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hi can anybody help me with riddle please My great great grandfather was called robert cox he married agnes amelia north in 1872 st mary's lambeth and according to the paperwork heis father was robert sadler cox a coal porter deceased.at time of marriage robert jnr lived union street. robert junior cox birth according to census return ranges from 1841 to 1850's but adamant he came from westminster .I can trace him past 1881 census returns but not backwards. can anybody please help.

how old was he when he married

Is this him in 1881? Name: Robert Cox Age: 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1852 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Agnes Gender: Male Where born: London, Middlesex, England Civil parish: St John The Evangelist County/Island: London Country: England Street address: 27 Rochester St Condition as to marriage: Married Education: Employment status: View image Occupation: Messenger Registration district: St George Hanover Square Sub-registration district: St John Westminster ED, institution, or vessel: 16 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Agnes Cox 26 Robert Cox 29 Robert Cox 2 Thomas Cox William Cox 6 Georgina.

scarlet it just says full age on their so that's no help. georgina that is him but he disappears by 1901 census as agnes down as widow .I believe he is the 1 that dead in 1894 mile end.

He has aged a lot in 10 years, 1891 census... Name: Robert Cox Age: 50 Estimated birth year: abt 1841 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Agnes Gender: Male Where born: Westminster, London, England Civil parish: St George Hanover Square Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter Town: London County/Island: London Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: St George Hanover Square Sub-registration district: Belgrave ED, institution, or vessel: 14 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Agnes Cox 33 Albert Cox 6 Robert Cox 50 Robert Cox 14 Walter Cox 6 William Cox 16 Georgina.

Georgina this is why i am having a problem because in 1871 census there was a robert cox next door to agnes at in 1871 census lived 3 new peter street westminster london.RG10/119 folio 71 page 29. but father down as henry as a messenger. and certificate definately says robert sadler cox deceased coal porter.

On the 1851 there is Robert Cox 1809 Westminster Shoemaker Mary Mary aged 2 Robert 7 months Clerkenwell

Had a thought that maybe Robert's father was Robert Sadler but that as his name was Cox he had to call his father Robert Sadler Cox so how about this one Name: Robert Sadler Age: 2 Estimated birth year: abt 1849 Relation: Son Father's name: Robert Mother's name: Charlotte Gender: Male Where born: Westr, Middlesex, England Civil parish: Westminster St Margaret Ecclesiastical parish: St Margaret County/Island: Middlesex Country: England Registration district: Westminster Sub-registration district: St Margaret ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 46 Household Members: Name Age Catherine Sadler 9 Charlotte Sadler 32 Robert Sadler 31 Robert Sadler 2 Robert Sadler is a coal porter.

Have you tried looking with the alternative spelling of COCKS It is possible that an enumerator could have spelt it wrong Just a thought

Pam thank you for that ,but i think once a shoemaker always a shoemaker. Carol thank you for that i have tried many different spellings of the name. Andrea I think you may be onto something there if only i could find his birth.

i can find this birth Name: Robert Cox Year of Registration: 1849 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Westminster St Margaret County: Middlesex Volume: 1 Page: 474 right area and if he was born end of March and registered April it would fit in with his age on the census. Cannot find a marriage for Robert Sadler - Sadler is a fairly unusual name in that area which makes things easier. Did find Name: Robert Sadler Year of Registration: 1854 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Westminster St Margaret County: Middlesex Volume: 1a Page: 350 and he is the only Robert Sadler on the indexes to die in the Westminster area Cannot find anything on Charlotte who said she was born in Gloucester.

andrea I got that info too death and birth but didn't it say charlotte was from gloucester in the 1851 census.i will have to check now ,maybe i was seeing things thanks for your help lizz