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William Henry Reynolds Fox (abt. 1871 - abt. 1951)

William Henry Reynolds Fox
Born about in Batley, Yorkshire, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1903 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, Englandmap
[children unknown]
Died about at about age 79 in Batley, Yorkshire, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Biography

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William Fox was born in Yorkshire, England.

William was born about 1871. William's birth was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1871 in the Dewsbury district.[1] He was the son of Joseph Fox and Martha (Reynolds) Fox.

1881 census: Grosvenor Road, Batley, Yorkshire. William 9, was the son of Joseph Fox 38, Woollen Manufacturer. Mother Martha is not in the household at this time. He had a brother Arthur 11, a sister Rachel 13, and a cousin Letitia Burnley 14, all born in Batley. Domestic Servant Martha Trevarroe 19, and a Visitor Alice Trevarroe 17, Woollen Cloth Weaver, both from St Ives in Cornwall. [2]

1891 census: Bridge House, Grosvenor Road, Batley, Yorkshire. William's mother died about 1889 and his father remarried in 1891 to Mary Jane Reynolds. William 19, single, Assistant Woollen Manufacturer. Father Joseph 48, Woollen Manufacturer and step mother Mary J 43. Siblings, Rachel A Fox, 23, Arthur Fox 21, Norman J Fox 17, and Marian Fox 6. Servants, Mary A Tyrell 35 and Sarah A Lockwood 14. [3]

1901 census: 79 Warwick Road, Batley, Yorkshire, England. William 29, single, Woollen Mill manager. Father Joseph J Fox 58, Commission Agent, (Worsted & Cotton), and step mother Mary 53. Siblings, Rachel 33, single, Norman J 27, single, Commission Agent, (Worsted & C), and Marian 16, single, School Teacher. Cousin, Eleanor M Baker 28, single.[4]

Marriage: William's marriage was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1903 in the Leeds district.[5]

1911 census 36, Warwick Road, Batley, Yorkshire. William Henry Reynolds Fox 39, Woollen Manufacturer, and his wife Mabel 34. They had a daughter Margaret Irene 6. They have recorded that they have been married 8 years, had 2 children and one died before 1911. They had another daughter Hilda Mary in 1906 who died in 1907. Also in the household is a nephew John Cuthbert Radcliffe age 6. He is the son of Mabel's brother John Vernon Radcliffe and his wife Gertrude who live in Salford Lancashire. [6]

1939 register: 4, Park Avenue Rutland Road, Batley, Yorkshire. William 68, Woollen Manufacturer, Retired and his wife Mabel 63, Unpaid Domestic Duties. Daughters, Margaret Fox 35, single, Unpaid Domestic Duties, and Free Lance Literary Work, and Barbara Fox 25, single, Shorthand Typist. Also both daughter were in the Womens Voluntary Service, Control Centre, in their spare time. [7]

William's death (age 80) was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1951 in the Spen Valley district.[8]

Children

  1. Margaret Irene Fox, 1905
  2. Joseph Harold Fox, 1913
  3. Barbara Fox, 1914
  4. Hilda Mary Fox1906–1907

Research Notes
If/when I, or anybody else gets round to adding the Fox parents and siblings please note that profile built for William's brother, Norman Jubb Fox who married Mabel's sister Pattie.

Sources

  1. Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 21 June 2022)
    Fox, William Henry Reynolds (Mother's maiden name: Reynolds).
    GRO Reference: 1871 Jul-Aug-Sep in Dewsbury Volume 09B Page 533.
  2. 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881"
    Citing p. 14, Piece/Folio 4546/147, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,275.
    FamilySearch Record: Q27T-5KGB (accessed 21 June 2022)
    FindMyPast Image
    William Hry Fox (9), unmarried son, in household of Joseph Fox (38) in Batley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding in Dewsbury registration district in England. Born in Batley, Yorkshire, England.
  3. 1891 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1891"
    Citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: 7XYJ-PN2 (accessed 21 June 2022)
    FindMyPast Image
    William H R Fox (19), single son, in household of Joseph J Fox (48) in Batley in Dewsbury registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Yorkshire, England.
  4. 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901"
    Citing Batley subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: X9TQ-MNB (accessed 22 June 2022)
    FindMyPast Image
    William H R Fox (29), single son, in household of Joseph J Fox (58) in Batley in Dewsbury registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Batley, Yorkshire.
  5. Marriage Registration: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
    Citing 1903, quarter 1, vol. 9B, p. 642, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
    FamilySearch Record: 2631-NTM (accessed 21 June 2022)
    William Henry R Fox marriage Jan-Feb-Mar 1903 in Leeds.
  6. Marriage Registration: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
    Citing 1903, quarter 1, vol. 9B, p. 642, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
    FamilySearch Record: 2631-NTM (accessed 21 June 2022)
    William Henry R Fox marriage Jan-Feb-Mar 1903 in Leeds.
  7. 1939 Register: "1939 Register"
    Reference: RG101/3608E/007/43; Piece number: 3608E; Schedule: 415
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 21 June 2022)
    William H R Fox (born 1871), married, Woollen Manufacturer (Re), at 4 Park Avenue, Rutland Road, Batley, Batley M.B., Yorkshire (West Riding), England.
  8. Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 21 June 2022)
    Fox, William Henry Reynolds (Age at death: 80).
    GRO Reference: 1951 Oct-Nov-Dec in Spen Valley Volume 02D Page 360.




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