Edward Cox (aka Edward Cox & Sons): History

 

The Company

This firm was established by Edward Burton Cox sometime between 1845 and 1850.  It was first listed in a London City directory in 1850[1] as Edward Cox, linen draper at 2 Haberdasher’s Walk in Hoxton.  The business remained at this address until sometime between 1860[2] and 1865[3] when it moved to 53 Westbourne Grove in Kensington.   By 1875[4] the business expanded and although it was still named Edward Cox, it was now listed as a silk mercer at 51 & 53 Westbourne Grove and also at 49 & 50 Kensington Garden Square, both in Kensington.  Sometime between 1875 and 1880, two sons of Edward Burton Cox, Edward Joshua Cox and Ebenezer Cox, joined their father in his business and they became partners as did another man named John Edward Stafford.  By 1880 the firm was known as Edward Cox, Sons & Stafford and it was recorded in an 1880[5] London directory as Cox, Sons & Stafford at 59 & 60 Westbourne Grove, 58 Queens Road and 49 Kensington Garden Square.  Also, that year Mr. Stafford was listed separately in the 1880[6] directory as “John E. Stafford, silk mercer, see Cox, Sons & Stafford”.  In 1881[7] there was a fire at their Westbourne Grove shop.  Some of the merchandise that was saved from the fire was slightly affected by smoke and therefore was offered for sale to the public at salvage prices.  The damage done to the building and stock was to the extent of several thousand pounds but fortunately both the building and the stock were insured.  A year later the partnership of Edward Cox, Sons & Stafford, silk mercers and drapers at Westbourne Gove and in Kensington Gardens Square and Brighton was dissolved in 1882[8] and the business was carried on by Edward Burton Cox and his two sons. It was listed as Edward Cox & Sons in 1885[9].  Unfortunately, the business went bankrupt two years later in 1887[10] and was listed as follows in a local newspaper”

 

FAILURE OF A LONDON DRAPER. - The Chief Official Receiver has appointed a special manager under the failure of Edward Cox & Sons of Westbourne Grove and Chelsea, drapers, trading at the latter place under the style of Day, Peters, & C.  The joint liabilities are returned at about £30,000 and the assets at £14,000.  It was stated that Ebenezer Cox, a junior partner, had lost from £6,000 to £8,000 by betting.”

Only two Avery style needle cases have been found with the Edward Cox Westbourne Grove name stamped on them.  The Louise - Square was registered in 1870 and the Universal Pin Case, seen here[11], was registered in 1871, both by William Avery of Redditch.  Additional photos  can be found in the Images section of this chapter.

 

 

 

The Cox Owners

The Edward Burton Cox who founded this company was the son of George Cox and Christiana Cussens.  His parents were married in 1809 in the Weston section of Bath, Somerset, 108 miles west of London and his father was a widower at the time of their marriage.  George and Christiana lived in the Bath area for a few years and had at least one child born there: Christiana c1814.  At some point prior to 1819 the Cox family moved to the London area where they had at least 2 more children between 1819 and 1821: Joseph and Edward Burton.   Because the Cox surname is quite common in both the Bath and London areas, limited information has been found about this Cox family.  By 1841 they were living in the Chelsea area of London and George’s occupation was listed as ind.  What that abbreviation means is unknown.  That year Edward Burton Cox and his sister Christiana with her husband William Denny and their daughter were all living with George and Christiana.  What happened to George after 1841 is unclear as he does not appear in later censuses with his wife.  George’s wife, Christiana, was living in the St. Giles in the Fields, Finsbury section of London with her son Joseph in 1851 who was working as a haberdasher employing 4 men.  Then in 1861 Christiana was listed as a widow and was living at Haberdashers Walk in the Towers Hamlet, Shoreditch section of London where she had 5 assistants, 2 apprentices and a servant.  By 1871 she was residing with her son Edward Burton and his family in Kensington.  Two years later in 1873 Christiana died in Ealing at age 93 and was buried at the Ealing & Old Brentford Cemetery.  Her daughter Christiana Denny died less than two months later and was buried in the same cemetery.   

