The ancestors of George Robinson of the lower Macleay Valley in NSW

Genealogical Notes by Andrew Lancaster. Main page.


Photo from Barbara WorthingtonMy ancestor George Robinson arrived as a child in Australia, with his younger sister Mary Jane, younger brother John, and his parents - John Robinson and Elizabeth née Coxon. To make this webpage I had used material from relatives who worked on this before but I have checked a lot of it. In particular I should thank Nancy Curry for helping start me off and Al Robinson for doing a much more polished job in his book, at least for parts of this story. If you are a distant relative and you are going cite this page in anything you are doing please drop me a line.

George and his brother John eventually took up position as land owners and farmers on either side of the lower Macleay River, with George on the south. John and George married two Barnett sisters, Elizabeth and Emma, whose family had come from the area of Headley and Bramshott in Hampshire. Their family is discussed on another webpage. The modern town of Jerseyville is the re-named "Robinson's Wharf" - a town formed when George sub-divided in 1886. The Wharf referred to in the name was his, and he became a businessman involved in the steam-boat business amongst other things. In those days the Macleay was most easily accesible from other parts of Australia by sea. (The town's name was changed in 1891, being named after a Governor of NSW.) The wharf was a point where ocean going steamers could come as well as river steamers. Later, when cars became important, the George Robinson's sons started companies using cars and later even aeroplanes.

The family has connections not only with the lower Macleay, but also inland and upland to New England. The story goes that one of the reasons for living there in at least my great grandfather's case was in order to try to improve my grandmother's asthma, but I think some the sons of George Robinson (one of whom was my grandmother's father) had already developed some sort of connection with Lismore for business reasons.

George's family was as follows:

George ROBINSON (1849-1923); b. 21 May 1849, Burnhope Colliery, Lanchester, Durham, England; bap. 17 Jun 1849; d. 18 Aug 1923, South West Rocks, NSW, Australia; bur. 20 Aug 1923, Frederickton Methodist Cemetery; occupation Transport/ Farmer/ Store Keeper

Married: Emma BARNETT (1852-1931), dau. of William BARNETT (1820-1899) and Jane WARREN (1828-1898); b. 1852, Austral Eden, NSW; d. 27 Dec 1931, South West Rocks, NSW; bur. 28 Dec 1931, Frederickton Methodist cemetary; m. 4 Aug 1875, Macleay River 2917/1875

John Warren ROBINSON (1876-1880); b. 1876, Macleay River; d. 24 Sep 1880; bur. Frederickton Cemetery  (Row Z  46)
Edith Jane ROBINSON (1878-1880); b. 1878, Macleay River; d. 6 Aug 1880; Frederickton Cemetery  (Row Z 47)
George Albert ROBINSON (1880- ); b. 9 May 1880, Macleay River, d. 14 January 1953.
William Thomas ROBINSON (1882- ); b. 31 October 1882, Macleay River, d. 4 April 1959.
Arthur Elstone ROBINSON (1884- ); b. 17 August 1884, Macleay River, d. 25 July 1958.
Herbert ROBINSON (1886-1890); b. 1886, Macleay River; d. 1890; (drowned at Jerseyville according to Al) Frederickton Cemetery  (Row Z 45)
Percy Elstone? ROBINSON (1888-1974); b. 19 May 1888, Spencer's Creek NSW reg 6568; d. 23 Jul 1974; bur. Graham Barnett gave me Frederickton grave information: Lawn Row B Plot 16. MI reads, ROBINSON Percy, husband of Eleanor, father of Victor, Marjory, Joan, Betty,

Married: Eleanor Debenham NELSON (1891-1978), dau. of William John NELSON (1855-1947) and Harriet or Harriott or Harriette Rebecca BARBER (1860-1950); b. 17 Oct 1891, (8781) Clybucca, Macleay River, NSW; d. 9 Mar 1978; m. 1910, Kempsey

Jane Elizabeth ROBINSON ( -1890); b. 1890, d. 3 Jul 1890, BDM 1886  No25341; bur. Frederickton Cemetery  (Row Z  46)
Walter Jersey ROBINSON (1892?- ); b. 18 June 1891, d. 25 September 1981
Maud Mary ROBINSON (1893?- ); b. 30 June 1893, d. 4 January 1967
Albert ROBINSON (1895-1923); b. 1895, d. 25 November 1923
Freda Rose ROBINSON (1898?- ); b. 15 April 1898, d. 1966


