[Photograph by BJ Coxon, Sudbury]

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Bernard John Coxon.

Bernard John married [6-2-1892, Derby district, volume 7b, page 691 - FreeBMD] Elizabeth Marvel Knapp [b. 17-12-1872, Kibworth, Leicestershire - family documents and 1901 census] and had five children.

For more about Bernard and Elizabeth and their family, click here 

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Lilian Coxon.

Lilian married [14-2-1899] Morton Forster in the Uttoxeter district [volume 6b, page 421 - FreeBMD. The spelling of Forster is incorrectly given as Foster in one source] and had one child called Evelyn [b. 29-9-1909].

The 1901 census entry for Lilian is in error describing her as Lily Forster, age 28 [incorrect] years, born in Sudbury, Denbyshire [incorrect] and living in St Marylebone, London. Morton Forster [b. 9-5-1867 - family record combined with 1901 census] is described as being aged 33 years, from Gainsdale, Cumberland and also living in St Marylebone, London. He was employed as an estate steward.
 

Lilian and daughter, Evelyn Lilian (right) and daughter, Evelyn (Images courtesy of Don Coxon)

Lilian - 1936 The reverse of Lilian's photograph is stamped FOTO A.FERROLI-BORDIGHERA (Thanks to the Bordighera municipal web site for this image)

Lilian in Bordighera, Italy [circa 20- 11-1947]   This photograph, from the studio of A. Ferroli, is captioned: The British in Bordighera on the occassion of the marriage of Princess Elisabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh - Hotel Londra Bordighera 20-11-47 - Foto. A. Ferroli.

Lilian's grave in the 'English Cemetery', Bordighera, Italy (Image courtesy of Christine Valentine)

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Evelyn Forster married Count Dino Palleschi and had two daughters, Didi and R???. It is thought that Evelyn and Dino lived on the French Riviera. [The source documents are a little faded/confused. Palleschi might read Polleschi, or Polieschi.]   Evelyn Coxon Forster (Image courtesy of Don Coxon) Evelyn Coxon Forster (Image courtesy of Christine Valentine) Count Dino Palleschi (Image courtesy of Don Coxon) Count Dino Palleschi (Image courtesy of Don Coxon) Evelyn, husband and children - Italy 1940 [The reverse of this photograph is stamped FOTO A.FERROLI - Bordighera Tel, 24-44] A letter from Di Wiltshire to Clara Coxon, dated 2-7-1982, refers to Evelyn as living in a hotel in Deal, Kent.

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Ernest Aldred Coxon.

There is the record [December quarter 1874] of the birth of Ernest Aldred Coxon in the Uttoxeter registration district [volume 6b, page 359 - FreeBMD]. 

Ernest Aldred married [24-4-1905] Kate Mycroft¹ [b. 25-9-1877 - d. 29-9-1956]. There is the record [June quarter 1905] of the marriage of Ernest Aldred Coxon and Kate Mycroft in the Derby registration district [volume 7b, page 1134 - FreeBMD].
 

1		Kate Mycroft was baptised [14-10-1877] at Brimington, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire being the daughter of William [b.Brimington 1-2-1841 - d.Derby 19-6-1894] and Sarah Mycroft [LDS family search IGI and FreeBMD - Chesterfield district, volume 7b, page 653].
		William and Sara had 8 children: Mark [bap.28-1-1866], Emma [bap.21-3-1867], William [bap.22-8-1869], Fanny [bap.13-11-1870], Tom [bap.6-12-1871], Kate, Alice [bap.9-2-1879] and Bertha [bap.27-6-1880]. All were born in Brimington [baptismal dates and birthplace LDS family search - IGI].

 
At the time of the 1911 census [Ancestry] Ernest Aldred was living in Moreton Cottages, Congleton, Cheshire [in a four room dwelling]. The household on the night of the census consisted of:
 

Name Relation Age Marriage Occupation Birthplace M F   For each married woman Length of this marriage Children born alive Personal Occupation Industry or Service Employer, Worker, or on Own Account Total Still living Died  1 Ernest Aldred Coxon Head 36 [gives birth year of 1874/75]     Married         Carpenter   Worker Sudbury, Derbyshire  2 Sarah Mycroft Mother-in-Law   65 [gives birth year of 1845/6] Widow               Chesterfield, Derbyshire

 

Ernest and Kate had three children:
	Maurice Ernest2 [b.26-8-1912 - d.16-11-1914 at Astbury near Congleton, aged 2 years],
	Kenneth Mycroft3 [b.9-1-1916 - d.1-9-1974] and
	Sybil Mary4 [b.1923 d. - 16-2-1988].