 

Edward Burton Cox, who appears to be the youngest son of George and Christiana Cox, was born c1821 in Chelsea. At age 20 in 1841 he was living with his parents and working as a clerk.  He spent the next 10 years working as hosier at first at his business on Haberdasher Walk in Tower Hamlets where he was living in 1851 with 3 assistants and his niece Hannah Denny. It seems possible that his mother joined this business in some way as she was living on this same street ten years later in 1861.  Edward married Margarette Harriett Eliza Cooke at St. Giles in London in 1851 and they had 10 children born between 1852 and 1866: Edward Joshua, Ebenezer, Theophilus, Ruth Mary, Esther Miriam, Frederick John, Theodore James, Lyndia Margaret, Alice Emily and Florence Kate.  By 1861 Edward and his family moved to Westbourne Grove in Kensington where he established his linen drapery business and where he was listed as a hosier, glover and haberdasher.  The Cox family moved to another area in Kensington and by 1871 he was listed as having private property.  In 1881 Edward and his daughter Ruth traveled to Brighton while the rest of the family remained at their new residence in the Ealing section of west London.  Perhaps he went to Brighton for business purposes because he had a shop there around this time.  For most of his life Edward was consistently listed as a hosier, draper, linendraper, silk mercer or haberdasher although in his later years he was listed as a landowner or living on private means indicating he attained a certain degree of wealth.  Margarette died at their home in Ealing in 1885 at age 54 and was buried at the Ealing & Old Brentford Cemetery.  George later moved to Highbury in the Islington section of central London where 5 of his adult children lived with him.  He died there in 1895 at age 75 and was buried at the Ealing & Old Cemetery.  His probate has not been found.  Of the 5 sons of Edward and Margarette Cox, the 2 eldest, Edward Joshua and Ebenezer, joined their father’s business and the 3 youngest, Theophilus, Frederick John and Theodore James pursued other careers.  After attending Mill Hill Grammar School in the Hendon section of London, Theophilus who was born in 1855, immigrated to Australia where he died in 1908.  Fredrick John, born in 1860. became an engineer and Theodore James, who was born in 1862, spent his life working as a bank clerk.

 

Edward Joshua Cox was born in 1852 in Hoxton, Shoreditch, the eldest son of Edward Burton Cox.  At some point in the late 1870’s he joined his father’s business as a partner, a position he held until the company was dissolved in 1887.  He was listed in 1881 as a silk mercer and in 1891 as a manufacturer.  Edward Joshua lived with his parents and after his father’s death in 1895 he moved to his brother’s home in Highbury where he spent the rest of his life.  From 1901 until at least 1911 he worked as a secretary while living with his brother Theodore who was the head of household with 3 of his sisters.  It seems a bit odd that Edward Joshua, who was 10 years older than his brother Theodore, was not the head of household during those years.  Edward Joshua never married.  He died in 1923 in Islington at age 71 and was buried at the Ealing & Old Brentford Cemetery.

 

The second son of Edward Burton Cox and Margarette Cooke was Ebenezer Cox who was born in Hoxton in 1853.  When he married Ann Maud Holman at St. Mary in Ealing in 1878, Ebenezer was listed as silk mercer.  Then in 1881 he was listed as a draper employing 8 persons presumably having joined his father’s business where he was a junior partner.  Ebenezer and Ann had 5 children between 1878 and 1893: Elsie Maud, Florence Ada Jane, Freda Evelyn Margaret, Alice Winifred who died shortly after birth and George Stanley Holman.  The family lived in Hammersmith for a few years, then settled in Ealing were they spent the rest of their lives.  Clearly Ebenezer had a gambling problem during the years he worked for his father as that is how he was listed in several newspapers during the company’s bankruptcy process.  Apparently, he learned how to overcome that bad habit because by 1891 Ebenezer was working as a manufacturer of fancy white wood cabinets and bracket wood, whereas by 1901 he was listed as an accountant, a position he continued to have in 1911.  He died at his home in Ealing in 1930 at age 77 and his wife Ann died there 7 years later in 1937 at age 83.  The following story regarding Ebenezer was published in 1931[12] shortly after his death:

 

“Mr. Ebenezer Cox, who die on Christmas Day, had crowded many and very varied experiences into a long life, and they were not all of a sort to give him much satisfaction in retrospect, but I remember him best during what was, perhaps, his best period, when as a young man, he was the enthusiastic honorary choirmaster of the Ealing Wesleyan Church, with his brother Edward as organist.  He lived then on Ealing Common.  Later he moved to Grove Park, Chiswick, and there he associated himself with the Church of England.  Not many years ago he called on me to ask a favour.  “After all” he said,  “it wasn’t my fault you could not sing, and I did let you stay in the choir because you didn’t want to sit in a pew with your people.”  He could be engaging.  Perhaps that was his weakness. Are People Kinder?” 