George Robinson and his descendants are discussed in works written closer to the area such as: "Tales of Trial Bay: An Early History of South West Rocks" by Caroline Carey (1993), and "Memories: The Family of Percy and Eleanor Robinson" by Barbara Worthington (2005). Also see these webpages: http://newenglandaustralia.blogspot.com/2007/01/transport-pioneers-robinson-family.html
http://www.kempsey.nsw.gov.au/heritage_jerseyville.htm
http://libapp.sl.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus/ENQ/PM/FULL1?392242,I

The family had originally arrived in Sydney on the Conway, 30 Dec 1856, which had departed from Liverpool. They had paid £1 for the family.

The records from that ship say that John senior was a 34 year old farm labourer from "Amsterley" in County Durham. His parents were George and Hannah - George already deceased, and Hannah still living in Durham. He was Anglican, and could read and write.

Elizabeth was 30 years old, so born about 1826, born in "St Johnly", County Northumberland, parents John and Mary, both dead. She could read, but not write. George (my ancestor) was 8 years old, Born Linchesta (must be Lanchester, which is how it appears on his death certificate) in County Durham. Mary-Jane was 5 years old, and John junior was 3.
 
Elizabeth died not long after, and here is her death certificate information from Australia:-
 

NSW 1858/004621, number 23, Date and place of death: 10th April 1858 Honeysuckle Point
Name and Occupation: Elizabeth Robinson
Sex and Age: Female 46 years [so born about 1812, notice how different this is from the shipping record]
Cause of Death: Dysentry
Duration of last illness: Two months
Medical attendant: I.E. Stacy
When he last saw the deceased: 10th April 1858
Name and Occupation of father: John Coxon Cooper
Name and maiden surname of mother: unknown
Informant: John Robinson, widower of deceased, Honeysuckle point
Particulars of registration: Jno. Burrowes 12th April 1858, Newcastle
When and where buried: 12th April 1858 Christ Church burial ground
Undertaker: James Dart
Name and religion of Minister: Lacy. H. Ramsey, Church of England
Witnesses of burial: W.F. Weatherill, William Thomas
Where born: Northumberland England
How long in the Australasian colonies or states: 1 year New South Wales
Place of marriage: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
...Age: 37 [so born about 1811, and married about 1847 ]
...and to whom: John Robinson
Children of Marriage: George - 8; Mary Jane - 7; John - 5.
 

Once settled on the Macleay, John remarried to 23 year old Katharina (or Catherine) Mohr, who had been born in Germany. The marriage certificate mentions that John's mother Hannah's maiden name was Race. The death certificate mentions that John had a son with Katharina who died, and also a daughter Jane, who was 17 when he died in 1892.

2. Tracing back to England...

From the above, it was pretty easy to find the families of both John and Elizabeth though not the baptism of Elizabeth herself…

Births, deaths and marriages.

1849, Birth in the sub-district of Lanchester in the County of Durham, No. 94
When and where born: Twentyfirst May 1849, Burnhope Colliery, Lanchester
Name, if any: George
Sex: Boy
Name, surname and maiden surname of mother: Elizabeth Robinson formerly Coxon
Occupation of father: Labourer
Signature, description and residence of informant: John Robinson, Father, Burnhope Colliery, Lanchester
When registered: Twentyninth May 1849
Surname of registrar: William Walton Thompson Registrar

This corresponds to a baptism at Lanchester All Saints:
17th June 1849 George Robinson, son of John Robinson [Publican] and Elizabeth of Burnhope Colliery

1851, Birth in the sub-district of Lanchester in the County of Durham, No. 462
When and where born: Nineteenth July 1851, Burnhope Colliery, Lanchester
Name, if any: Mary Jane
Sex: Girl
Name, surname and maiden surname of mother: Elizabeth Robinson formerly Coxon
Occupation of father: Labourer
Signature, description and residence of informant: Elizabeth Robinson, Mother, Burnhope Colliery, Lanchester
When registered: Eighteenth August 1851
Surname of registrar: William Walton Thompson Registrar

This corresponds to a baptism at Lanchester All Saints:
17th August 1851 Mary Jane Robinson, daughter of John Robinson [Pitman] and Elizabeth of Burnhope Colliery

I can not find the baptism or birth certificate of John, the younger son of John and Elizabeth, and I suspect the family had already uprooted by then, but here is the marriage of John and Elizabeth...

