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Record #4044

Name :: : John Robert COX (1896 - )
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1896
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 24 May 1907
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Carthaginian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Middlemore

NotesA birth registration was found for John Robert Cox: Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Birmingham (1837-1924); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 110. (Parents: Robert Cox and Harriet Pugh, married in 1893 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.)

In 1901, John R. Cox, 4 years of age, was shown residing at 6 House, 1 Court, Tower Street, St. George, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Other family members included: Emily E. Cox, 2; George L. Cox, 7 months; Harriet Cox, 31 (wife); Lily H. Cox, 7; and Elizabeth Pugh, 57 (mother in law), butter carder. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2844; Folio: 59; Page: 21.)

In 1907, John R. Cox, 11 (along with his siblings Lily Cox, 13; and Emily Cox, 10), arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 137 children from Middlemore Home, Birmingham, England.

In 1911, John Cox, 13, was shown as a domestic / farmer to William Ritchie and family in Florenceville, Wicklow Parish, New Brunswick, Canada. His date of birth is shown as August, 1897, and his immigration year as 1907.

On February 23, 1916, Robert John Cox, 20, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada; that his next of kin was Mrs. W. Ritchie, who resided at RFD No. 2, Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada (originally the name of his mother, Harriet Cox, who resided in Birmingham, England, was written in but it was crossed out); that his date of birth was August 25, 1895; and that he was a labourer. He was described as 5 foot 3-1/2 inches in height; dark complexion; brown eyes; dark hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

On November 1, 1921, John Robert Cox, 24, house carpenter, entered the United States through the port of Fort Fairfield, Maine. He declared that he resided in Greenfield, New Brunswick, Canada; that his next of kin was his step-father, William Ritchie, who resided in Greenfield, New Brunswick, Canada; that his final destination was Fort Fairfield, Maine; that he carried $100 on his person; that he had previously visited Fort Fairfield, Maine in 1920; that he intended to stay with his friend, E. Hopkins, who resided in Fort Fairfield, Maine; that he intended to remain permanently in the United States and become a US citizen. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; medium complexion; brown eyes; dark brown hair. He had a small scar between his 3rd and 4th finger on his right hand. He was born in Birmingham, England.

In 1930, John Cox was shown as a soldier for the United States Armed Forces in the 30th Ordinance - Co - Detch, situated in Fort George G. Meade, Anne Arundel, Maryland. He is shown as 33 years of age and a a Canadian citzen born in England. (Source: 1930 Census of the United States; Census Place: Fort George G Meade, Anne Arundel, Maryland; Roll: 844; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 990.0.)

ContributorsCreated : 2008-08-24 16:47:51 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-19 19:53:11 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3011	ABBOTT, Frederick	1896	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3012	ABBOTT, George	1893	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3058	ABBOTT, Herbert William	1893	ENG, WAR, Aston, Erdington	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3157	ACTON, Alice	1909	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1923 : Montcalm	CAN	Catholic Emigration Society
3155	ACTON, Laura	1892	ENG, WAR, Aston	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Labourers & Domestics
21189	ADAMS, William	1916	ENG, WAR, Aston	Jan 1927 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3759	ADDERLEY, David Gerard	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3758	ADDERLEY, Harry	1899	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8128	ADIE, Dorothy May	1914	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1928 : Newfoundland	CAN	Middlemore
10057	ADIE, Henry	1896	ENG, WAR, Aston	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
5834	ADKINS, Edith May	1907	ENG, WAR, Alcester	Jun 1910 : Mongolian	CAN	Middlemore
8129	AGER, Arthur Charles	1915	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1928 : Newfoundland	CAN	Middlemore
4645	ALLDRIDGE, Arthur	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4640	ALLDRIDGE, Francis	1889	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
4644	ALLDRIDGE, Harry	1892	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4639	ALLDRIDGE, John Leonard	1884	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
4641	ALLDRIDGE, Ruth Rebecca	1890	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
4643	ALLDRIDGE, Violet	1893	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4642	ALLDRIDGE, William Henry	1886	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
3860	ALLEN, Florence Elizabeth	1891	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1902 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
10954	ALLPORT, Daisy Dot	1879	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1890 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
6926	ALLSUPP, John	1875	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1878 : Sarmatian	CAN	Middlemore
6927	ALLSUPP, Mary Ann	1872	ENG, WAR	Jun 1878 : Sarmatian	CAN	Middlemore
8821	AMISON, Alfred	1894	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Aug 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	Unknown Catholic Group
25138	ANKCORN, Dennis George	1925	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jan 1937 : Oronsay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
25139	ANKCORN, Emma Dorothy	1922	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
4426	ARCHER, Ida Mary	1909	ENG, WAR, Solihull	Jun 1926 : Montclare	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
18623	ASHBY, David Anthony	1900	ENG, WAR, Coles Hill	Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba	CAN	Unknown Catholic Group
8883	ASTLEY, Albert ERNEST	1894	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
11066	ASTLEY, Emma	1891	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1903 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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