The Cox family of Hanslope, Buckinghamshire

• I first researched the Cox family of Hanslope in the late 1960s, from original records at the parish church and in records offices.
• That was before the first PC, let alone the internet. But now it is feasible to publish some family trees, and other material, more widely.
• Additions, comments, corrections and queries would be welcomed by :

Family tree of the Cox family at Hanslope from the 1500s to the late 1700s

  PDF – 190 kB – Revised 2014‑05‑21

• During this period little is known of most members of the family, other than their names and key dates
• This is a conventional family tree which begins around 70 years earlier than the parish registers of Hanslope, and spans 10 generations.
• At full size the chart measures 420×1782mm. It can be printed on A2 roll (which is a service widely available at commercial stationers).
• Has anyone traced the baptism of John Cox (c.1625-1630) and the marriage of his parents ?
• Can anyone answer any of the other queries which are shown on the chart ?
• Can anyone add any other descendants, or further details ?

Family tree of descendants from Samuel Cox (b. c. 1690)

  PDF – 204 kB – Revised 2013‑07‑14

• Samuel Cox moved to Northampton in 1704, as an apprentice to a mason. He subsequently founded a business of stone carvers in Northamptonshire.
• This is a conventional family tree, which spans 7 generations.
• At full size the chart measures 420×594mm. It can be printed as a single A2 sheet.
• Has anyone traced the baptism of Samuel Cox (c.1690) and the marriage of his parents ?
• Can anyone add any other descendants, or further details ?

Family tree of descendants from George Cox (bap. 5 Oct 1756 at Hanslope)

  PDF – 200 kB – Revised 2011‑06‑23

• Almost all the members of the Cox family who remained at Hanslope after the end of the 1700s were descended from George Cox.
• This is a conventional family tree, which spans 6 generations.
• At full size the chart measures 420×1188mm. It can be printed on A2 roll (which is a service widely available at commercial stationers).
• Can anyone add any other descendants, or further details ?

Family tree of descendants from John Cox (bap. 13 Jan 1765 at Hanslope)

  PDF – 151 kB – Revised 2015‑04‑29

• Many families in Australia (mostly in Tasmania) are descended from John Cox who emigrated during 1791‑92.
• The family tree shows the movements of the first two generations between England, New South Wales, Norfolk Island and Van Diemen's Land
• At full size the chart measures 297×1260mm. It can be printed on A3 roll.
• In view of its complexity, the chart is supported by a chronology which adds detail and historical context   PDF – 2288 kB – Revised 2024‑03‑30
  It also cites many specific sources, and highlights some unresolved aspects of the research
• Outline family trees show descendants from two of his sons :
  • Samuel Cox (b. 2 Feb 1800 at Port Jackson, NSW)   PDF – 151 kB – Revised 2016‑02‑02
    At full size the chart measures 420×1782mm. It can be printed on A2 roll.
  • Joseph Cox (b. 7 Jul 1802 on Norfolk Island)   PDF – 135 kB – Revised 2014‑05‑21
    At full size the chart measures 420×2376mm. It can be printed on A2 roll.
• Can anyone supply additions, corrections, or images of any further Australian sources ?

Records of the parish of Hanslope

• Entries in the parish registers and bishop's transcripts of Hanslope
  
  • The parish registers of Hanslope survive continuously from 1571/72 to the present day.
  • Bishop's transcripts survive intermittently, including about 70% of those for the period from 1600/01 to 1721/22.
    The longest continuous gap in the bishop's transcripts is from 1641/42 to 1658/59, during the English Civil War and the subsequent interregnum.
  • My table of  Entries for the Cox family in the parish registers of Hanslope  includes what is considered to be the correct reading of each entry.
  
  
• Notes on understanding the early parish registers of Hanslope   PDF – 276 kB – Revised 2011‑06‑23
  • The early parish registers of Hanslope require careful interpretation, for a number of reasons :
    • The Old Style year (commencing 25 March) was not always used before 1752 as is commonly, but incorrectly, supposed
      The New Style year (commencing 1 January) was used for a significant period at the end of the 16th century
    • The 16th century entries are transcripts made around 1600, which contain readily identifiable errors
    • Spelling was not standardized; some entries are in scripts which are unfamiliar to modern eyes; and some are in poor handwriting
  • These notes describe the generic issues, then illustrate them by specific references and examples from the parish registers of Hanslope.
  
  
• Monumental Inscriptions
  • Just one monumental inscription is known from before 1800. However the stone has a history of its own, and it mentions a total of 174 descendants:
    • Gravestone of Joseph Cox (who died 11 Jan 1759), and his wife Elizabeth (who died 15 Mar 1762)   PDF – 305 kB – Revised 2012‑11‑08
  
  
• Reference
  • The website of the  Hanslope & District Historical Society  contains much information about the history of Hanslope and its inhabitants.
    It includes digital images of the early parish registers, together with versions (not always verbatim transcripts) of their pages converted to HTML.

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Content last updated : 2024‑03‑30

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And some there be, which have no memorial;
who are perished, as though they had never been;
and are become as though they had never been born;
and their children after them.

[ Ecclesiasticus 44:9 ]