1848 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of St John in the County of Newcastle upon Tyne, No 425
Sept 17th
John Robinson, full age, Bachelor, Drayman, This Parish, George Robinson, Farmer
Elizabeth Coxon, full age, Spinster, -, This Parish, John Coxon Dec'd, Cooper
Married at the Parish Church according to the Rites and Cermonies of the Established Church after Banns by me, R. W. Wright
Witnesses were Edward Coxon and Henry Leighton
Edward Coxon had been a popular name back in St John Lee amongst the Coxons there. He could be a brother of Elizabeth or an uncle. I think more likely a brother.

Census Information:

Here are John and Elizabeth in the 1851 census, still in England:

1851 Census, Lanchester, Holmside – Burnhope Colliery
HO107/2389 – Folio 493 – Page 5
John Robinson, Head, married, 28, Publican, born Hamsterley, County Durham
Elizabeth Robinson, Wife, married, 30, born St.John’s, Northumberland
George Robinson, son, 1, born Burnhope, County Durham
Elizabeth Walton, servant, unmarried, 17, House Servant, born Gateshead, County Durham
Margaret Dailey, servant, 8, born Scotland

3. John Robinson's family in Hamsterley

Hamsterley is near Auckland in Durham. The southern part of the parish where the Robinsons lived split off to become a new parish of Lynesack and Softley. There were many coal mines in the area. See http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D6802
Marriage Register.

Banns of Marriage between George Robinson and Hannah Race, both of this Parish, were published in this Church on April 30th, May 7th and May 14th 1797 by me Joseph Clarke – Curate

George Robinson and Hannah Race, both of this Parish, were married in this Church by Banns the 18th day of May 1797 by me Joseph Clarke – Curate
George Robinson signed Register – Hannah Race made her mark X
In the presence of William Sowerby and Margaret Mary Race

Baptisms from Hamsterley St.James.

Given the age of Hannah and George in 1839, Michael seems to have come very late in life. Is there any chance he was a grandson or the illegitimate son of a daughter for example? In 1841 John appears to be a “20 year old” labourer in the nearby village of Evenwood. George and Hannah still have children at home…

1841 Census, Cockfield
Woodland. 
George Robinson, 70, Labourer
Hannah Robinson, 62
Hannah Robinson, 20
George Robinson, 12
Jane Robinson, 6
Michel Robinson, 1

It seems that George and Hannah may have been looking after grandchildren. Woodland was a part of the parish of Cockfield but disconnected from the rest, and just to the West of Lynesack and Softley. The coal mine there was called West Pits it seems. See http://www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/dro.nsf/vwebparishes/cockfield+st.+mary+the+virgin

1851 Census, Auckland District.
Lynesack & Softley 1851, Grueburn House
George Robinson, Head, married, 81, Landed Proprietor & Retired Farmer, born Saint Andrew Auckland, County Durham
Hannah Robinson, Wife, married, 75, born Saint Andrew Auckland, County Durham

1861 Census, Auckland District
Lynesack & Softley 1861, Lane Head
Hannah Robinson, Head, Widowed, 82, Proprietor of Houses, born Hamsterley, County Durham


Death Certificates.

Reg. District: Auckland, 1851 death in the sub-district of Hamsterley in the County of Durham, No 211
Died Tenth October 1851, Grewburn, Lynesack and Sofley
George Robinson
Male
82 years
Cancer, No Medical Attendant
X The mark of Hannah Robinson, present at the death, Resident of Grewburn, Lynesack and Softley
Registered Thirty first October 1851
John Keskeep, Registrar
(The National Burial Index gives Date 13 Oct 1851 Aged 82 Place Lynesack & Softly Description St John Denomination Anglican.)

Reg. District: Auckland, 1871 Death in the sub-district of Hamsterley in the County of Durham, No 104
Died Sixth February 1871, Copley, Lynesack
Hannah Robinson
Female
96 years
Widow of George Robinson Farmer
Old Age, Not certified
Edward Lowther, In attendance, Resident of Copley, Lynesack
Registered Ninth February 1871
John Thompson Registrar
(The National Burial Index gives 10 Feb 1871 Aged 94 Place Lynesack & Softly Description St John Denomination Anglican.)


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With all of the information about ages, we can assume that the following are the families of Hannah and George...

