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Sylvia

here they are on the 1871 census wrongly transcribed as Speck, they were visitors in the Speck household.
its Edward Catherine and son George aged under 1 month

Name: Catherine E Speck
[Catherine E Cox]
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Visitor
Gender: Female
Where born: Seaham, Durham, England
Civil Parish: Bishop Wearmouth
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
Town: Sunderland
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street address:27 Near street

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image
Registration district: Sunderland
Sub registration district: South Bishop Wearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Household schedule number: 421
Household Members: Name Age
Catherine E Speck 20
Edward R Speck 23 occ labourer
George E Speck under 1 month
Mary J Speck 6
Mary T Speck 28


Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 5006; Folio: 77; Page: 72; GSU roll: 847380.

1891 census
Catherine is now a widow

Name: Catherine Cox
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Sunderland, Durham, England

Civil Parish: Sunderland
Ecclesiastical parish: St Johns
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street address:10 Burleigh Street

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:widow

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Sunderland
Sub registration district: Sunderland
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Adia Cox 4
Catherine Cox 40
Elizabeth Cox 14
Thomas Bell Cox 16 occ Milk Sellere
William Cox 12


Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 4144; Folio 40; Page 15; GSU roll: 6099254.


Looks as if Harriet is known as Ada

this could be them on the 1881 census

Name: Edward R. Cox
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Catherine
Gender: Male
Where born: Norton Paston

Civil Parish: Bishopwearmouth
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street address: 5 Cleft St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Laborer At Brewery

Registration district: Sunderland
Sub registration district: North Bishop Wearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Catherine Cox 31 b Seaham Harbour
Edward R. Cox 35
Elizabeth A. Cox 4 )
Thomas R. Cox 7 ) all born Sunderland
William N. Cox 2 )

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 4988; Folio: 11; Page: 15; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342200.

wonder if this was the firstborn
death
Edward Richard Cox
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Year of Registration: 1873
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 1
District: Sunderland
County: Durham, Tyne and Wear
Volume: 10a
Page: 371 (click to see others

heres the marriage so would guess Harriet has some elder siblings

Marriages Mar 1871

Cox Edward Richard Sunderland 10a 685
HENDERSON Catherine Elizabeth Sunderland 10a 685

is this her birth .so we know the area to be looking for her family

Harriet Ada Cox
Year of Registration: 1886
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Sunderland
County: Durham, Tyne and Wear
Volume: 10a
Page: 637

Can anyone help me I am new to this my grandmother was Harriet Ada Cox born October 1886 her mother was Catherine Elizabeth Henderson and her father was Edward Richard Cox I have serched marrages and cencers but cant find them any help will be most welcome

Sylvia