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Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 38 Send Message	Vap	Report	26 Jul 2016 01:42
	Thanks everyone so it doesn't look like a Day is connected to Cox's as i have always lead to believe unless anyone can help with ideas.
	Researching: Twose in Reading Venner in Somerset, Wiltshire, Cheshire Day in Cheshire Somerset Cox in Somerset
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17 958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	24 Jul 2016 06:52
	http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1358500 (did above relate here?) Chris :) PricklyHolly Report 7 Mar 2016 10:16 According to several trees on Ancestry.........this is the George Cox who discovered Cheddar Cave in 1837....... George Cox in the 1861 England Census Name: George Cox Age:61 Estimated Birth Year: 1800 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Sarah Cox Gender: Male Where born: Cheddar, Somerset, England Civil Parish: Cheddar County/Island: Somerset Country: England Registration district: Axbridge Sub-registration district: Axbridge Household Members: George Cox 61 (Proprietor of Stalactite Cave and Cliffs Hotel) Sarah Cox 60 Lydia Cox 26 Matilda Cox 25 Edward Cox 22 John Wesley Cox 20 Charles Cox 17 James S Cox 12 Emily Withers 16 He apparently had 14 children .........so good luck with that one! edits Discovery Cox’s Cave.— This stalactite cavern at Cheddar was discovered by Mr. George Cox in 1837. —W. G. Willis Watson. 972.—The Discovery of Cox’s Cave.— ln Kelly’s Directory of Somerset it is stated that the ...” 24 February 1926 - Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser - Taunton (said to have been discovered by men, whilst digging foundations for a stable) Some excitement has been caused in bourhood Cheddar, arising from the Mr. George Cox, of that place, by a charged with having been one mob of et destroyed a quantity of the works belonging to Mining Company ...” 12 April 1849 - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Bath, Somerset http://www1.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ (would have thought more to be found at above)
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 38 Send Message	Vap	Report	24 Jul 2016 01:58
	Maddie Mary Jane is correct her parents were John and Jane Day her sister MARTHA was my great great great grandmother but I can't see how the Day family are connected to Cox's . Any help is appreciated Thanks
	Researching: Twose in Reading Venner in Somerset, Wiltshire, Cheshire Day in Cheshire Somerset Cox in Somerset
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 13 422 Send Message	Maddie	Report	23 Jul 2016 14:10
	1851 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription High Street, Axbridge, Somerset, England Learn more Print transcription View image Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place James Day Head Married Male 49 1802 Tailor Master/ 3 Men Axbridge, Somerset, England Transcription Mary Day Wife Married Female 43 1808 - Wedmore, Somerset, England Transcription Elizabeth Day Daur Unmarried Female 19 1832 - Axbridge, Somerset, England Transcription Mary A Day Daur - Female 8 1843 - Axbridge, Somerset, England Transcription Martha Day Niece - Female 14 1837 - Axbridge, Somerset, England Transcription James Rowdon Journeyman Unmarried Male 19 1832 Tailors Journeyman Crediton, Devon, England
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 13 422 Send Message	Maddie	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:57
	is this mary jane day 1841 1841 England Census View Image View Record Name Mary Day Age 2 Estimated Birth Year abt 1839 Gender Female Where born Somerset, England Civil parish Axbridge Hundred Winterstoke County/Island Somerset Country England Registration district Axbridge Sub-registration district Axbridge Piece 967 Book 1 Folio 25 Page number 12 Household Members Name Age John Day 40 Jane Day 30 James Day 7 Martha Day 5 Mary Day 2
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 10 049 Send Message	safc	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:52
	FreeReg Burial entry on 23 Jul 2016 For information about this place follow the link to Cheddar If you believe there to be an error in this transcription then please report it to our data manager. Field Value County Somerset Place Cheddar Church name St Andrew Register type Parish Register Register entry number 280 Burial date 15 Nov 1868 Person age 68 Burial person forename George Burial person surname COX Burial person abode Cheddar Relationship Male relative forename Female relative forename Relative surname Register note
	Researching: Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 13 422 Send Message	Maddie	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:48
	George Cox in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 Name: George Cox Probate Date: 22 Jan 1869 Registry: Wells Death Date: 7 Nov 1868 Death Place: Somerset, England widow sarah cox. Effects under £1000
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 10 049 Send Message	safc	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:45
