COX family in London 1881 Census

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Hi Dom,

John COX and Sarah WILLIS are my 3 x Great Grandparents. I have good DNA matches to other children of Henry COCK or COX and Ann ANNIN/G or HANNIN/G so am relatively happy at the moment that they are the parents of John.

There is a marriage for Henry COX to Ann HANNIN 16 Jul 1834, St Leonard Shoreditch

There is a baptism for John COX son of Henry COX & Ann on 25 Jul 1837 (born 4 Dec 1837) at St Luke, Finsbury.

I have Henry & Ann and family in the 1851 census living in Sturch Alley (?) St Luke, Finsbury with 5 children Henry, John, Ann, Betsey & Thomas. This gives Henry's birthplace as Postwick, Norfolk (I think, it is hard to read!). The name in the census looks much more like COOK so has possibly been mis-transcribed.

There is a baptism of a Henry COCK 23 Mar 1811 in Postwick, Norfolk to John & Charlotte COCK.

There is a marriage of John COCK to Charlotte REYNOLDS in Easton, Norwich, Norfolk 3 Dec 1805.

I found no specific baptism for John COCK but there is a couple (Edward COCK or COX and Jemima) having children in Postwick at the right time and there is a "gap" in the children at the right time for John. For the time being they are my hypothetical parents for John.

There is a marriage for Edward COX to Jemima KETTERINGHAM in Postwick, Norfolk 19 Apr 1756

I have not gone any further back on this COX/COCK line as yet.

A lot of my tree is a research work in progress so I would certainly suggest that you double check anything I have here for yourself to make sure you are happy that this is all correct but I hope it might give you some pointers.

I will reply separately regarding Sarah Willis and what I have in terms of her parents.

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John COX and Sarah WILLIS are married at St Philip, Bethnal Green 25 Jan 1858 and the record states her father is Edward WILLIS.

There is a Sarah WILLIS, born abt 1840 St Luke in the 1851 Census living at 3 Great Arthur Street with her parents Edward WILLIS, Carman, born abt 1809 Shoreditch and Ann WILLIS Fancy Box Maker, born abt 1820 Shoreditch. There is also a Sibling Elizabeth b 1846 St Luke

I have not yet found a marriage for an Edward WILLIS to Ann.

Looking on the GRO index there is a birth entry for Sarah WILLIS 1840 AMJ Quarter Shoreditch, Mother's maiden name is WACKETT

Other WILLIS/WACKETT births that I could find:

Rebecca WILLIS, JFM Quarter 1843, Shoreditch

I could not find a birth record for Elizabeth WILLIS born abt 1846 but there is a baptism for Elizabeth Ann WILLIS 7 Sep 1845 (born 5 June) at St Paul, Hammersmith, parents Edward & Ann WILLIS. I do not know if this is a correct baptism for this family.

I found a baptism for an Edward Augustus WILLIS 24 Sep 1809 at St Leonard's, Shoreditch. Parents are Edward & Rebecca WILLIS

I have not yet explored any further back than this on the WILLIS line.