Alexander Fox was born in the parish of Polmont on 9 March 1860 and was the youngest son of John Fox and Ann Cameron.[1]
On the 1861 census, Alexander is living in Redding South Muir, Polmont, with his parents and siblings.[2] On the 1871 census, Alexander is living in Redding Muir, Polmont, with their children.[3]
Alexander Fox died of tuberculosis, aged 19 years, on 22 August 1879.[4]
Census Records
1861 Scotland Census
John Fox, Head, Married, 38 years, Coal Miner, Ireland
Ann Fox, Wife, Married, 33 years, Fort William, Inverness, Scotland
Ann Fox, Daughter, Single, 15 years, Pollokshaws, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elisabeth Fox, Daughter, Single, 13 years, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Sophia Fox, Daughter, Single, 9 years, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Mary Fox, Daughter, Single, 7 years, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Isabella Fox, Daughter, Single, 3 years, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
John Fox, Son, Single, 3 years, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Alex Fox, Son, Single, 1 year, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1871 Scotland Census
John Fox, Head, Married, 48 years, Coal Miner, Ireland
Ann Fox, Wife, Married, 43 years, Fort William, Inverness, Scotland
Elisabeth Fox, Daughter, Single, 23 years, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
John Fox, Son, Single, 13 years, Coal Miner, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Alex Fox, Son, Single, 12 years, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Hector Peebles, Grandson, Single, 9 months, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Sources
↑ FOX, ALEXANDER (Statutory registers Births 487/ 49 Polmont) Scotlands People
↑ Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Parish: Polmont; ED: 5; Page: 24; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1861_65. Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
↑ Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Parish: Polmont; ED: 5; Page: 21; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1871_84. Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
↑ FOX, ALEXANDER (Statutory registers Deaths 487/ 53 Polmont) Scotlands People
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