Joseph Robinson and Isabel Sowerby: banns 10th, 17th and 24th June 1660, by J Farrer, Minister.
They were married by John Harling, curate, 21 July 1770, with consent of parents, and were both "of this parish".
Isabel made a mark rather than signing, which was common for the time.

Their children were baptised as follows...

1771 June 2        George. Both parents were of "West Pitts" which must be Woodland.
1774 March 27    Isabel. West Pitts.
1776 Jun            Alice. West Pitts.
1781 August 19  Hannah. Gillbank


So George was the oldest son. There are also burial records in Hamsterley St. James.for Joseph Robinson of Lynesack, 15 Dec 1794, and Isabel Robinson, of Lane Head, buried 8 Aug 1803 age: 57, died 6 Aug, widow of Joseph Robinson (farmer). This implies Isabel was born about 1746. This seems to correspond to a baptism 13 Jul 1746 in nearby Cockfield, which would make Isabel a daughter of Jonathan and Mary Sowerby.

Some of the Robinsons of Lynesack and Softley had been allocated land when the town's commons were "enclosed" in 1756. See http://www.fivenine.co.uk/local_history_notebook/hamsterley%20inclosure/award.htm. A Cornelius, a John and a Joseph were granted land on the basis of their older "copyright" possession.

However Joseph's father, who would have been an adult male in 1756, was named Michael, also of West Pitts. Joseph was baptized 18 June 1749 to Michael and Alice, who appear to be the same couple who married 4 May 1740, making Joseph the youngest son in a family of four boys, whose baptisms were as follows:-

MICHAEL ROBINSON 26 JUL 1741
GEORGE ROBINSON 09 DEC 1744
THOMAS ROBINSON 08 JUN 1746
JOSEPH ROBINSON 18 JUN 1749


Michael was possibly a younger brother of his contemporaries Cornelius, John and Joseph, being baptised 16 JUN 1711. They were probably all the sons of an earlier Cornelius, who was having children in the first decades of the 18th century. Or he could have been the Michael baptised to a father named Richard, in 11 APR 1706, possibly making him a cousin to the three who were allocated land. Before that time, in the 17th century, the century of revolution, it becomes much harder to rely on registers. However it seems likely that the elder Cornelius, and also perhaps Richard, were sons of one Thomas Robinson of those times who appears in the registers.

Robinsons appear in the Hamsterley registers from the earliest ones in the late 1500s. This Robinson family is also participating in the Robinson DNA project (kit 40302). Genetic genealogy can take time to give results as it relies on more and more genealogists to become involved. What has been found is:

1. This Robinson family was a member of a DNA dynasty associated most strongly in current thinking with Southern Ireland. The closest surname matches are with people of the surnames Caldwell and Donahue. Some matches can be seen here. I interpret the Irish matches to mean that our Robinsons were a border family, because Gaelic blood certainly flowed in many border families. Indeed Patillo (a Scottish surname) is a another close match.

2. There is one close match with a Robinson family, though not in the Robinson project, but rather on a public database. This entry on www.smgf.org gives its furthest known patriarch as Pearl Quintman ROBINSON, b. 10 Mar 1881 Franklin, Mississippi, USA and d. Delphia, Avoyelles, Louisiana. This man apparently married Sarah Estelle ZUMBRO. I have not yet found anyone who knows anything about this family. I do think I found his WW1 draft card, with the correct birthplace and birthday, but in that case his birth year was perhaps 1882. He also perhaps appears in the 1920 census as Berl. His wife was named apparently Sallie in both these records I found.

Here is a rough family tree I have made of the Races:

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Hannah Race's family had apparently moved not long before she was born from Staindrop, which was her mother's town. Beofre then, her Race's had lived in Winston, a little further away. In Hamsterley they seem to have been resident in "Rootford", which seems to be the same as "Redford" - a village which is inside what is now Hamsterley forest.