 

Edward Cox (aka Edward Cox & Sons): Image

 

The Louise - Square needle case closed (S=eBay).

 

Westbourne Grove Street sign in the Kensington Section of London, 2023.

 

Louise - Square needle case stamped with the Edward Cox name (S=eBay).

 

Nashi Pharmacy at 55 Westbourne Grove, 2023.

 

Costa at 51 Westbourne Grove, 2023.  The building where the Cox business was originally located is currently under construction.

  

Edward Cox (aka Edward Cox & Sons): Genealogy

 

Generation 1: George Cox (c1781-??) and Christiana Cussens (c1780/1782-1873)

·       Born: c1781 (S4).

·       Baptized: not found.

·       Marriage: July 6, 1809 All Saints Bath, Weston, Somerset (S3).  Listed as George Cox a widower and Christiana Cussens a spinster.

·       1841 Census: Cadogan St South, Chelsea North East, Kensington, Middlesex (S4).  Listed as George Cox age 60 with occupation listed as ind not born in the county with Christiana Cox age 54 not born in the county and Edward Cox age 20 a clerk born in the county and William Denng age 35 a paper mar not born in the county with Christian Denng age 27 not born in the county and Christiana age 9 months born in the county and 1 servant.

·       1851 Census: not found.

·       1851 Wife’s Census: 447 New Oxford St., St. Giles in the Fields, Finsbury, Middlesex (S4).  Listed as Christiana Cox married age 68 mother born in Storsey, Somerset living with son Joseph Cox unmarried age 32 a haberdasher employing 4 men born in St. Bishop Hanwell, Middlesex and 3 haberdasher apprentices/assistants and 2 servants.

·       Death: not found.

·       Burial: not found.

·       Probate: not found.

·       1861 Wife’s Census: 2 Haberdasher Walk, Towers Hamlets, Shoreditch, Middlesex (S4).  Listed as Christiana Cox a widow and mother age 78 a haberdasher and hosier born in Storey, Somerset with 5 assistants, 2 apprentices and 1 servant.  (Note: the census index incorrectly listed her neighbors as part of her family).

·       1871 Wife’s Census: with son Edward Cox (S4).  Listed as Christiana Cox age 90 born in Storey, Somerset (Note: the census index incorrectly lists her as a brother).

·       Wife’s Death: October 23, 1873 Brentford, Middlesex (S8d).  Listed as Christiana Cox age 93 the widow of George Cox a farmer who died of old age at 5 Cleveland Road, Ealing.  (Note: she appears to have died at her son Edward Burton Cox’s residence as the son’s family was living at this address in the 1881 census).

·       Wife’s Burial: October 29, 1873 Ealing & Old Brentford Cemetery, Ealing London (S1burial).  Listed as Cristina Cox age 93. (Note: the burial index incorrectly lists her forename as Justina).

·       Wife’s Probate: not found.

·       Children:

1.     Christiana Cox (c1814-1873).  Born: c1814 (S4).  Marriage: to a man named William Denny.  Marriage: February 12, 1837 St. Luke, Chelsea (S3), listed as Christiana Cox a spinster and William Denny a bachelor.  1841 Census: with her parents (S4), listed as William Denng age 35 a paper mar not born in the county with Christian Denng age 27 not born in the county and Christiana age 9 months born in the county.  Buried: December 12, 1873 Ealing & Old Brentford Cemetery, Ealing London (S1burial), listed as Christiana Denny age 59 buried in the same place as her mother.  Daughter’s Birth: 1st QTR 1845 St. George Hanover Square (S=GRO Online Index), listed as Hannah Denny with mother’s maiden name Cox (Note: her daughter Hannah Denny was living with her brother Edward in 1851). 

