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I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE DEATH OF MY 2XG,GRANDFATHER GEORGE FOX b1805/07 Bristol. He married JANE SIMMONDS of WINTERBOURNE. LIVED ON BARTON HILL BRISTOL. THE ONLY DEATHS I CAN FIND ON ANCESTRY FOR 1849 WHICH IS WHEN MOST PEOPLE SAY HE DIED ARE NOT HIM. I HAVE PURCHASED THE ONLY 2 ON RECORD, ONE IS A 4YR OLD NO RELATION AND THE OTHER IS JANE'S BABY GEORGE AND NOT GEORGE SENIOR any help would be appreciated. B Roberts

Have you tried a search on this site to see if anyone else is looking for the family, or for his death on freebmd
Liz

Have you seen this one

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
about George Fox
Name: George Fox
Estimated birth year: abt 1803
Year of Registration: 1889
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 86
District: Wells
County: Somerset
Volume: 5c
Page: 300 (click to see others on page)


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Thanks Liz, no but I am hoping someone else has some info, other than what myself and other people that I know, who have a connection with the Fox family already have, as everyone who has contacted me directly have the 1849 date and this obviously is wrong. Brenda

Have you got the census entries for 1841 and 1851 (for his widow and children), please?
Thank-you

George Fox Pedigree

Event(s): Marriages:
Spouse: Jane Simmons
Marriage: 04 APR 1830 St John Baptist'S, Bristol, Gloucester, England

Do you know if George had a middle name?
Have you got any childrens names?
I take it he doesn't appear on 1851 census, hence the reason you thought he died 1849 ?

Or this one:

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
about George Fox
Name: George Fox
Estimated birth year: abt 1808
Year of Registration: 1874
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 66
District: Clifton
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 85 (click to see others on page)

Nope, he dies before 1861. EDIT - or does he?

1861 England Census
about Jane Fox
Name: Jane Fox
Age: 56
Estimated birth year: abt 1805
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Winterbourn, Gloucestershire, England

Civil parish: Bristol St Philip and St Jacob
Ecclesiastical parish: St Philip and St Jacob
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Clifton
Sub-registration district: St Philip and Jacob
ED, institution, or vessel: 23
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 1
Household Members: Name Age
Jane Fox 56 Widow
Marria Fox 26
Richard Fox 13
Sarah Sumeral 23
Sarah Jane Sumeral 1

I think this is them:

1851 England Census
about Maria Fox
Name: Maria Fox
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1835
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Jane
Gender: Female
Where born: Stapleton, Gloucestershire, England

Civil parish: Bristol St George
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mark
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View image

Registration district: Clifton
Sub-registration district: Ashley
ED, institution, or vessel: 1a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 6
Household Members: Name Age
Jane Fox 44
Maria Fox 16
Sarah Fox 14
Mary Ann Fox 12
Elizabeth Fox 8
Redard Fox 11

Jane is not a widow. Redard is Richard, age 4.

1841 England Census
about Maria Fox
Name: Maria Fox
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1835
Gender: Female
Where born: Gloucestershire, England

Civil parish: Stapleton
Hundred: Barton Regis
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation: View image

Registration district: Clifton
Sub-registration district: Stapleton
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
George Fox 30
Jane Fox 30
John Fox 13
Emma Fox 8
Maria Fox 6
Sarah Fox 3

Brenda

There is a tree on Ancestry that has the same George Fox. Is it your tree, it gives the tree owner as Christine Shaw?

If it's not your tree and you dont have access to Ancestry then PM me your email address and I'll send a message for you along with your email address

This tree also has George's death as 1849

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Hmm..

England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892
about George Fox
Name: George Fox
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1808
Date of Trial: 3 Jul 1848
Trial Year: 1848
Location of Trial: Gloucestershire, England
Sentence: Imprisonment
Crime: See Image
Date of Execution or Release: See Image

But he only got 4 months.

This one looks a possible.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
about George Fox
Name: George Fox
Year of Registration: 1855
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Bristol
County: Avon, Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 27 (click to see others on page)

If you apply to the local records office - hey I'm going there next week! - and specify he should be aged about 50, they will only issue the cert if that is correct.

I had discounted those census entries that you (helpers) had found precisely because Jane is not a widow in 1851. Do all those people claiming he died in 1849 not actually read the censuses, or - I cannot think of an or.

That's why it's always wise to do, or check the research yourself.

And, had you (helpers) not thought that the census info may not be 'correct'

Oh and thanks for the advice Michael, I'm sure Meg and me will take that on board

Michael, I think Brenda seems well aware of the need to do her own research, which is why she isn't relying on other trees which have him dying in 1849 (and it seems has spent money in disproving that) - and so has come on here for some assistance.

I'm not sure why Patricia has discounted "those census entries..that helpers (i.e. me) had found" - my offerings seem perfectly reasonable, George is 30 in 1841 (which could mean 31, 32, 33 or 34) and once I had discovered (and stated on here) that Jane is not a widow in 1851 (but is in 1861 - so she says) I looked for a death between 1851 and 1861 - and found one. Sadly in 1855 ages on death were not recorded, so he too could be the wrong person, and the one I found in 1866 (perfect age, born 1808) might be him.

I am sure Patricia wasn't including me amongst people who don't read census returns.

But I am not daft enough to imagine the truth was always told.

This is not helping Brenda, but, in explanation, I had found a Jane that looked right in later censuses, but as I found her married in 1851 I had discounted her.
However, as it is the right Jane, still married in 1851, my surprise was at all those people on ancestry who claim George died in 1849, who cannot have looked at the census.
I agree that people do not tell the truth on censuses, but unless definite evidence for lies one has to trust in someone.
I never believe anything on anyone's tree in ancestry.
I know you look at the images.
They do not.

Hi Patricia, yes 1841C residing Fishponds Bristol. Jane 30yrs, George 30yrs obviously wrong age, Labourer, John Son 13yrs, Emma 8yrs, Maria 6yrs, Sarah 3yrs.

1851C Jane head of household, not stated as widow, so he could have been elsewhere, although I have not been able to track him down. Jane is now a seamstress and 44yrs. Maria 16yrs Cotton weaver, Sarah 14yrs General Servant, Mary Ann 12yrs a needlewoman, Elizabeth 8yrs and Richard 4yrs. The family are now living on Barton Hill Bristol.
Hope this will help you. Regards Brenda

Hi Michael
As far as I know he didn't have a middle name unfortunately, John b1828. Emma b1833, Maria b1835, Sarah 1838, Mary Ann b1840, Elizabeth 1843, Richard 1847 not Georges son, and George B&D 1849. (son)?
no he isn't on the 51C anywhere. Regards Brenda