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Looking for Elizabeth Carston born 1833 Sydenham K

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Mad Alice

Mad Alice Report 30 Dec 2008 14:53

This was my Grt grt grandmother and I am looking for her birth family. I would like to find her on the 1841 census and if possible after 1871
I recently discovered - thanks to people on this site- that her husband James cox was a convicted bigamist. His name was actually James Hitchcock but she married him as a Cox. She was his first wife - unless I discover otherwise!
Marriage details:
Married to James Cox
In 1856 they lived in Artillery place Woolwich in 1856. He was a blacksmith from Thetford Norfolk.
Her father was George Carston a labourer.

James seems to have left in the 1860s - is living with Jane in 1871 as James Hitchcock (his birth name) He was convicted at the Old Bailey for bigamy in 1865.

I have Elizabeth Cox in 1871 I think - married with no husband. not sure where she disappears to after that - her whole faily seem to have vanished!
Here she is in 1871:

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Elizabeth Cox abt 1827 Greenwich, Kent, England Head Greenwich, Kent

Mary A Cox abt 1861 Greenwich Daughter Greenwich, Kent

Charlotte Cox abt 1856 Greenwich, Kent, England Daughter Greenwich, Kent

Any help appreciated - sorry this post is so long!
Alice

KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 30 Dec 2008 15:04

Am I correct in assuming that this is the marriage?
Marriages Mar 1856
Carston Elizabeth Greenwich 1d 677
Cox James Greenwich 1d 677

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 30 Dec 2008 15:05

Have you got her marriage cert as that should give her fathers name ?

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For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }

Mad Alice

Mad Alice Report 30 Dec 2008 15:31

Hi there
her father's name was george a labourer.
Yes that is the correct marriage.
Thank you
Alice

Mad Alice

Mad Alice Report 30 Dec 2008 16:59

Sorry just realised it is Carston NOT carson - butcannot find her!

RutlandBelle

RutlandBelle Report 30 Dec 2008 17:18

Is this them in 1861
COX, James Head Married M 26 1835 Blacksmith
Thetford
Norfolk VIEW
COX, Elizabeth Wife Married F 28 1833
Sydenham VIEW
COX, Charlotte Daughter Unmarried F 4 1857
Greenwich
Kent VIEW
COX, Elizabeth Daughter Unmarried F 2 1859
Greenwich
Kent VIEW
COX, Mary Ann Daughter Unmarried F 0 (UNDER 1) 1861
Chislehurst
Kent VIEW

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RG number:
RG09 Piece:
464 Folio:
53 Page:
57

Registration District:
Bromley Sub District:
2 Chiselhurst EnumerationDistrict:
2 Ecclesiastical Parish:
Sidcup

Civil Parish:
Chislehurst Town Bow Municipal Borough:
Address:
Perry Street, Chislehurst Town Bow County:
Kent

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Mad Alice

Mad Alice Report 30 Dec 2008 17:26

Hi
Yes that is the family in 1861

RutlandBelle

RutlandBelle Report 30 Dec 2008 18:15

As you say they seem to disappear. The only near one was Maryann Cox age 20 in 1881, Cook/Domestic born Gravesend Kent

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Mad Alice

Mad Alice Report 30 Dec 2008 19:17

Yes you are right - but by that time Mary Ann who was my G Grandmother was married and that is not her. i guess as they were all female they could have all been married and Elizabeth herself married as well - but I would like to know.
More importantly from the family history point of view I would love to be able to trace Elizabeth's family - as i would like to be able to take her family further back .
Thank you for your help
Alice

Mad Alice

Mad Alice Report 30 Dec 2008 23:04

Maybe someone an help now?