Unnamed (stillborn) Cox

1851-1851

This stillborn child’s parents were Thomas and Mary Cox (nee Kimber) who were married on the 1^st September 1838, at St Mary the Virgin, Speen, Berkshire.

The child’s family:

Thomas was a Baker. He was born c1814 in Newtown Hampshire, he was privately baptised on the 19^th April 1814 and received into the church on the 26^th June 1814 in Silchester, the son of Aaron (a Farmer) and Sarah Cox (nee Hill) who were married on the 14^th April 1803, in Newtown, Hampshire (Aaron was from Silchester)

Mary Kimber was born c1813 in Speen, Berkshire, the daughter of William Kimber

Thomas and Mary also had the following children (baptised at St Nicolas Church, Newbury):

Sarah Elizabeth, born 2^nd February 1839, baptised 31^st March 1839

Mary, born 8^th May 1840, baptised 31^st May 1840 (died aged 20 in 1861 buried in the NRC on the 17^th May)

Emily, born 31^st March 1842, baptised 15^th May 1842 (died aged 4 in 1846, buried 31^st July, at St Nicolas Newbury)
Clara, born 30^th June 1844, baptised 29^th September 1844

Aaron, born 1^st February 1847, baptised 30^th May 1847

Fanny, born 14^th May 1849, baptised 24^th August 1849

Thomas, born c1850, (no baptised found)

Henry Kimber, born 1^st February 1853, baptised 25^th September 1853 (mistakenly recorded as Ellen Kimber on baptism record)

Lydia, baptised 25^th November 1855

In 1841 Thomas (25), Mary (25) and their daughters (Sarah (2) and Mary (1), were living in Northbrook Street, Newbury, Berkshire.

Thomas (34), Mary (33), Sarah (12), Mary (10), Clara (6), Aaron (4) and Fanny (2) were recorded living in Toovey’s Yard Newbury in 1851.

The 1861 census records Thomas (44), Mary (44), Mary (21), Thomas (11), Henry (7) and Lydia (6), living in Parr’s Yard, Newbury.

Thomas died aged 49 in 1863 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 9^th May

Mary remarried in 1866 in Kensington her 2^nd husband was William Toovey. William died aged 47 in 1871 he was buried on the 21^st January at St Mary Greenham.

The 1871 census records Mary Toovey (54) as an Annuitant, living at 12 Alton Place Newbury. Her daughter Lydia Cox (16), a Milliner’s Apprentice, son Harry Cox (18), a Coach Maker’s Apprentice and her nephew George Kimber (20), a Herdsman, were also recorded living with her.

Mary Toovey died aged 67 on the 27^th October 1880. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 30^th October

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