Leonard Ernest Fox (1899 - 1954)

Born 11 Jul 1899 in Kensington, London

Ancestors

Husband of Mabel Genivieve (Blackmore) Fox — married 11 Jul 1920 in Kensington, London, England

Husband of Lilian Annie Edith (Childs) Fox — married 11 Mar 1943 in Fulham, London, England

Died 9 Jun 1954 at age 54 in Westminster, london

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Biography

After the death of his father in 1918 when Leonard was 19 yrs old he took over the family fishmonger business in Golborne Road, Kensington and ran the business until moving to Chiswick in 1933. At some time during WW2 he became the landlord of the Norfolk Arms Hotel in Fulham and he remained landlord until about 1949. According to his second wife Edith he was always cheerful, whistled a lot, and enjoyed chatting to customers. Unfortunately as a result of his heavy drinking he suffered a sudden haemorrage of the gastric varices and died at age 54.

Sources

• Family knowledge, birth, marriage and death certificates as well as census returns.

1901 Census of East Ham, Essex, England :- at 112 Katherine Road; Charles Fox, head, 34, fishmonger manager (worker), born Nottingdale, London, England; Annie Fox, wife, 28, born Nottingdale; Charles Fox, son, 6, born Essex Leyton; Thomas Fox, son, 5, born Kensington North; Leonard Fox, son, 1, born Kensington North.

1911 census of Kensington, London: - at 12 Southam Street; Charles Fox, head, 43, general dealer, born Kensington, London; Annie Fox, wife, 38,married 18 years, 4 children born alive, 4 still living, born London; Charles Fox, son,16, motor repairer's errand boy, born Essex Leyton; Thomas Fox, son, 15, bootmaker's errand boy, (birthplace illegible); Leonard Fox, son, 11, scholar, (birthplace illegible); Florence Fox, daughter, 8, (birthplace illegible)

1921 Census of North Kensington, London : - at 86 Golborne Road; Leonard Fox, head, 21, fishmonger, employer, born North Kensington; Mabel Fox, wife, 22, fishmonger's assistant, born Bath, Somerset.

1939 Register of England and Wales: - at 5 Station Parade, Brentford and Chiswick ,Middlesex; Leonard Fox, 40, married, Fishmonger Shopkeeper.