2.     Joseph Cox (c1819-??).  Born: c1819 (S4).  1851 Census: 447 New Oxford St., St. Giles in the Fields, Finsbury, Middlesex (S4), listed as Joseph Cox unmarried age 32 a haberdasher employing 4 men born in St. Bishop Hanwell, Middlesex with mother Christiana Cox age 68 born in Storsey, Somerset and 3 haberdasher apprentices/assistants and 2 servants.

3.     Edward Burton Cox (c1821-1895) – See Generation 2

 

Generation 2:  Edward Burton Cox (c1821-1895) and Margarette Harriette Eliza Cooke (c1831-1885)

·       Born: c1821 (S4)

·       Baptized: not found.

·       1841 Census: with parents (S4).  Listed as Edward Cox age 20 a clerk born in the county.

·       1851 Census: 17 Haberdasher Walks, Towers Hamlets, Shoreditch, Middlesex (S4).  Listed as Edward Cox unmarried age 32 a hosier born in Chelsea with 3 assistants and 1 niece Hannah Denny age 6 born in Pimber.

·       Marriage: July 10, 1851 St. Giles in the Fields & St. George Bloomsbury, London, Middlesex (S8m).  Listed as Edward Burton Cox age 30 a bachelor and hosier who resided at 2 Pitfield Street, Hoxton whose father was George Cox a farmer and Margarette Harriette Eliza Cooke age 20 a spinster.

·       1861 Census: 58 Westbourne Grove, Kensington (S4).  Listed as Edward B. Cox age 40 a hosier, glover & haberdasher born in Chelsea, Middlesex with wife Margaret E. H. age 30 born in St. Martin in Fields and 4 children: Theophilus A., Ruth M., Esther M. and Frederick J. and 3 hosier’s assistants, 1 hosier’s apprentice, 1 governess and 2 domestic servants.

·       1871 Census: 10 Claucaide Gdns, Kensington, Middlesex (S4).   Listed as Edward Cox age 50 with occupation listed as private property born in Chelsea, Middlesex with wife Margarette age 40 born in Strand, Middlesex and 9 children: Edward J., Ebenezer, Ruth, Esther, Frederick, Theodore, Lydia, Alice and Florence, 1 mother Christiana Cox age 90 born in Somerset and 4 servants. (Note: the mother is incorrectly listed in the census index as a brother). 

·       1881 Census: Grand Hotel King Road, Brighton, Sussex (S4).  Listed as Edward B. Cox a married visitor age 60 a landowner born in Chelsea, Middlesex with Ruth Cox unmarried age 23 born in Tottenham, Middlesex.

·       1881 Wife’s Census: 5 Cleveland Road, Ealing, Middlesex (S4).  Listed as Margaret Cox a wife age 50 a drapers wife (head from house) born in London with 5 children: Edward J., Esther M., Frederick J. Theodore and Lettie M. and 1 niece Grace Cox age 13 and 1 nephew Thomas C. Cox age 17, 1 friend and 2 servants and

·       Wife’s Death: November 22, 1885 Brentford, Middlesex (S8d).  Listed as Margaret Harriet Eliza Cox age 54 the wife of Edward Burton Cox a draper who died of chill and pneumonia at 9 Cleveland Road, Ealing with her son Ebenezer Cox present at her death.

·       Wife’s Burial: November 26, 1885 Ealing & Old Brentford Cemetery, Ealing, London (S1burial).  Listed as Margaret H. Eliza Cox age 54.

·       Wife’s Probate: not found.

·       1891 Census: 12 Manor Terrace, Highbury, Islington (S4).  Listed as Edward Cox a widow age 68 living on private means born in Chelsea with 5 children: Edward, Ruth, Theodore, Alice and Kate and 1 servant. (Note: the surname is incorrectly listed as Cose in the census index).

·       Death: November 7, 1895 Islington, London (S8d).  List as Edward Burton Cox age 75 a retired draper who died of chronic asthma, bronchitis and influenzas at 12 Manor Terrace, Leigh Road, Highbury with his son Theodore Cox present at his death.

·       Burial: November 12, 1895 Ealing & Old Brentford Cemetery, Ealing, London (S1burial).  Listed as Edward Burton Cox age 75.

