Agnes (Prowse) Cox (1834 - 1898)

Born Mar 1834 in Prince Edward Island

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Cox — married 12 Jan 1857 in Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1898 at age 63 in Brackley Point Road, Prince Edward Island

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Biography

Agnes Prowse was born in March 1834 in Prince Edward Island.^[1] She was the daughter of William Prowse and Agnes Rider. She married Charles Cox on January 12, 1857.^[2]

On the 1861 census,^[3] the household of Charles & Agnes consisted of:

• Males – 1 under 5, 1 age 5-16, 1 age 21-45
• Females – 1 under 5, 1 age 21-45
• 2 married; 3 single
• In the past year: 0 married, 0 deaths, 0 births
• Religion: 5 Methodist

The female under 5 would be Sarah. They probably also had a son, who was the male under 5. The identity of the male, age 5-16 is unknown. This could be their son, or it could be a servant, given that they were only married in 1857.

In 1881, Charles & Agnes, along with daughters Sarah and Agnes, were living next to Agnes's brother Joseph and his family.^[4] In 1891, living with them was their youngest daughter, Agnes, along with her husband and child.^[5]

Agnes died on February 10, 1898, at the age of 63 years and 11 months. She left a husband and two daughters.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Newspaper death notice (February 1898) puts her age at 63 years, 11 months
2. ↑ Haszard’s Gazette, January 14, 1857, Pg 3 - Marriage of Charles Cox and Agnes, daughter of William Prouse
3. ↑ 1861 Census, Library and Archives Canada, PEI, Queens, Lot 33, Pg 14 – Charles Cox
4. ↑ 1881 census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada, PEI, Queens (District 2), Subdistrict K, Lot 33, Pg 42
5. ↑ 1891 Canada Census, Library and Archives Canada, PEI Queens East (#135), Lot 33 (K), Page 10-11
6. ↑ Island Farmer, February 17, 1898, transcribed in Century of Immigration, Marriage and Death Records from Prince Edward Island Newspapers, 1780-1900, by Leland Currie, Page 1716