1 Christopher RACE

1.1 Christopher RACE chr. 29 Nov 1668, Winston, Durham

Sp. Isabel WILSON; m. 29 Apr 1703, Winston, Durham

1.1.1 Hugh RACE (chr.1707); chr. 6 Apr 1707, Winston, Durham

Sp. Elizabeth TINKLER; m. 6 May 1733, Staindrop, Durham

1.1.1.1 John RACE (chr.1734); chr. 31 Mar 1734, Winston, Durham, England

1.1.1.2 Hugh RACE (chr.1736); chr. 27 Jun 1736, Winston, Durham

Sp. Margaret LODGE (chr.1736) , dau. of John?? LODGE? and Mary CHIPSIS ; m. 5 Nov 1758, Staindrop, Durham

1.1.1.2.2 Mary RACE chr. 29 Apr 1759, Staindrop, Durham, England. Must have died young. See second Mary below.

1.1.1.2.3 George RACE chr. 24 Aug 1760, Staindrop, Durham, England. Must have died young. See second George below.

1.1.1.2.4 Margaret RACE chr. 3 Oct 1762, Staindrop, Durham, England. Second in wills of both parents. Married surname Stephenson. Probably marriage 21 Jun 1784 to Ralph Stephenson, in Hamsterley. They had children in Hamsterley.

1.1.1.2.5 George RACE chr. 19 May 1765, Staindrop, Durham, England. First in wills of both parents.

1.1.1.2.6 Elizabeth RACE chr. 9 Oct 1768, Staindrop, Durham, England. Must have died young. See second Elizabeth below.

1.1.1.2.7 Hugh RACE chr. 4 Aug 1770, Staindrop, Durham, England. Last mentioned out of 8 in wills of both parents.

1.1.1.2.8 Elizabeth RACE chr. 6 Jun 1773, Rootford, Hamsterley By Bishop Auckland, Durham, England. After Hannah in both parents wills. Married name Wilkinson. Probably marriage 15 May 1794 in Hamsterley to William Wilkinson. The Wilkinsons and Races possibly married several times in this area.

1.1.1.2.9 Mary RACE chr. 28 Jul 1776, Rootford, Hamsterley. Third last in both parents wills. Married surname Rain. Probably marriage 11 Dec 1804 in Hamsterley to Jonathan Raine. They also had children in Hamsterley.

1.1.1.2.10 Hannah RACE (b.1777?, bur.1871); b. 1777 (app); chr. 27 Jun 1779, Rootford, Hamsterley By Bishop Auckland, Durham; bur. 10 Feb 1871, Lynesack & Softly; St John; Anglican; County code DUR

Sp. George ROBINSON (b.1770?, bur.1851), son of Joseph ROBINSON (chr.1749) and Isabel SOWERBY; m. 18 May 1797, Hamsterley By Bishop Auckland, Durham. Mentioned 3rd in mother's will and 4th in father's

1.1.1.2.11 Jane RACE chr. 29 Dec 1782, Euden Leases, Hamsterley By Bishop Auckland, Durham, England. Second last in both parents wills. Married name Coats. Probably marriage 09 Apr 1803 in Hamsterley, to Joshua Coates.

1.1.1.2.12 William RACE . Mentioned in both parents's wills. 3rd in father's and 5th in mother's.

1.1.1.3 Elizabeth RACE (chr. 21 Jan 1739, Winston, Durham, England

1.1.1.4 John RACE chr. 4 Oct 1741, Winston, Durham, England

1.1.1.5 Margaret RACE chr. 5 Aug 1744, Winston, Durham, England

1.1.2 John RACE chr. 23 Jul 1704, Winston, Durham

1.1.3 Ann RACE chr. 12 Aug 1710, Winston, Durham

1.1.4 Elizabeth RACE chr. 18 Jan 1713, Winston, Durham

1.1.5 John RACE chr. 27 Feb 1715, Winston, Durham

1.1.6 Margaret RACE chr. 21 Nov 1717, Winston, Durham

1.1.7 Isabell RACE chr. 3 Aug 1721, Winston, Durham

1.1.8 Elizabeth? RACE bap. 2 Feb 1720, Winston, Durham

1.2 John RACE bap. 25 Jul 1663, Winston, Durham

1.3 Robert RACE bap. 7 Aug 1664, Winston, Durham

1.4 William RACE bap. 22 Jan 1671, Winston, Durham

1.5 Oswald RACE bap. 7 Dec 1673, Winston, Durham


The name "Christopher Race" had been associated with Raby Castle, near by Staindrop and Winston, a bit earlier: 

