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are there any of you out there who could through any light on harry cox born in stamford lincs who died in 1916 in the war
he had connections in grimsby and i would love to know who his family were

Did Harry serve with the Lincolnshire Regiment? if not do you know what regiment he was in?

This was the only Harry Cox born between 1850 and 1900 in Stamford on freebmd. Are you sure Harry was the name he was registered under?


Births Jun 1864 (>99%)
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COX Harry Stamford 7a 277

harry cox private 11424 2nd bn lincolnshire regiment died 1st july 1916 aged 29
would love to know of any family who are still around in stamford or surrounding areas
i dont know anything about this side of my family
he was my fathers dad

For background:
1911
GRIFFITH, John Head Married M 32 1879 Brewers Labourer Poplar London
GRIFFITH, Ada Wife Married 7 years F 40 1871 Stamford Lincolnshire
GRIFFITH, James William Son Single M 3 1908 Stamford Lincolnshire
COX, Ida Stepdaughter Single F 21 1890 General Servant Domestic Stamford Lincolnshire VIEW
COX, Thomas Stepson Single M 20 1891 Gardeners Labourer Stamford Lincolnshire
COX, Mabel Stepdaughter Single F 16 1895 Dressmaker Apprentice Stamford Lincolnshire
COX, Harry Nephew Single M 24 1887 Grocers Assistant Stamford Lincolnshire

RG number: RG14 Piece: 19420 Reference: RG14PN19420 RG78PN1159 RD411 SD1 ED8 SN257
Registration District: Stamford Sub District: Stamford Enumeration District: 8 Parish: Stamford St Michael
Address: 28 Conduit Road Stamford County: Lincolnshire

Have you looked in the trees on here for common ancestors?

have you got his army papers?

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
about Harry Cox Name: Harry Cox
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Age at enlistment: 29
Birth Parish: St Michals
Birth County: Lincolnshire
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 11424
Regiment Name: Lincolnshire
Number of images: 22

it states Father not known

next of kin includes his wife Fanny Cribb/ Fanny Tuck of 182 Stanley Street

and his Aunt Mrs Griffiths of 21 or 28 Conduit Road, Stamford

1901 England Census
Ada Cox
Age: 29 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Relation: Head Gender: Female Where born: Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Civil parish: St Michael With St Andrew and St Stephen Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael Town: Stamford County/Island: Lincolnshire Country: England Occupation: laundress Condition as to marriage: single
Registration district: Stamford Sub-registration district: Stamford ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Household schedule number: 51

Ada Cox 29
Ida Cox 11
Thomas Cox 10
Mabel Cox 6
Harry Stuffings 16 nephew
John Cox 13 nephew London

Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 3020; Folio: 23; Page: 7.

1891 England Census
Ada Cox
Age: 21 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870 Relation: Daughter Father's name: Thomas Cox Mother's name: Charlotte Cox Gender: Female Where born: Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Civil parish: St Michael Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael
Town: Stamford County/Island: Lincolnshire Country: England Registration district: Stamford Sub-registration district: Stamford ED, institution, or vessel: 8

Thomas Cox 53
Charlotte Cox 61
Ada Cox 21
Jack Cox 3
Ida Cox 1
Tom H Cox 2/12
Alice Busman 24 visitor
Charlotte Busman 8/12 visitor
Harry Stuffins 5 visitor

Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 2552; Folio 129; Page 12; GSU roll: 6097662.

f There is this one from the CWGC site but his sevice number is given as 11434 and not 11424, but is this him? the details all fit

COX, HARRY
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire Regiment
Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 01/07/1916
Service No: 11434
Additional information: Husband of Fanny Tuck (formerly Cox), of 237, King Edward St., Grimsby, Lincs.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 1 C.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL


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