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Agnes Meeks birth cert ,from SP,will give you where and when her parents married..Good luck.


Agnes Meek birth was reg in Port Glasgow in 1887 on Scotlandspeople...

Matthew Meek and Mary Smith married in 1873...
Which I found by doing a free search and narrowing down the year until the correct one is found..
Again on SP for which you need credits...
But the record will give you a lot of info to work with...Far more than an English or Welsh one..

It is here also

familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XYQD-182

But only the bare minimum of details...


Percy /Pierce Cox c1844 was born Ireland....The only place you can look for free really is Familysearch I think...

Unless his marriage is on SP which can be searched for free but need credits to view.
Im not good at Irish and the records available for them are very hit and miss....Sorry.

Scottish and Welsh is what I know best about...Not a lot then either...

Good Luck

1881

MEEK, Matthew Head Married M 32 1849 Holedriller
Ireland

MEEK, Mary J Wife Married F 25 1856
Ireland

MEEK, Mary J Daughter F 7 1874 Scholar
Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire

MEEK, Matthew Son M 5 1876
Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire

MEEK, Esther Daughter F 3 1878
Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire

MEEK, George Son M 1 1880
Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire

MEEK, Elizabeth Mother Widow F 56 1825
Ireland
Registration District: Port Glasgow Civil Parish: Port Glasgow Municipal Borough: Address: 16, Montgomerie Street, Port Glasgow County: Renfrewshire

So now Mary J says she is born in Ireland also.. :-D

Mistranscribed as Merk..

1891 Scotland Census
Name: Agnes Merk
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Relationship: Daur (Daughter)
Father's Name: Matthew Merk
Mother's name: Mary J Merk
Gender: Female
Where born: Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire
Registration number: 574
Registration district: Port Glasgow
Civil parish: Port Glasgow
County: Renfrewshire
Address: 11 Argyle st
Household Members:
Name Age
Matthew Merk 40<<<<shipyard driller born Ireland
Mary J Merk 38<<<<<<<<Born Ireland
Mary J Merk 17
Matthew Merk 15
Ester Merk 13
George Merk 11
Charles Merk 6
Agnes Merk 4
Martha Merk 3
James Merk 1


They are down as MERK on FMP also.

OK...I have that marriage stored from last year....I have no credits or money to get any on SP now so you will need to get some to go further back....

Agnes Meek age 22...Spinster ...Factory worker.
Addres....Argyle something?..Port Glasgow

Parents

Matthew Meek...Iron driller

Mary Meek...Nee Smith.


1901

EEK, Matthew Head Married M 50 1851 Iron Driller Ship
Ireland

MEEK, Mary J Wife Married F 46 1855
Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire

MEEK, Mary J Daughter Single F 27 1874 Dom Serv
Port Glasgow

MEEK, Matthew Son Single M 24 1877 Ship Rivetter
Port Glasgow
MEEK, Geo Son Single M 21 1880 Ship Rivetter
Port Glasgow

MEEK, Charles Son M 16 1885 App Ship Driller
Port Glasgow

MEEK, Agnes Daughter F 14 1887 Flax Spinner
Port Glasgow

MEEK, Martha Daughter F 13 1888 Scholar
Port Glasgow

MEEK, James Son M 11 1890 Scholar
Port Glasgow

MEEK, John Son M 9 1892 Scholar
Port Glasgow
Registration District: Port Glasgow Civil Parish: Port-Glasgow Municipal Borough: Address: 11, Argyle Street, Port-Glasgow County: Renfrewshire

It is of no use looking on Freebmd as all born in Scotland (except Matthew who is born Ireland)so therefore SP only will have BMDs unless you can find some for free on Familysearch..

Have you tried there at all?

Its free.

You can also look for them on 1911 census of Scotland at Scotlandspeople .......pay per view only.........to try and find where and when she was born..

You will not really be able to get anywhere for certain without that marriage cert..

Personally I would look at the marriage cert first as then you may be able to locate her on 1901 census at sub sites or for free at FamilySearch..

1908 COX JAMES R MEEK AGNES BLYTHSWOOD GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/10 0657

This marrige cert from Scotlandspeople.......pay per view only............will give you Agnes Meeks age and parents name to be able to follow her back.

looking for more info on agnes meeks she was married to james cox in glasgow tried freebmd and no real info on there as well as more info on mary cox mother of percy cox (sometimes spell pierce or pearce) born 1844 who married mary/. margaret cox

it also helps as the info i had on james from his grandaughter my aunt was not all correct as she had james coming from surrey but he was born in scotland and his parents were married in scotland too

Pleased to be of assistance..;)

I like putting stuff down on a thread as well as it lays it all out and is there at a glance ...I agree its good to think out loud like this and it does help when people help to confirm things with you...

thanks for that both mary and leah are what i thought but am now finding that putting it on here helps me think out loud and people help comfirm things finding familysearch hard to work but will keep at it and again fannybygaslight

I would imagine that Mary Cox age 74 is Percys mother..?

