGoDg&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=cholera%20in%20swansea%201866&f=false History of Cholera in Swansea http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/Cholera.html Welsh Journals Online ref to Cholera in Swansea http://welshjournals.llgc.org.uk/browse/viewpage/llgc-id:1272866/llgc-id:1273542/llgc-id:1273589/getText