Descendants of Francis Cox - Durham, England

Descendants of Francis Cox of County Durham, England

County Durham, England (interactive map)

Francis Cox was born May 2, 1809 at Ewe Hill or Ouston, north of Chester le Street, County Durham. His parents were John Cox and Elizabeth Isabella Herriot of Chester le Street. He was a coal miner in the area of County Durham east of the city of Durham. From about 1834 to 1837 the family lived in Birtley, just North of Chester-le-Street. From 1838 to about 1845, the family lived in Hallgarth, near Sherburn, England. In 1851, they lived in Ludworth Colliery Village about 5.5 miles East of Durham, and in 1861, they lived in the Shincliffe Colliery Village, 2 miles SE of Durham. His wife, Ann or Frances Ann, was born in Trimdon (SE of Durham City). Francis shows up in the 1881 British Census in West Herrington, Durham, living with his daughter, Jane Ann Froud, and family. In this Census, he is 71 years old, and was born in Ewe Hill, Durham, England.

After 1861, Francis' second son, John Cox, leaves for America. In 1877, his third son, Frank, also leaves for America. Both initially settle in La Salle County, Illinois. I also believe that Robert, his eldest son, also leaves for America, but I don't have enough information on him yet, to know where he goes first. Robert eventually ends up in Colorado, near his brother, Frank.

The Children of Francis Cox and Frances Ann "Ann"
Child	Born	Location	Married	Spouse	Died	Location
Robert	1836	Birtley, Chester-le-Street County Durham	aft. 1861	Mary Ann Collins	1889	Fremont, Colorado
John	5-1838	Hallgarth County Durham	4 Oct 1865 La Salle, IL	Hannah Wilkinson	20 Apr 1905	Taylor, Iowa
Isabella	9-1842	Hallgarth or Sherburn County Durham	Nov/Dec 1861 Easington Dist.	Peter Welsh		Durham
Frank	1845	Hallgarth County Durham	10 Dec 1870 Durham	Catherine Bell	21 Apr 1906	Salida, Colorado
Jane Ann	1853	Castle Eden Durham	March 1871	George Froud

References:

1. Marriage license of John Cox & Hannah Wilkinson, La Salle County, IL 10-4-1865, Vol. C, Lic. 3446 (for a copy, send $7 to: County Clerk, La Salle County Court House, 707 Etna Road, Ottawa, IL 61350)

2. Marriage license of Francis "Frank" Cox and Catherine Bell, Register's Office, City of Durham, County Durham, England on 10 Dec. 1870. Witnesses: Jane Ann Cox & Annie Angles. Residence of Groom: New Elvet, Durham.

3. Lest we Forget - The Miner's Bond

4. Naming traditions in the North of England: The 1st son named after the father's father, 2nd son after the mother's father, 3rd son after the father himself, 1st daughter after the mother's mother, 2nd daughter after the father's mother, and 3rd daughter after the mother herself.

5. 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 Census records.

6. Information from Neil Atterby and Kathryn Gouthwaite in 2006.