COX, HUMPHRIES, & Gilbert

Contact welcomed from anyone with information on the HUMPHRIES/ Humphreys, Cox & Gilbert families.

The COX connection to Bown is that Ruby Cox1925 married Walter Bown1920.

The mother of Ruby Cox was Minnie Cox ( nee Humphries)

Minnie Cox subsequently married Bert Gilbert.

This page was last updated on 13^TH Nov 2008.

To see some of my Cox’s go to Rootsweb Worldconnect

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=dbown100&recno=259

Select Ruby Cox 1925, and then click on ‘Pedigree’ and you should see the latest version of the chart below.

Ancestors of Ruby Cox:

If you can help fill in any of the gaps please write to me at

| #16

William Cox |

| Born 1834 #8 |

| Goring |

| Marr 2 Jul 1853 #17

William Cox | Reading

| Born 20 Sep 1856 #4 |

| Wokingham |

| Marr 16 Jul 1882 | | #18

| | Christina Fraser |

| Born 1833 #9 |

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| #19

Len Cox |

| Born 21 Dec 1893 #2 |

| Reading |

| Marr 22 Aug 1921 | | #20

| Glyntaff | John Baverstock |

| Died 15 Mar 1926 | | Born C1827 #10 |

| | | Newtown, Hants |

| | | Marr C1856 #21

| | Jane Baverstock |

| Born 16 Apr 1858 #5 |

| Greenham Common |

| | | #22

| | Hannah |

| Born C1829 #11 |

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| #23

| Ruby Cox

| Born 16 Mar 1925 #1

| Treforest

| Died 12 Jul 1980 | #24

| Bawdrip |

| | #12 |

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| | #25

| John Humphries |

| | #6 |

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| | #13 |

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| | #27

| Minnie Humphries |

Born 24 Dec 1899 #3 |

Pontypridd |

Died 3 Sep 1988 | | #28

Bridgwater | |

| | #14 |

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| | #29

| Mary Jane Corbin |

Born 10 Mar 1858 #7 |

Bockhampton, Christchurch |

| | #30

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#15 |

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▪ JOHN HUMPHRIES, b1862 Luton Beds, married (date and place not known) Mary Jane CORBIN (b. 10.3.1858 Bockhampton, Christchurch, Dorset). She was working at the Cat and Fiddle Pub just outside Christchurch and he may have been working at Southampton Docks.

Their Children :

John (Jack) Humphries b. 10.11.1887, Cadoxton, Glamorgan

There may be descendants of John (Jack) HUMPHRIES b.10.11.1887 living in the Bridgend area of South Wales, U.K.

Martha Humphries b.21.6.1893 24 Back Cooper Street, Runcorn, Cheshire.

Albert Humphries b.19.8.1898 , Cadoxton, Glamorgan

Minnie Humphries b.24.12.1899 at 75 Bonvilston Road, Coedpenmaen, Pontypridd. (Father, John HUMPHRIES working as Labourer/ Gas stoker in Gasworks at the time)

▪ MINNIE HUMPHRIES b 24/12/1899 married (1) Leonard COX on 22.8.1921 at St Mary’s Church Glyntaff, Pontypridd (Then living at 17 Bridge Street, Pontypridd) .

Children :

Fred Cox m Gladys

Ruby Cox b 17/03/1925 m Walter Bown

Edna May Cox b 27/04/1929

▪ MINNIE HUMPHRIES b 24/12/1899 & Bill Burrows

Children : ?

▪ MINNIE HUMPHRIES b 24/12/1899 married (2) Albert Gilbert b 1888 at Bawdrip?

Children :

Ronald Gilbert

Stella Gilbert

Barbara Gilbert

Trevor Gilbert