Hello Lesanne,
Cut/Copy & PasteRe your concerns about not being able to cut/copy and paste.
This discussion is currently on the Buckinghamshire
Lookup Requests board - though the thread departed from the original 1861 census lookup request some years back.
I was under the impression that the facility to cut and paste had been disabled on all "Lookup Request" threads for copyright reasons. But I've had no problem in this post using Ctrl-C followed by Ctrl-V. Perhaps it is just 'right click' which is disabled? Perhaps the Board Moderator would advise?
Where to now?I am a newcomer to this particular puzzle and I am finding it very hard to come to grips with it.
I've read this (Buckinghamshire lookup) thread and the (currently locked) thread in the Common Room.
For my own benefit, I've tried to sort out what are
proven facts working back from you through your Grandfather (Gf COX) to his ancestors, what is likely but not (yet) proven, and what is speculative.
I hope you'll bear with me while I start again from scratch and go
One Step At A Time trying to understand what proof there is for each step into the past.
Sorry to be such a pain but as you well know it's best to try to confirm the most recent generations before moving on to earlier generations just in case they might turn out not to be yours ...
In the (currently locked) Common Room thread, you say:
Marriage cert of Frederick William (jnr)26yrs to Florence Levitt.28yrs (wid).
22 November 1919. M’head Berks.
Residence at time .. 16, Cordwallis Street.
Wits. Daniel Weston (?Brides uncle?) Margaret Cox (grooms mother?)
This marriage is the only certain fact I have.
Just for completeness, I note from FreeBMD and other threads that Florence Louisa LEVITT was nee WESTON. It seems that she married John Blackburn LEVITT in 1915, they possibly had children, and JB LEVITT died in 1918 in WW1.
Perhaps you might transcribe the full marriage certificate of Frederick & Florence? Including the occupation of Frederick William COX, and the name and occupation of his father?
Do you have Gf COX's birth certificate? Does it have Ggf Frederick William COX & Florence (WESTON) LEVITT as his parents? Occupation of Ggf COX?
Do you have the death certificate of Ggf COX? Age?
You say:
I have a birth cert of a Frederick William Cox. 9 November 1893. North Town. M’head Berks.
Father.Frederick Cox. Cabman.. Mother. Margaret Cox formerly Howe.
Address? Informant?
Certainly looks likely for Ggf COX - but no proof.
You have what seems to be the above family in the 1901 census.
RG13 / 1158 / 105 / 34
30 Oldfield Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire
Frederick Cox head age 30 b Ewell, Surrey, occ cab driver
Margaret wife age 36 b Glamorganshire, occ housewife
Frederick William son age 7 b Maidenhead
Ralph Percy son age 5 b Maidenhead
This looks very likely to be Gggf COX and his son Ggf COX - but no proof.
Did Gf COX know his grandparents? Does he have any particular memories of them? Did he believe that his Ggm's maiden name was HOWE, and if so why? Does he remember any uncles, aunts, cousins etc (e.g. an Uncle Ralph??) which might provide leads and help prove that you have the right family? Does he remember any HOWE relatives?
Do you or your parents have any relevant relatives whom you could trace backwards and possibly find some leads?
You've said re Gf COX:
He also has a watercolour picture of a soldier wearing a bearskin, big furry hat?? and says the soldier is a lieut col retired. He believes that soldier to be his dad.
Perhaps you could scan that and the army experts could make suggestions? Though there is, I think, no proof (yet) that the picture is of a relative.
Your thread at:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,54029.0.htmlhas some interesting material re buttons, medals, ribbons etc which Gf COX believes to be his father's. Could you scan these? Have you followed these up? I think you said you had his service history from the number on one of these artefacts. Could you provide the details?
I think I recall that somewhere it was mentioned that 16 Cordwallis St (Ggf's residence at the time of his marriage) had some connexions with other COXs?? Could you remind of us of these?
Well, as I said, I'm sorry to be such a pain but it really would be good to be able to confirm that Frederick William COX b 1893 in Maidenhead IS your Ggf as the very first step!
Very best of luck,
JAP
PS: If the Common Room thread is activated, perhaps a Mod could move this post to it?
