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| Bernard John
Coxon
was born at Sudbury, Derbyshire on 21 January 1870, eldest child of
Theodosius
Coxon (1836-1936) and Ann Eliza Wiltshire (1842-1907). His father
was a builder, and was employed by Lord Vernon as caretaker, carpenter,
foreman, and eventually clerk of works on the restoration of Sudbury
Hall.
In 1891, Bernard was working as a carpenter in Sudbury. He
married
Elizabeth Marvel Knapp (born in 1872 at Kibworth, Leicestershire) at
Derby
on 6 February 1892, and they moved to live at Woolley Hall, north of
Barnsley
in Yorkshire. The 1901 Census showed Bernard as a "clerk of
works"
at Woolley. Bernard and Elizabeth had five children, and after
Elizabeth
died Bernard remarried Harriett Helen (Nellie) Keay.
Although Bernard J. Coxon worked primarily as a carpenter and builder, he appears to have developed photography as a sufficiently important sideline to have card mounts printed. While no directory listings have yet been found for him as a photographer, images of several photos taken by him have been contributed by family member Alan Walker. Further details and photographs of B.J. Coxon and his family may be found on Alan's web site. |
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Hilda
Coxon (b.
18 Sep 1881 d. 9 Feb 1954) taken by her brother B.J. Coxon of Sudbury Undated but probably taken c. 1884-85 Format: Carte-de-visite Size: 64 x 104 mm Image © & courtesy of Alan Walker This photograph was probably taken at her father Theo's house at Parkside, Sudbury. |
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Hilda
Coxon (b.
18 Sep 1881 d. 9 Feb 1954) taken by her brother B.J. Coxon of Sudbury Undated but probably c. 1891-92 Format: Carte-de-visite Size: 62 x 104 mm Image © & courtesy of Alan Walker Nothing further is known about this photograph. |
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Theodosius
(1836-1936)
& Ann Eliza Coxon (1842-1907) taken by their son B.J. Coxon of Sudbury Undated but probably c. 1895 Format: Carte-de-visite Size: 103 x 65 mm Image © & courtesy of Alan Walker This photograph was probably taken at Theo's house at Parkside, Sudbury. |
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Theodosius
Coxon
(b. 13 Dec 1836 d. 1 Feb 1936) taken by his son B.J. Coxon of Sudbury Undated but probably c. 1895 Format: Carte-de-visite Size: 103 x 65 mm Image © & courtesy of Alan Walker Nothing further is known about this photograph. Although it doesn't show B.J. Coxon's mark, Alan Walker is pretty certain that he took it. |
| References Images and information kindly provided by Alan Walker 1861 Derbyshire Census - CDROM published by ArchiveCD Books 1881 UK Census - online from the LDS church 1891 UK Census - online from Ancestry.com 1901 UK Census index - online from the PRO FreeBMD International Genealogical Index - online from the LDS church Anon (1881) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Kelly & Co., London. Anon (1887) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Kelly & Co., London. Some Memorial Inscription of Sudbury All Saints Churchyard by Alf Beard, on the GENUKI Derbyshire site. |
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