·       Probate: not found.

·       Children:

1.     Edward Joshua Cox (1852-1923).  - see Generation 3.

2.     Ebenezer Cox (1853-1930).  - see Generation 3.

3.     Theophilus Alexander Cox (1855-1908).  Born: 3rd 1855 Edmonton (S=GRO Online Index), listed as Theophilus Alexander Cox with mother’s maiden name Cooke.  1861 Census: with parents (S4), listed as Theophilus A. Cox age 5 born in Tottenham, Middlesex.  1871 Census: 116 Mill Hill Grammar School, Hendon, Middlesex (S4), listed as Theophilus A. Cox age 16 a pupil born in Tottenham, Middlesex.  Death: 1908 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia (S=Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 available at ancestry.com), listed as Theophilus A. Cox.  Burial: August 1908 Field of Mars Cemetery, East Ryde, Ryde City, New South Wales, Australia (S=Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current available at ancestry.com), listed as Theophilous Alexander Cox, Birth Date: 1855, Death Date: August 1908.

4.     Ruth Mary Cox (1857-1937).  Born: 2nd QTR 1857 Edmonton (S-GRO-Online Index), listed as Ruth Mary Cox with mother’s maiden name Cooke.  1861 and 1871 Censuses: with parents (S4).  1881 and 1891 Censuses: with father (S4).  1901 and 1911 Censuses (S4): with brother Theodore Cox.  Burial: February 18, 1937 Ealing & Old Brentford Cemetery, Ealing, London (S1burial), listed as Ruth Mary Cox age 80.

5.     Esther Miriam Cox (1859-??).  Born: 2nd QTR 1859 Thanet (S-GRO-Online Index), listed as Esther Miriam Cox with mother’s maiden name Cook.  1861 and 1871 Censuses: with parents (S4).   1881 Census with mother (S4).   Marriage: 2nd QTR 1883 Brentford (S5d), listed as Esther Miriam Cox and James Alfred Vanes.  Marriage Announcement: London Evening Standard newspaper, column 1, page 1 (S=http://www.britishnews paperarchive.co.uk), listed as April 19th marriage of Rev. Alfred Vanes BA of Bangalore to Esther Miriam, second daughter of Edward Burton Cox of Castle Hill, Ealing.  1901 Census (S4): with brother Theodore Cox, listed as Edith M. Vanes age 42 with 2 daughters: Margaret E and Beatrice M.  Married: 2nd QTR 1883 Brentford (S5m), listed as Esther Miriam Cox and James Alfred Vanes. 

6.     Frederick John Cox (1860-??).  Born: 3rd QTR 1860 Kensington (S-GRO-Online Index), listed as Frederick John Cox with mother’s maiden name Cooke.  1861 and  1871 Censuses: with parents (S4).  1881 Census with mother (S4), listed as Frederick J. Cox age 20 an engineer born in London.

7.     Theodore James Cox (1862-1934).  Born: 2nd QTR 1862 Kensington (S-GRO-Online Index), listed as Theodore James Cox with mother’s maiden name Cooke. 1871 Census: with parents (S4).  1881 Census with mother (S4).  1891 Census: with father (S4), listed as Theodore J. Cox age 28 a bank clerk born in Bayswater.  1901 Census: 34 Leigh Road, Highbury, Islington (S4), listed as Theodore J. Cox a single age 38 bank clerk worker born in Westbourne Grove head of household with 1 brother: Edward J. Cox, and 3 sisters: Ruth M. Cox, Lydia M. Cox and Edith M. Vanes, and 2 Vanes nieces and a servant.  1911 Census: 34 Leigh Road N., Highbury, Islington (S4), listed as Theodore Cox a single age 48 bank clerk worker born in Bayswater head of household with 1 brother: Edward Cox, and 2 sisters: Ruth Cox and Kate Cox, and 1 servant.   Death: 1st QTR 1934 Islington (S5d), listed as Theodore J. Cox age 71, March 2, 1934 (S6).  Burial: March 7, 1934 Ealing & Old Brentford Cemetery, Ealing, London (S1burial), listed as Theodore James Cox age 71.   Probate: May 12, 1945 Llandudno (S6), listed as Theodore James Cox of 34 Leigh  Road, Highbury, Middlesex with effects £1,100 to Alice Emily Cox spinster, Former Grant P.R. April 10, 1934.