	FreeReg Marriage entry on 23 Jul 2016 For information about this place follow the link to Bedminster If you believe there to be an error in this transcription then please report it to our data manager. Field Value County Somerset Place Bedminster Church name Bedminster-St John the Baptist Register type Bishop's Transcripts Register entry number 750 Marriage date 03 Aug 1824 Groom forename George Groom surname COX Groom parish Cheddar in the County of Somerset Groom occupation Miller Bride forename Sarah Bride surname GOUGH Bride condition spinster Bride parish of this parish Witness Thomas GOUGH Witness Harriet GOUGH Register note Bishops Transcript; Licence Transcriber notes
	Researching: Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49 504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:43
	First name(s) GEORGE Last name COX Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1800 Age 68 Death quarter 4 Death year 1868 District AXBRIDGE County Somerset Volume 5C Page 404 Country England Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Deaths & burials Collections from Great Britain (c) brightsolid online publishing ltd
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49 504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:42
	Son George 1861 census Engalnd. Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Cliff Street, Cheddar, Axbridge, Somerset, England Learn more Print transcription View image Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place George Cox Head Married Male 33 1828 Master Miller Employing 3 Men Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Ann Cox Wife Married Female 32 1829 Millers Wife Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Transcription Annie Cox Daughter - Female 7 1854 Scholar Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription William Cox Son - Male 4 1857 Scholar Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Thomas G Cox Son - Male 2 1859 - Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Charles Cox Son - Male 1 1860 - Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Clara Cox Daughter - Female 0 1861 - Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Edwin Cooper Servant Unmarried Male 18 1843 Miller Journeyman Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Sarah Lang Servant Unmarried Female 18 1843 House Servant Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Emma Green Servant Unmarried Female 20
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49 504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:39
	1861 census England Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Cliffs Hotel, Cliffs, Cheddar, Axbridge, Somerset, England George Cox Head Married Male 61 1800 Proprietor Of Stalaclite Caven Cliffs Hotel Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Sarah Cox Wife Married Female 60 1801 - - Transcription Lydia Cox Daughter Unmarried Female 26 1835 - Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Matilda Cox Daughter Unmarried Female 25 1836 - Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Edward Cox Son Unmarried Male 22 1839 Draper Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription John Wesley Cox Son Unmarried Male 20 1841 Miller Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Charles Cox Son Unmarried Male 17 1844 Scholar Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription James S Cox Son - Male 12 1849 Scholar Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Emily Withers Servant Unmarried Female 16
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 10 049 Send Message	safc	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:39
	1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Cliffs Hotel, Cliffs, Cheddar, Axbridge, Somerset, England Learn more Print transcription View image Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place George Cox Head Married Male 61 1800 Proprietor Of Stalaclite Caven Cliffs Hotel Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Sarah Cox Wife Married Female 60 1801 - - Transcription Lydia Cox Daughter Unmarried Female 26 1835 - Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Matilda Cox Daughter Unmarried Female 25 1836 - Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Edward Cox Son Unmarried Male 22 1839 Draper Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription John Wesley Cox Son Unmarried Male 20 1841 Miller Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Charles Cox Son Unmarried Male 17 1844 Scholar Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription James S Cox Son - Male 12 1849 Scholar Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Emily Withers Servant Unmarried Female 16 1845 House Servant Cheddar, Somerset, England
	Researching: Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36 149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:38
	History of the cave and Information on the family here incl a tree http://www.ubss.org.uk/resources/proceedings/vol18/UBSS_Proc_18_1_20-42.pdf
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Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 10 049 Send Message	safc	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:38
