Birth: 5 March 1828 Shereford, Norfolk, UK
Father: John Fox 1792-1860
Mother: Anne (Anna) Langley 1802-1888
Christening: 9 March 1828 St Nicholas, Shereford, Norfolk, UK
Marriage: 3 November 1860 All Saints, Tattersett, Norfolk, UK
Wife: Elizabeth Howard [Robinson] 1838-1907
Death: April 1877 Shereford, Norfolk, UK
Burial: 24 April 1877 St Nicholas, Shereford, Norfolk.
Maria Frances Fox 1863
John Fox 1864-1929
Emily Fox 1866
Frederick Fox 1868
Herbert Fox c1870-1950
Benjamin Fox c1874-1902
Arthur Fox c1875-a1899
Charles Fox 1877-1877
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for John Fox baptised on 9 March 1828 in Shereford, Norfolk, parents John and Anne Fox.
Three entries in FreeReg, one for the birth of John Fox on 5 March 1828 in Shereford, Norfolk, father John Fox, and two for the baptism of John Fox on 9 March 1828 at St Nicholas Shereford, Norfolk, parents John Fox, a labourer, and Anne Fox of Shereford.
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 for John Fox baptised on 9 March 1828 in Shereford, Norfolk, parents John and Anne Fox. "Page 6 Baptisms solemnized in the Parifh of Sheringford (sic) in the County of Norfolk in the Year 1826 [...] 1988 2 Mar. 9 John, son of John, a labourer, and Anne Fox of Sherford (sic)".
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935 for John Fox baptised on 9 March 1828 in Shereford, Norfolk, parents John and Ann Fox. "Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Sheringford in the County of Norfolk in the Year 1828 Mar. 9 John, son of John, a labourer, and Anne Fox of Sherford (sic)".
His four sisters were baptised on 21 March 1830, 8 April 1831, 8 April 1832 and 24 May 1835, his brother on 29 October 1837, buried on 5 November 1837, and 2 March 1840, all at St Nicholas, Shereford.
In the 1841 census as John Fox aged 13, born in Norfolk, and living with John and Ann (parents?), James and Robert (brothers?) and Elizabeth, Frances, Hannah and Mary) in Shereford, Norfolk.
His sister was buried on 3 October 1843 at St Nicholas, Shereford.
In the 1851 census as John Fox aged 23, born in Shereford, Norfolk, single, an agricultural labourer, and living with his grandmother (Amy Langley), two cousins (Elizabeth and Eliza Carter), and a visitor (George Brown aged 14, born in Beston, Norfolk, and an agricultural labourer) in Shereford, Norfolk.
Marriage of John Fox and Elizabeth Howard in FreeBMD in October-December 1860 in Walsingham (4b 832).
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940 for the marriage (sic) of John Fox and Elizabeth Howard in Shereford, Norfolk on 21 October 1860. "Page 15 The Year 1860 No. 29 Banns of Marriage between John Fox, Single man of this parish & Elizabeth Howard, Single woman of the parish of Gates End - 1st Time, Sunday 7th Oct [...] 2nd Time, Sunday 14th Oct [...] 3rd Time, Sunday 21st Oct".
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538 1973 for John Fox aged 29, father John Fox, and Elizabeth Howard on 3 November 1860 in Tattersett, Norfolk.
Entry in FreeReg for the marriage of John Fox aged 29, a bachelor and shepherd, father John Fox a labourer, and Elizabeth Howard [a] spinster father Matthew Howard a labourer on 3 November 1860 at All Saints, Tattersett, Norfolk, witnessed by Emily Howard and Charles Phillippo.
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940 for the marriage of John Fox, father John Fox, and Elizabeth Howard on 3 November 1860 in Tattersett, Norfolk. "Page 22 [...] 1860 Marriage solemnized in the Parish Church in the Parish of Tattersett in the County of Norfolk. [No.] 44 Nov 3rd John Fox [aged] 29 [a] Bachelor [and] Shepherd [of] Shereford [father] John Fox [a] Labourer, [and] Elizabeth Howard [aged] 22 [a] Spinster [of] Tatterset [father] Matthew Howard [a] Labourer. Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church of England after Banns Church [he made his mark]".
In the 1861 census as John Fox aged 31 (sic - on the original), born in Thursford (sic - in the index, Shereford on the original), Norfolk, a shepherd, and living with his wife (Elizabeth) in Shereford Road, Hempton, Norfolk.
His daughter was born on 8 May 1863, registered in April-June 1863 in Walsingham, and baptised on 8 June 1863 at Holy Trinity, Hempton when he was a shepherd.
His son was born on 7 July 1864 and registered in July-September 1864 in Wayland.
His daughter was born on 7 July 1866, registered in July-September 1866 in Walsingham, and baptised in 11 December 1866 at Holy Trinity, Hempton when he was a shepherd.
His son was baptised on 21 September 1867 at Holy Trinity, Hempton in 1867 when he was a shepherd.
His son was baptised on 11 April 1868 at St Nicholas, Shereford when he was a shepherd but I cannot locate a registration.
His son was born circa 1870 in Shereford, but I cannot locate an entry.
In the 1871 census as John Fox aged 44, born in Shereford, Norfolk, a shepherd, and living with his wife (Elizabeth), three sons (Fred, Herbert and John) and daughter (Emily) in Shereford, Norfolk.
I cannot locate the registrations of two sons but one was registered in January-March 1875 in Walsingham.
His three sons were baptised on 1 August 1875 at St Nicholas, Shereford when he was a shepherd living in Shereford.
His son was baptised on 11 March 1877 at St Nicholas, Shereford when he was a shepherd living in Shereford.
Death of John Fox in FreeBMD in April-June 1877 aged 49 in Walsingham (4B 195).
Entry in FreeReg for the burial of John Fox of Shereford on 24 April 1877 aged 49 at St Nicholas, Shereford, Norfolk.
There are twenty eight entries in Ancestry Family Trees for John Fox.
Tattersett is 4 miles west of Shereford, Hepton is 2 miles SE of Shereford which is 20 miles east of Kings Lynn.
John Fox was the father of John Fox, husband of Lydia Hester (Esther) Belton, Felicity's great gandaunt.
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