8.     Lydia Margaret Cox (1863-??).  Born: 4th QTR 1863 Kensington (S-GRO-Online Index), listed as Lydia Margaret Cox with mother’s maiden name Cooke.  1871 Census: with parents (S4).   1881 Census with mother (S4), listed as Lettie M. Cox age 17 a scholar born in Kensington.  1901 Census (S4): with brother Theodore Cox.  Marriage: January 14, 1911 Christ Church, Highbury Grove, Islington (S8m), listed as Lydia Margaret Cox a spinster who resided at 34 Leigh Road whose father was Edward Burton Cox a silk mercer and William Price Owen a widower and merchant.

9.     Alice Emily Cox (1865-??).  Born: 1st QTR 1865 Kensington (S-GRO-Online Index), listed as Alice Emily Cox with mother’s maiden name Cooke.  1871 Census: with parents (S4).   1891 Census: with father (S4).

10.  Florence Kate Cox (1866-??).  Born: 4th QTR 1866 Kensington (S-GRO-Online Index), listed as Florence Kate Cox with mother’s maiden name Cooke.  1871 Census: with parents (S4).  1891 Census: with father (S4), listed as Kate age 24 born in Bayswater.  1911 Census: with brother Theodore (S4), listed as Kate age 44 a sister born in Bayswater.

 

Generation 3:  Edward Joshua Cox (1852-1923)

·       Born: 2nd 1852 The Shoreditch District (S=GRO Online Index).  Listed as Edward Joshua Cox with mother’s maiden name Cooke.

·       Baptized: not found.

·       1861 Census: not found.

·       1871 Census: with parents (S4).  Listed as Edward J. Cox age 18 born in Hoxton.

·       1881 Census: with mother (S4).  Listed as Edward J. Cox age 28 a silk merchant born in London, Middlesex.

·       Marriage: never married.

·       1891 Census: with father (S4).  Listed as Edward Cox age 38 a manufacturer worker born in Hoxton, London.

·       1901 Census: 34 Leigh Road, Highbury, Islington (S4).  Listed as Edward J. Cox age 48 a single brother and private secretary worker born in Hoxton, London living with his brother Theodore J. Cox a single age 38 bank clerk worker born in Westbourne Grove who was the head of household and 3 sisters: Ruth M. Cox, Lydia M. Cox and Edith M. Vanes and 2 Vanes nieces and a servant.

·       1911 Census: 34 Leigh Road N., Highbury, Islington (S4).  Listed as Edward Cox age 58 a single secretary worker born in Hoxton living with his brother Theodore Cox a single age 48 bank clerk worker born in Bayswater who was the head of household and 2 sisters: Ruth Cox and Kate Cox and 1 servant.

·       Death: November 13, 1923 Islington, London (S8d).  Listed as Edward Joshua Cox age 71 a chartered accountant clerk who died of mitral disease of the heart at 34 Leigh Road, Highbury with his sister Alice E. Cox present at his death.

·       Burial: November 16, 1923 Ealing & Old Brentford Cemetery, Ealing, London (S1burial).  Listed as Edward Joshua Cox age 71.

·       Probate: not found.

·       Children: none

 

Generation 3: Ebenezer Cox (1853-1930) and Ann Maud Holman (c1853-1937)

·       Born: 4th QTR 1853 The Shoreditch District (S=GRO Online Index).  Listed as Ebenezer Cox with mother’s maiden name Cooke.

·       Baptized: not found.

·       1861 Census: not found.

·       1871 Census: with parents (S4).  Listed as Ebenezer Cox age 17 unmarried born in Hoxton, Middlesex

·       Marriage: January 9, 1878 St. Mary, Ealing (S8m).  Listed as Ebenezer Cox a bachelor and silk mercer who resided at Ealing St. Mary’s whose father was Edward Burton Cox a silk mercer and Ann Maud Holman a spinster.

·       1881 Census: 18 River Court Road, Hammersmith, London (S4).  Listed as Ebenezer Cox age 27 a draper employing 8 persons born in Hoxton, Middlesex with wife Anne age 27 born in Colmuhatch, Middlesex and 2 children: Elsie M. H. and Florence Ada and 2 servants.

