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Seeking information about the birth, baptism or family of Susan COX, born c.1845 in Ruardean, Glos (according to the 1901 census).
She married John JONES, a plasterer, at some date before 1868 and lived in and around Coleford, Glos, from <1868->1901.
John
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Just to start you off John, could this be their marriage :
Marriage, Dec qtr 1866
Susan Cox
John Jones
Monmouth, Vol 11a, page 82
Kind regards,
Pels.
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According to the 1881 and 1891 returns she was born approx 1842, so this looks a possibility :
Birth, Mar qtr 1842
Susan Cox
Ross, Vol 26, page 199
Pels.
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This looks a good bet for Susan with her parents in 1861 :
1861 census
RG9/1814, Folio 56, Page 17
Gloucestershire, Ruardean
James Cox, h, 54, Blacksmith, b. Hereford, Bridstow
Hester, wife, 56, b. Hereford, Much Dewchurch
Mary E, dau, 20, b. Hereford
Susan, dau, 19, b. Glos, Ruardean
Henry, son, 17, Blacksmith, b. Glos, Ruardean
Tom, son, 16, App Blacksmith, b. Glos, Ruardean
Pels.
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Here's the family in 1851, without Susan :
1851 census :
HO107/1976, Folio 348, Page 33
Gloucestershire, Ruardean
James Cox, h, 43, Blacksmith, b Hereford, Bridstow
Hester, wife, 46, b. Dewchurch
Mary, dau, 10, Scholar, b. Ross
William, son, 15, Blacksmith, b. Ross
James, son, 14, Blacksmith, b. Ross
John, son, 11, Agricultural Boy, b. Glos, Ruardean
Henry, son, 7, Scholar, b. Glos, Ruardean
Tom, son, 5, b. Hereford, Whitchurch
William Peters, lodger, unm, 30, Cordwainer, b. Hereford, Whitchurch
Pels.
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1841 census :
HO107/365/10, Folio 10, Page 14
Gloucestershire, Ruardean
Hy Street
James Cox, 33, Blacksmith
Ester, 37
William, 5
James, 4
John, 2
Mary, 9 mths
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John Evans, 20, Blacksmith
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None of the above born in county.
Pels.
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This looks like Susan in 1851 :
1851 census :
HO107/1977, Folio 70, Page 5
Herefordshire, Much Dewchurch
Hereford Road
Stephen Roberts, h, 57, Agricultural Labourer, b. Herefordshire, Little Birch
Mary, wife, 56, Outdoor Labourer, b. Much Dewchurch
John, son, 27, Agricultural Labourer, b. Much Dewchurch
Sarah, dau, 17, At Home, b. Much Dewchurch
Susan Cox, niece, 9, b. Gloucestershire
Pels.
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I've just had a look at a tree on Ancestry which claims John and Susan married
on the 24th December 1866 at the Independent Chapel, Monmouth. This might be worth checking up on.
Pels.
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Again from the same source, the baptism of Hester - wife of James Cox:
Baptism date: 7th November 1806
Hester Harris
Parents: John and Nancy Harris
Much Dewchurch, Herefordshire
Pels.
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And the marriage for Hester's parents :
Marriage: 27th February 1794
John Harris
Nancy Porter
Much Dewchurch, Hereford
Pels.
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Wow. Thank you Pels. This is simply amazing.
We don't know the area well. Susan COX's granddaughter went into service, and then off to Tenby, Pembs, with the family she served, and married there. We have previously been concentrating on the Pembrokeshire lines.
We did visit Coleford, Newland & Scowles once a few years ago, where Susan COX/JONES and her family lived after marriage and where the grandaughter lived as a child. It was lovely, but at that time we didn't have enough information to make sense of it. We may now be due another visit!