Brief Life History of Maria
When Maria Fox was born in 1841, in Fledborough, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Fox, was 41 and her mother, Susanna, was 38. She married James Horton about 1869, in Ragnall, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Nether Hallam, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911.
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Sources (10)
- Maria Fox in household of John Fox, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- James Horton, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- Maria in entry for Bernard Wilson Horton, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
Spouse and Children
1837–1907 Male
1841– Female
Children (4)
1870–1920 Male
1873– Male
1876– Female
1880–1909 Male
World Events (8)
1843
Age 2
1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
Age 22
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 39
Name Meaning
English: nickname from a word denoting the animal (Middle English, Old English fox), widely used to denote a sly or cunning individual. It was also used for someone with red hair. In England this surname absorbed some early examples of surnames derived from the ancient Germanic personal names mentioned at Faulks and Foulks .
Irish: part translation of Gaelic Mac an tSionnaigh ‘son of the fox’ (see Tinney ).
Irish: also adopted for Ó Catharnaigh, see Kearney .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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