Samuel
Cox
Born in ship ''Octavia''
Ancestors 
Son of William Cox
and Elizabeth (Headland) Franks
Brother of
David John Cox
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died
at age 0
in ship ''Octavia''
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Biography
Samuel Cox died young.
Samuel Cox was born on 22 June 1855 board the Octavia while his parents and two older brothers were travelling from England to Australia. His parents were William Cox and his wife Elizabeth (nee Headland). Samuel died the same day, aged 14 hours, and was buried at sea.[1]
Sources
- ↑ ship Octavia, 1055 tons, Captain Dale, from Southampton 18th April 1855, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 19th July 1855. Transcribed and submitted to The Ships List by Robert Janmaat at: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/octavia1855.shtml
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
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Categories: Octavia, Arrived 19 Jul 1855 | Buried at Sea