	1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Cliffs, Cheddar, Axbridge, Somerset, England Learn more Print transcription View image Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place George Cox Head Married Male 51 1800 Proprietor Of Stalactite Cavern Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Sarah Cox Wife Married Female 49 1802 Proprietor Of Stalactite Cavern Wife Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Transcription Lydia Cox Daug - Female 16 1835 Proprietor Of Stalactite Cavern Daug Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Matilda Cox Daug - Female 15 1836 Scholar Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription George Cox Son Unmarried Male 23 1828 Miller Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Edward Cox Son - Male 12 1839 Scholar Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Charles Cox Son - Male 7 1844 Scholar Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription James Stradfield Cox Son - Male 2 1849 Infant Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Richard Cox Visitor W Male 62 1789 Proprietor Of Houses Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Maria Cooper Servant Unmarried Female 21 1830 House Servant Cheddar, Somerset, England
	Researching: Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49 504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:37
	1851 census Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Cliffs, Cheddar, Axbridge, Somerset, England Learn more Print transcription View image Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place George Cox Head Married Male 51 1800 Proprietor Of Stalactite Cavern Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Sarah Cox Wife Married Female 49 1802 Proprietor Of Stalactite Cavern Wife Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Transcription Lydia Cox Daug - Female 16 1835 Proprietor Of Stalactite Cavern Daug Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Matilda Cox Daug - Female 15 1836 Scholar Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription George Cox Son Unmarried Male 23 1828 Miller Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Edward Cox Son - Male 12 1839 Scholar Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Charles Cox Son - Male 7 1844 Scholar Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription James Stradfield Cox Son - Male 2 1849 Infant Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Richard Cox Visitor W Male 62 1789 Proprietor Of Houses Cheddar, Somerset, England Transcription Maria Cooper Servant Unmarried Female 21
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36 149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:37
	Just for a starting point "Cox's Cave is in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It is open to the public as a show cave. The cave is named after mill owner George Cox who discovered it in 1837"
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Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 13 422 Send Message	Maddie	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:36
	sarah ann gough 18 MAR 1801 • Bristol Somerset 1801 (AGE) Baptism 18 Mar 1801 • Bristol, Gloucestershire, England 1801 Marriage 3 Aug 1824 • Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States George Cox George Cox (1799–1868) 1824 23 Death of Husband George Cox(1799–1868) 7 Nov 1868 • Cheddar, Somerset, England 1868 67 Death 14 Sep 1872 • Cheddar, Somerset, England
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49 504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:36
	???? 1841.census EnglandWales & Scotland Census Transcription Clifts, Cheddar, Axbridge, Somerset George Cox Male 40 1801 Somerset, England Transcription Sarah Cox Female 39 1802 Somerset, England Transcription Sarah Cox Female 15 1826 Somerset, England Transcription George Cox Male 13 1828 Somerset, England Transcription Louisa Cox Female 10 1831 Somerset, England Transcription Lydia Cox Female 6 1835 Somerset, England Transcription Matilda Cox Female 4 1837 Somerset, England Transcription Edward Cox Male 2 1839 Somerset
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 13 422 Send Message	Maddie	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:35
	from a tree on ancestry George Cox Birth 15 Oct 1799 • Cheddar Somerset 1799 (AGE) Birth of Sister Elizabeth Cox(1799–) 1799 1799 Birth of Brother John Cox(1800–1862) ABT 1800 1800 0 Birth of Brother Charles Cox(1802–) 12 Feb 1802 1802 2 Birth of Sister Lydia Cox(1803–1871) 1 Nov 1803 • Cheddar, Somerset, England 1803 4 Birth of Brother Henry Cox(1806–) 1806 • Glastonbury, Somerset, England 1806 6 Birth of Sister Mary Cox(1806–1875) 1806 • Chedder Gorge, Somerset, England 1806 6 Birth of Brother Rowland Cox(1806–1811) 4 Jun 1806 • Cheddar, Somerset 1806 6 Death of Brother Rowland Cox(1806–1811) Aug 1811 • Somerset, England 1811 11 Marriage 3 Aug 1824 • Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States Sarah Hannah Gough (1801–1872) 1824 24 Death of Sister Honor Cox(1794–1837) 6 May 1837 • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa 1837 37 Cox's Cave 1837 • Cheddar, Somerset, England Cave discovered by George Cox 1837 38 Death of Mother Mary Broaches(1763–1838) 10 Apr 1838 • Cheddar, Somerset 1838 38 Death of Father James Cox(1764–1856) 29 Aug 1856 • Cheddar, Somerset, England 1856 56 Residence 1861 • Cholsey, Berkshire, England Relation to Head of House: Head 1861 62 Death of Brother John Cox(1800–1862) 26 Jul 1862 • United States 1862 62 Death 7 Nov 1868 • Cheddar, Somerset, England 1868 69 Probate 22 Jan 1869 • Bath and Wells 1869 Residence 1881 • Badby, Northamptonshire, England Marital Status: Married; Relationship to Head: Head; Woodma
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49 504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	23 Jul 2016 12:31
	Sorry its makes difficult reading When was George born ?
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

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