Harriet (Lever) Fox (bef. 1779 - 1863)

Born before 13 Apr 1779 in Redbourn, Hertfordshire, England

Wife of Thomas Fox — married 19 Feb 1798 in Oakham, Rutland, England

Descendants

Died 1863 after age 83 in Radford District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Harriet (Lever) Fox was born in Hertfordshire, England.

Harriet Lever was born about 1779 in Redbourne, Hertfordshire, England and baptised there on 13 Apr 1779. She was the daughter of John Lever and his wife, Sarah Osman. ^[1][2][3]

Harriet Lever was married to Thomas Fox on 19 Feb 1798 in Oakham, Rutland, England. ^[4]

In 1841, Thomas Fox (65, labourer, not born in the county) and Harriet Fox (60, not born in the county) were living in Oakham, Rutland, England, United Kingdom. ^[5]

In 1851, William Fox (Head, 39, born in Oakham, Rutland) and his wife, Sarah Fox (42, born in Slawston, Leicestershire) had the following family members living with them: Frederick Fox (Son, 16, born in Oakham, Rutland), John Shrives (Nephew, 27, born in Oakham, Rutland) Thomas Fox (Father, 77, born in Medbourn, Leicestershire), and Harriet Fox (Mother, 72, born in Redbourn, Herefordshire). ^[6]

In 1861, Harriet Fox (83, widow, Grandmother, born in Redbourn, Hertfordshire) was living in the house of George Shrives (Head, 32, born in Felmersham, Bedfordshire) and his wife, Eliza Shrives (28, born in Northampton, Northamptonshire) in Sneinton St Stephen, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. The Shrives had three children: Sarah Shrives (Daughter, 5, born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire), Caroline Shrives (Daughter, 3, born in Snenton, Nottinghamshire) and Maria Shrives (Daughter, 1, born in Snenton, Nottinghamshire). ^[7]

Harriett Fox died age 84 years and her death was registered in 1863 March Quarter in Radford District, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980 [database on-line] at Ancestry.co.uk; citing Original data: Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFK-ZDJ : 9 November 2019), William Fox, St Margarets, Leicestershire, England; citing St Margarets, Leicestershire, England, p. 4, 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. 1851 Census image, Findmypast
3. ↑ John Lever and Sarah Osman; Marriage Date: 15 Jan 1778; Marriage Place: Redbourn, Hertfordshire, England Source Citation: Place: Redbourn, Hertfordshire, England; Date Range: 1754 - 1812; Film Number: 1040656; Source Information: Ancestry.com. England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission.
4. ↑ "England, Rutland Parish Registers, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLC-9WJV : 23 July 2019), Harriett Lever and Thomas Fox, 19 Feb 1798; from "Rutland Parish Records," database and images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.com : 2017); citing 55, DE2694/10, Marriage, Oakham, Rutland, England, United Kingdom, The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland, Leicester, UK. Marriage image, Findmypast
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M77Y-F2V : 25 May 2019), Harriet Fox in household of Thomas Fox, Oakham, Rutland, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFK-ZDJ : 9 November 2019), William Fox, St Margarets, Leicestershire, England; citing St Margarets, Leicestershire, England, p. 4, 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. 1851 Census image, Findmypast
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M78J-H4C : 3 March 2021), Harriet Fox in household of George Shrives, Sneinton St Stephen, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ Death Registration: FOX, HARRIETT Age at death in years; 84 GRO Reference: 1863 M Quarter in RADFORD Volume 07B Page 121 citing General Register Office, Southport, England, United Kingdom.