·       1891 Census: 21 Harvard Rd, Chiswick, Ealing, Brentford, Middlesex (S4).  Listed as Ebenezer Cox age 37 a manufacturer of fancy white wood cabinets & bracket wood employer born in Tottenham, Middlesex with wife Ann M. age 37 born in Colney Hatch, Middlesex and 3 children: Elsie M. H., and Florence A. J. and Freda M. E. and 1 servant.

·       1901 Census:  21 Harvard Rd, Chiswick, Brentford, Middlesex (S4).  Listed as Ebenezer Cox age 47 an accountant employer born in Tottenham, Middlesex with wife A. Maud age 47 born in Colney Hatch, Middlesex and 4 children: E., F. A. J., Freda E. M., and G. S. H. and 1 servant.

·       1911 Census: St. Olaves, 20 Hanger Lane, Ealing W., Middlesex (S4).  Listed as Ebenezer Cox age 57 an accountant on own account born in Tottenham, Middlesex with wife Ann Maud age 57 born in Colney Hatch, Middlesex and 3 children: Elsie Maud Holman, Florence Ada Jane and George Stanley Holman and 2 servants.  Indicates they were married 33 years and had 5 children of which 4 were still living.

·       Death: December 25, 1930 Brentford, Middlesex (S8d).  Listed as Ebenezer Cox age 77 a mining engineer retired who died of cerebral hemorrhage at 20 Harper Lane, Ealing with his son G. S. Cox present at his death.

·       Burial: December 30, 1930 Ealing & Old Brentford Cemetery, Ealing, London (S1burial).  Listed as Ebenezer Cox age 77.  

·       Probate: not found.

·       Wife’s Death: January 3, 1937 Brentford, Middlesex (S8d), listed as Ann Maud Holman Cox age 83 the widow of Ebenezer Cox an accountant who died of broncho pneumonia and bronchitis at 20 Harrger Lane, Ealing with her son G. S. Cox present at her death.  January 3, 1937 (S6). 

·       Wife’s Burial: not found.

·       Wife’s Probate: May 13, 1937 London (S6).  Listed as Ann Maud Cox of St. Olaves, 20 Hanger Land, Ealing, Middlesex a widow with effects £76 to Stanley George Holman Cox company director.

·       Children:

1.     Elsie Maud Holman Cox (1878 -??).  Born: 4th QTR 1878 Fulham (S=GRO Online Index), listed with no forename Cox with mother’s maiden name Holman. 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911 Censuses: with parents (S4).

2.     Florence Ada Jane Cox (1880 -??).  Born: 1st QTR 1880 Fulham (S=GRO Online Index), listed as Florence Ada Jane Cox with mother’s maiden name Holman. 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911 Censuses: with parents (S4).

3.     Freda Evelyn Margaret Cox (1884 -??).  Born: 2nd QTR 1884 Brentford (S=GRO Online Index), listed as Freda Evelyn Margaret Cox with mother’s maiden name Holman. 1891 and 1901 Censuses: with parents (S4).

4.     Alice Winifred Cox (1886-1886).  Born: 2nd QTR 1886 Brentford (S=GRO Online Index), listed as Alice Winifred Cox with mother’s maiden name Holman.  Death: 2nd QTR 1886 Brentford (S=GRO Online Index), listed as Alice Winifred Cox age 0.

5.     George Stanley Holman Cox (1893 -??).  Born: 3rd QTR 1893 Brentford (S=GRO Online Index), listed as George Stanley Holman Cox with mother’s maiden name Holman. 1901 and 1911 Censuses: with parents (S4).

 

 

Avery Style Needle Case with the “Edward Cox Westbourne Grove” Name Stamper on It

1.     Louise - Square: Mechanical Patent #1473 (Fig. 17) dated May 21, 1870 registered by William Avery of Redditch (S=British Library - Business and Intellectual Property Centre, London).

2.     Universal Pin Case: Mechanical Patent #1332 (Fig. 29 & 30) dated May 16, 1871 registered by William Avery of Redditch (S=British Library - Business and Intellectual Property Centre, London).

  

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