Brief Life History of Herbert Montgomerie Standish
When Herbert Montgomerie Standish Cox was born on 19 January 1859, in Fernside, New South Wales, Australia, his father, Edward King Cox, was 29 and his mother, Millicent Ann Standish, was 26. He married Florence Colles Stanbridge on 18 April 1900, in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 14 March 1944, in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 85, and was buried in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia.
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Sources (4)
- Herbert Montgomery Cox, "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980"
- Herbert M S Cox, "Find A Grave Index"
- Herbert Montgomerie Sandish Cox in entry for Ernest Stanbridge Montgomerie Cox, "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981"
Spouse and Children
1859–1944 Male
1863–1929 Female
Children (3)
1903–1964 Male
1904–2003 Female
1907–1953 Male
Parents and Siblings
1829–1883 Male
1832–1902 Female
Siblings (9)
1856–1918 Male
1856– Male
1857–1867 Female
1859–1944 Male
1861–1862 Female
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World Events (8)
1867
Age 8
1870
Age 11
1892
Age 33
Name Meaning
English: variant of Cocke and Cook , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish (Ulster): mistranslation of Mac Con Coille (‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’), as if formed with coileach ‘cock, rooster’.
Dutch and Flemish: genitivized patronymic from the personal name Cock, a vernacular short form of Cornelius .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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