 

2		There is the record [December quarter 1912] of the birth of Maurice E. Coxon, whose mother's maiden name was Mycroft, in the Congleton registration district [volume 8a, page 505 - FreeBMD].
		There is the record [December quarter 1914] of the death of Maurice E. Coxon, aged 2 years, in the Congleton registration district [volume 8a, page 245 - FreeBMD]. Maurice Ernest was buried at Astbury [near Congleton].
		Bernard Coxon had a note of the death of Maurice Ernest. In this note he refers to Kate Coxon, of Moreton[Moreton Cottages, Moreton cum Alcumlow civil parish in the area about Great and Little Moreton Halls, near Astbury], Congleton.
3		There is the record [March quarter 1916] of the birth of Kenneth M. Coxon, whose mother's maiden name was Mycroft, in the Congleton registration district [volume 8a, page 447 - FreeBMD].
		Kenneth Mycroft married Marguerite Joan Roulston3.1 [b. 17-10-1917] and had two children: Robert Ernest3.2 [b.21-1-1948] and Judith Ann3.3 [8-6-1950].   3.1 There is the record [December quarter 1917] of the birth of Marguerite J. Roulston, whose mother's maiden name was Norman, in the Brentford registration district [volume 3a, page 211 - FreeBMD]. 3.2 Robert Ernest Coxon married Jennifer Mapp [b. 27-4-1947] and had one child. 3.3 Judith Ann Coxon married Kenneth Anderson [b. 19-2-1947] and had three children.
4		There is the record [June quarter 1923] of the birth of Sybil M. Coxon, whose mother's maiden name was Mycroft, in the Uckfield [spans the boundaries of the counties of Sussex and East Sussex] registration district [volume 2b, page 193 - FreeBMD].
		Sybil Mary married [27-7-1957] Ivan Peake. One source suggested that they had three children; Robert, Jonny and Richard. However, Judith Ann has indicated that Sybil and Ivan had no children.

 

Ernest Aldred Coxon and his wife, Kate Newspaper article from 1930's describing Kate's father, William and her brother, Tom (Images courtesy of Don Coxon)

Ernest Aldred and Kate are buried together in Sudbury churchyard.

There is the record [December quarter, 1954] of the death of Ernest A. Coxon, aged 79 years [gives birth year of 1874/75], in the Shardlow district [volume 3a, page 380 - FreeBMD].

There is the record [December quarter, 1956] of the death of Kate Coxon, aged 79 years [gives birth year of 1876/77], in the Shardlow district [volume 3a, page 372 - FreeBMD].

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Harriet Bertha Coxon.

Harriet married [16-8-1937] life-long friend, Charles Edward (Ted) Daubney [b.22-3-1886 - d.1-5-1973]. Charles Edward was born at Hagworthingham, Lincolnshire. He died at Bridlington, Yorkshire and was buried under the same headstone with Frank and Clara Coxon. Harriet died, aged 74 years, and was buried in Sudbury churchyard.

There is the record [September quarter 1937] of the marriage of Harriet B. Coxon and Charles E. Daubney in the Ashbourne district [volume 7b, page 2229 - FreeBMD].

Ted Daubney was a keen bowler. The local bowls club has a competition where the winning trophy is called the Daubney Cup [Michael Webster].

Harriet Bertha (Photograph believed to be taken at Sudbury) Harriet at Parkside Cottage, Sudbury

Harriet (right) with sister, Hilda and brother-in-law John James Collinson (Jack) Harriet Bertha (Image courtesy of Christine Valentine) Harriet and Charles Edward on their wedding day

Charles Edward Daubney (Ted) in his First World War uniform. He was Harriet's life-long friend to who she eventually married Charles Edward Daubney in Sudbury standing next to what appears to be a 1920's Austin 7 RK Saloon outside Park Side Cottage

From the memorial inscription on her grave in All Saints Churchyard, Sudbury, Derbyshire Harriet died, 4-4-1952, aged 74 years [gives birth year of 1877/8].

There is the record [June quarter, 1952] of the death of Harriet B. Daubney in the Ashbourne district [volume 3a, page 1 - FreeBMD].

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Hilda Coxon. Hilda kept a 'Year Book' and a 'Writing Album'. In the 'Year Book' book Hilda had a record of friends and relations birthdates, although some other memorable dates are also recorded. In the 'Writing Album', friends and relations were encouraged to make an entry by writing a verse, or by making a drawing.

[Click on the cover here to read a transcription, with some examples, of the contents.]

[Click on the cover here to view some examples of the content]

To read more about Hilda and her family, click here