Henry Scott Cox linen merchant^1,2

Parents:

• (Child) Birth*: Henry Scott Cox linen merchant was born on 1 April 1816 at Lochiefield, Forfarshire, Scotland, .^3,2
• He was the son of James Cock bleacher, manufacturer and Helen Scott.²
• Marriage*: Henry Scott Cox linen merchant married Anne Preston on Friday, 19 July 1844 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Henry S
  Last name     Cox
  Sex     Male
  Marriage year     1844
  Marriage date     19 Jul 1844
  Place     Dundee
  Periodical     Dundee Perth And Cupar Advertiser
  Publication year     1844
  Publication date     19 Jul 1844
  Page     3
  Spouse's first name     Anne
  Spouse's last name     Preston
  County     Forfarshire (Angus)
  Country     Scotland
  Event Type     Marriage Notice
  Record set     Scotland, Newspaper Marriage & Anniversary Notices
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Parish Marriages
  Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.¹
• (Headstone) Memorial Inscription*: Henry Scott Cox linen merchant was erected in 1886. Inscription reads First name(s)     Henry Scott
  Last name     Cox
  Age     79
  Birth year     1816
  Death year     1886
  Cemetery     St Peters Church, Invergowrie
  Burial ground     Invergowrie
  County     Forfarshire (Angus)
  Country     Scotland
  Transcription     James Cox of Clement Park and Carlton 5.7.1808 – 1.12.18*5 aged *7y. William Cox of Foggyley and Syagon 23.2.1812 – 7.9.189* aged 82y. Robert Crystal Cox 16.12.1815 – 2.8.1891 aged **. Henry Scott Cox 1.4.1816 – 18.3.1886 aged 79. Thomas Hunter Cox, Duncarse, Mallesden and Strathmartine 13.9.1818 – 1.1.1892 aged 74. George Addison Cox, Beechwood and Invertrossachs 27.12.1820 – 6.5.1899 aged 79. Mrs Ellen Scott Cox or Methven of 9 Windsor Street, Dundee 27.9.1824 – 23.3.1893 aged 68. Old table tombstones in memory of James Cock his wife Isobel Doig in family was removed from its site in front of this monument to the vestibule of Liff Parish Church for preservation 23.2.1914
  Record set     Scotland Monumental Inscriptions
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Parish Burials
  Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.⁴
• (Deceased) Death*: He died on 10 March 1886 at Eccles, Manchester, England, , at age 69 11 MAR 1886
  DEATH OF MR HENRY S. Cox. -The death of Mr Henry S. Cox, following so soon after that of his elder brother. cx-Provost Cox, will be learned with regret by his friends in this district. Not being a member of the firm of Messrs Cox Brothers, be will not intimately connected with Dundee as his other brothers, but be lived a number of years in Dundee after his return from India, where he had been engaged as a merchant and manager of the Camperdown Pressing Company Limited, and had endeared himself to a large circle of friends. His health suffered from his residence in India, and for some time past he had been gradually failing. He left Dundee at the end of last year, and took up his residence at Eccles, near Manchester, where he died yesterday in the 69th year of his age. He is survived by a daughter.³
• Burial: He was buried on 18 March 1886 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .²

• Name Variation: Henry Scott Cox linen merchant was also known as Henry Cock.
• (Witness) Business-Owner: He witnessed the Business-Owner of William Cox of Cox Bros; William Cox papers
  This material is held at University of Dundee Archive Services
  Reference GB 254 MS6/3
  Dates of Creation 1832-1844
  Name of Creator William Cox
  Physical Description 1 folder The records are on paper.
  
  Scope and Content
  Legal papers 1843-1844; Financial papers 1843-1844; Correspondence 1832-1844.
  
  Administrative / Biographical History
  William Cox (1812-1894) was the second son of James Cox and He formed Cox Brothers Ltd as a copartnery with his three brothers, James Cox, Thomas Hunter Cox and George Addison Cox in 1841. A fourth brother, Henry Cox was generally resident in Calcutta to manage business interests there.⁵
• (Author) Letter for web*: On 5 October 1843 at Manchester, England, , at Manchester, England, , wrote a letter to James Cox of Cox Bros and Thomas Hunter Cox of Cox Bros; Manchester 5 Oct 1843
  Dear Bros,
  I note [write?] today with 3 Bank of England notes value £40 which I hope arrives safe.
  I have only to [ado?] the following order for Bylands & Sons - viz no 40 50
  8per 8ply = 16ply 58 inch [units?] strips to be sent off as soon as you can & cancel the remainder of (if any) of the [Jumpd? Canvas C 3 1/12 d.
  They have not a single piece of [Boddy? of any kind in the place
  from [yours?]
  xxx xxxx
  Henry S Cox.⁶
  

  

  

  

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household

30 June 1851

He was listed as head of household in the 1851 census at Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England, . Henry Scott     Cox     Head     Married     Male     -     -     Illegible     - Hannah     Cox     Wife     Married     Female     -     -     Illegible     - Georgina Ellan     Cox     Dau     -     Female     2     1849     Illegible     - Mary Ann     Daly     Servant     Unmarried     Female     19     1832     House; also in the household was Georgina Ellen Cox.7

Notes

• Residence*: Henry Scott Cox linen merchant lived at Hooghly, Calcutta, India, .⁸