William Cox (1844 - 1925)

Born 24 Feb 1844 in Preston Deanery, Northamptonshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann (Thomas) Cox — married 10 Nov 1864 in Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1925 at age 81 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Biography

William was born on the 24 February 1844 to Samuel Cox and Alice Wrighton. ^[1]He was christened at Preston Deanery on the 31 March 1844. ^[2]

In 1851 he is living with his parents and siblings in Hardingstone. ^[3] A few months later he and his family are on their way to New Zealand aboard the Midlothian. They left England on the 22 June 1851 and arrived in Lyttelton on the 8 October 1851. William and his family were among the 81 passengers who travelled in steerage. No doubt, as a seven year old, he found the voyage very exciting.

William and Annie were married on the 10 November 1864. ^[4]

Nine children were born to William and Annie over the next 22 years.

William died, aged 81, at his daughter Annie's home, on the 15 June 1925. ^{[5] [6]}

He was buried at St Saviour's Anglican Church Cemetery, Kirk Road, Templeton, on the 17 June. ^{[7] [8]}

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office, database, https://www.gro.gov.uk/ : accessed 8 March 2020, birth entry for William Cox, mother Wrighton, citing Hardingstone Union, March (quarter) 1844, vol 15:281
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPTB-Z3X : 11 February 2018, William Cox, 31 Mar 1844); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,128,710
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGTT-ZDW : 12 September 2019), William Cox in household of Samuel Cox, Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, England; citing Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, England, p. 5, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
4. ↑ New Zealand Births Deaths and Marriages, database, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/ , accessed 28 July 2020, marriage registration 1864/7194 for Sarah Annie Thomas and William Cox
5. ↑ New Zealand Births Deaths and Marriages Online, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death registration for William Cox, age 82; 1925/4242
6. ↑ National Library of New Zealand, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19250616.2.5, Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18409, 16 June 1925, page 1; Death notice for William Cox
7. ↑ National Library of New Zealand, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19250616.2.128.4, Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18409, 16 June 1925, page 15; Funeral notice for William Cox
8. ↑ Billion Graves, https://billiongraves.com/grave/William-Cox/16245704, Photo of grave site