Robert Cecil Cox (1886 - 1963)

Born 9 Aug 1886 in Lewes, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Gertrude Eleanor (Hendy) Cox — married 1920 in Lewes, Sussex, England

Died 1963 at about age 76 in Worthing district, Sussex, England

Biography

Robert Cecil Cox was born in Lewes in 1886. ^[1]. He was baptised in Lewes on 5 September 1886, and was the son of John and Emily Louisa ^[2]

He married Gertrude E Hendy in Lewes in 1920 ^[3]

Robert passed away in Worthing district in 1963, he was 76 years of age ^[4]

Census

1891. St Thomas in the Cliffe, Lewes ^[5]

• John Cox Head Male 39 Sussex, England
• Emily L Cox Wife Female 37 England
• Arthur D Cox Son Male 14 Sussex, England
• Louisa C Cox Daughter Female 12 Sussex, England
• John George Cox Son Male 10 Sussex, England
• Eleanor E Cox Daughter Female 9 Sussex, England
• Leonard S Cox Son Male 6 Sussex, England
• Robert C Cox Son Male 4 Sussex, England
• Richard E Cox Son Male 2 Sussex, England
• Reginald H Cox Son Male 1 Sussex, England
• Louis M Kenward Nephew Male 22 London, England
• Mary Ann Lucas Servant Female 36 Sussex, England

1901 Lewes ^[6]

• Emily L Cox Head Widow Female 48 1853 - Ditchling, Sussex, England
• Arthur D Cox Son Single Male 24 1877 Town Postman Lewes, Sussex, England
• John G Cox Son Single Male 20 1881 Rural Postman Lewes, Sussex, England
• Leonard S Cox Son Single Male 16 1885 Gardener (Domestic) Lewes, Sussex, England
• Robert C Cox Son Single Male 14 1887 Grocers Assistant Lewes, Sussex, England
• Edward R Cox Son - Male 12 1889 Bakers Assistant Lewes, Sussex, England
• Reginald H Cox Son - Male 11 1890 - Cranleigh, Surrey, England

1911 Lewes ^[7]

• Emily S Cox Head Female 57 Dutchling Sx, widow
• Leonard S Cox Son Male 26 Lewes Cliffe
• Robert C Cox Son Male 24 Lewes Cliffe, grocers assistant
• Richard E Cox Son Male 22 Lewes Cliffe
• Reginald H Cox Son Male 21 Lewes Cliffe

1939 Register

Erwysh, Cuckfield R.D., Sussex ^[8]

• Robert C Cox 09 Aug 1880 (1886) Male Grocers Manager Married 474 1
• Gertrude E Cox 07 May 1890 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 474 2
• Raymond G Cox 15 Oct 1924 Male newsagents Assistant Single 474 3
• Peter J Cox 14 Jun 1927 Male At School Single 474 4
• Henry Holman 11 Apr 1928 Male At School Single 474 5

Sources

1. ↑ (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp) GRO index Q3 1886 Lewes vol 2b page 196 mothers maiden name DENMAN
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3T6-DB3 : 13 March 2020), Robert Cecil Cox, 1886.
3. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q3 1920 Lewes vol 2b page 445
4. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q1 1963 Worthing vol 5h page 1296
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:48K3-ZT2 : 3 May 2019),
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSNG-F32 : 20 May 2019),
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7BR-7RS : 12 July 2019),
8. ↑ Findmypast 1939 Register [1]

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Geoffrey Lawrinson for creating WikiTree profile Cox-4256 through the import of Lawrinson.ged on Mar 15, 2013.