But his marriage cert would tell you that for sure as it will have his mothers name and maiden name on it...

Marriage from www.familysearch.org

groom's name: Pierce Cox
bride's name: Mary Rogers
marriage date: 14 Apr 1871
marriage place: Blythswood,Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland

Its also on Scotlands people under the same names if you want to look at the whole thing..

And you need to search for a death for Leah on SP as well to see when she died.
There is one match for that name in deaths between 1881 and 1891 in Renfrewshire on SP...So would assume its her...
And after narrowing down the years it would seem she died in 1881,so after the census was taken.

But you need credits to view...£7 for 30 credits...
1 credit to get the ref up and 5 credits to view the cert....Java script needed to view...

does anyone know what happened to leah cox aged 4 on the 1881 scottish census bit is missing from 1891 and 1901 census and who is mary cox 74 on the 1881 census from ireland?

You are welcome welcome...
But if you need more help with this family please do ask on here as the info needed to maybe able to help is already here so will not need to be searched over again..
Good luck
Fan

thanks to all for this info what a lot of info for me to add now i have to try and sort out james's mum. Fannybygaslight you have helped hugely as i know from my aunt that her granpa james cox lived on a farm

1881 Scotland Census about Pierce Cox
Name: Pierce Cox
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Mary Cox
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Registration Number: 569
Registration district: Kilmalcolm
Civil parish: Kilmalcolm
County: Renfrewshire
Address: Townhead Land
Occupation: Wood Cutter
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 67
Line: 1
Roll: cssct1881_169
Household Members:
Name Age
Pierce Cox 38
Mary Cox 34
Robert Cox 9
Mary Cox 7
Leah Cox 4
Mary Cox 74......Born Ireland
William Dohherty 25>>>.Boarders...Both born Ireland
John Dohherty 90

1891

Name: James Cox
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: Pearcy Cox
Gender: Male
Where born: Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire
Registration Number: 569
Registration district: Kilmalcolm
Civil parish: Kilmalcolm
County: Renfrewshire
Address: 4 Market St Grays Land
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 85
Line: 21
Roll: CSSCT1891_185
Household Members:
Name Age
Pearcy Cox 48.........Forester.....born Ireland
Robt Cox 18
Mary Cox 11
James Cox 8

Dunno where mother Mary/Margaret is...!


1883 COX JAMES M KILMACOLM /RENFREW 569/00 0018

So not born in Surrey at all then???


Marriage from www.familysearch.org

groom's name: Pierce Cox
bride's name: Mary Rogers
marriage date: 14 Apr 1871
marriage place: Blythswood,Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland

Its also on Scotlands people under the same names if you want to look at the whole thing..

1901....

Name: James Cox
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: Percy Cox
Mother's Name: Margaret Cox
Gender: Male
Where born: Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire
Registration Number: 569
Registration district: Kilmalcolm
Civil parish: Kilmalcolm
County: Renfrewshire
Address: Glenmill Farm
Occupation: Apprentice Joiner
ED: 4
Household schedule number: 23
Line: 19
Roll: CSSCT1901_200
Household Members:
Name Age
Percy Cox 57
Margaret Cox 53
James Cox 17

.................................................

Name: Percy Cox
Age: 57
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Margaret Cox
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Registration Number: 569
Registration district: Kilmalcolm
Civil parish: Kilmalcolm
County: Renfrewshire
Address: Glenmill Farm
Occupation: Wood Forester

.............................................................................

Name: Margaret Cox
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : Percy Cox
Gender: Female
Where born: Iona, Argyllshire
Registration Number: 569
Registration district: Kilmalcolm
Civil parish: Kilmalcolm
County: Renfrewshire
Address: Glenmill Farm

Margaret Cox ..Nee Roger..

The names given on his marriage cert to Agnes Meek....

James Cyril Cox was born on 11th Nov 1909 to Agnes Meek and James Roger Cox..(Occupation..Joiner)
At Ingleston Street Greenock

His parents married on June 13th 1908 at Blythswood Glasgow ...

So you will need their marriage cert from Scotlands People for their parents details to be able to go back with certainty

1908 COX JAMES R MEEK AGNES BLYTHSWOOD GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/10 0657

Have you found his marriage on Scotlands people for his parents names?
His marrige date and place will be on Morvens birth cert.
Or do you have his birth cert for his parents names?
Without his parents names and fathers occupation it is almost impossible to find him on Scottish census as there are a few..!

There are no James Roger Cox births n Freebmd between 1865 and 1890...Where did the Roger bit come from?

Try FreeBMD for his birth.
His mariage cert should name his parents so you can cross check

james roger cox moved to scotland when he was about 5 ish the lived im kilmamolm
he was born in surrey somwhere in about 1885