E 134/4Jas1/Mich4 Geo. Freville v. Sir Richard Vaughan, Robt. Maske, Christopher Race.:
Raby Castle, the East, Middle, and West Parks there, closes called Crow Close, Little Park otherwise Horse Close, Marvon Carr, and Howlett Field, and the wood of Langley.
Did Roger Radcliff, William Hodgson, and William Lee, occupy same?
Touching bond between Henry Ridley, Henry Wegglesworth, Thos. Rawlyns, and John Hadderycke, and the complainant.
The warren there said to be concealed land.
Customs of manor. Survey of same.
Grant by Queen Elizabeth on 11th March, 45 Eliz., of the Little Park, and the conygarth and warren to Edwd. Jones, Richd. Gallaway, and Christopher Robinson, and lease by Jones to Sir Richard Vaughan, and by him to Robt. Maske.
[The Earl of Westmorland is mentioned.]: Durham
4 Jas 1 1606

4. Elizabeth Coxon's family in St John Lee.

St Johnly turns out to be St John Lee, where we find the following entries in the church register for the family of John Coxon, who was a cooper. They lived in the village of Wall, which is named after Hadrian's wall, which is where it is built. 

Marriage. 1813 Feb 6.
John Coxon of this parish & Mary Hogarth of this parish
Wit: Cuth Herdman, Eliz Hogarth

Baptisms:

These might be the burial entries then, of the parents of Elizabeth Coxon:

1829 Feb 27. Mary Coxon, Wall, aged 41. (So, born about 1782.)
1835 Dec 14. John Coxon, Wall, aged 51. (So, born about 1784.)


This corresponds to the apparent census entry for Elizabeth in the Village of Wall, in 1841. She is marked as 25 years old (born about 1816) and a farm labourer in a house with two stone masons.

Unfortunately, Elizabeth and many obvious members of her family are missing from the register. Either they went to a church whose records are lost (or which I have not yet found) or else they were occasional non-conformists, as were many Methodists. In order to search for them we must look for indirect evidence.

In around the same generation other Coxon families in the village of Wall lived there at the same time, and were involved in Cooping and Brewing. Mark and George may have been older brothers or cousins.

Marriage. 1798 Jun 30.

Mark Coxon, br, of this parish, & Frances Wilson, sp, of this parish
Wit: Rot Thompson, Jno Bell


Mark's children do not appear in the register but one burial does:
1808 Jun 19. Eliz d of Mark Coxon, brewery (showing his connection to brewing)

Marriage. 1799 Nov 16.

George Coxon, br, of this parish, & Jane Ord, sp, of this parish
Wit: John Jemmison, Andrew Jemmison


Some of George's children must be these baptisms:

Considering Jane's surname, surely Ord Coxon, another brewer of Wall, must be yet another member of the family who does not appear in the register, probably a son of George and Jane...

Ord and Jane must be the ones appearing on the index of Coxons made by Harry Coxon (http://freespace.virgin.net/harry.coxon/NblMarr.htm):-
1830 ORD COXON and Jane Robson Simonburn

Another Coxon, Edward, had two children with his wife Mary in the early 1800s also, but was a husbandman, perhaps the firstborn of the family who inherited the land? He might be the Edward baptised in 1788 to William Coxon of Fallowfield.

While I have found no register entries for the baptism of John, George, Mark or Ord, their family is probably the same one which had been in St John Lee for several generations, as shown by the repeated use of the names Edward and Matthew. Going backwards in time...

1. First, there was a William Coxon of Fallowfield, near Wall, who had children in the 1780s and 90s. He may be the one who married Mary French 1785 May 22, just before these baptisms start. If so, then both William and Mary were said to be of St Oswald, which old maps show to be near the place called Cocklaw Hill, where Edward the husbandman later lived. As usual, we can find no record of William's baptism!

2. In the 1730s and 40s there was an Edward Coxon in Leadworks having children. He is probably the one who married Jane Proud Jan 31 1730/1 because Jane died, it seems, on Aug 6 1733 and was noted to be "of Leadworks". Leadworks, as shown on old maps, was just to the east of Fallowfields. He must have remarried because he had more children after that date (and more appear in the nearby parish of Chollerton, though it must be said that there must have been several Edward/Jane couples in this region over the years). Earlier, another Edward, or maybe the same one, "of Mines" married Agnes on 1 Jan 1727.

3. In the first decade of the 1700s, there was a Joseph Coxon of Acomb having children, but there were also more Coxons:
John the son of Jsp Coxan of Acomb was buried in 1699/1700.
Edwardus Coxan of Fallowfield was buried 8 Dec 1705
Edward Coxon of Fallowfield had a son Edward baptised 31 Mar 1706.
The wife of Matthew Coxon of Acomb was buried in 1726.
William Coxon of Acomb was buried in 1745.