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     Hugh de Courteney was born on 25 March 1249 in Oakhampton, Deveon.¹ He married Eleanor le Despencer, daughter of Sir Hugh le Despencer of Ryhall and Aline Basset.¹ Hugh de Courteney died on 28 February 1291 in Cullicomb, Devon, at the age of 41.¹

     Hugh de Courteney was born circa 1275.¹ He was the son of Hugh de Courteney and Eleanor le Despencer.¹ Hugh de Courteney married Agnes de St. John in 1292.¹ Hugh de Courteney died on 23 December 1340.¹ He was buried in Cowick, Exeter, Devon.¹

     Hugh de Courteney, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon was born on 12 July 1303.² He married Margaret de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, Earl of Essex and Elizabeth Plantagenet, on 11 August 1325.² Hugh de Courteney, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon died on 2 May 1377 at the age of 73.²

     Iolande de Courteney, Queen of Hungary was born circa 1198 in Courtenay, Loiret, France. She married Andras II of Hungary, King of Hungary in 1215.

     Sir John Courteney was the son of Sir Philip de Courteney and Anne Wake.¹ Sir John Courteney married Joan Champernowne circa 1403.² Sir John Courteney died before 1415.²

     Margaret Courteney was the daughter of Thomas de Courteney of Woodhuish and Dunterton and Muriel Moels.¹ Margaret Courteney married Thomas Peverell before 1372.¹ Margaret Courteney died on 14 August 1422.¹

     Peter de Courteney was born in 1125 in Courtenay, Loiret, France.² He was the son of Louis of France, (Louis le Gros) Louis VI, King of France and Adélaide de Maurienne.¹ Peter de Courteney married Elizabeth de Courteney. Peter de Courteney died on 10 April 1183.²

     Sir Philip Courteney was born circa 1404 in Powderham, Devon.² He was the son of Sir John Courteney and Joan Champernowne.¹ Sir Philip Courteney married Elizabeth Hungerford, daughter of Sir Walter Hungerford and Katherine Peverell, circa 1426.^1,2 Sir Philip Courteney died on 16 December 1463.²

      Of Powderham, Devon.² Sir Philip de Courteney married Anne Wake.¹ Sir Philip de Courteney was born circa 1355.² He was the son of Hugh de Courteney, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon and Margaret de Bohun.¹ Sir Philip de Courteney died on 29 July 1406.²

     Thomas de Courteney of Woodhuish and Dunterton was the son of Hugh de Courteney and Agnes de St. John.¹ Thomas de Courteney of Woodhuish and Dunterton married Muriel Moels before 27 August 1337.¹ Thomas de Courteney of Woodhuish and Dunterton died in 1356.¹

     Mary Cousens married John Bourne.¹

     Jerusha Covell was born in Chatham, Cape Cod. She married Caleb Spencer, son of Robert Spencer.¹

     Frances Covert married Moncrieff Livingston, son of Peter Robert Livingston and Margaret Livingston, in 1790.¹

     Lucretia Mary Cowan was born on 11 November 1818.² She married Henry Walmsley Welch.³ Lucretia Mary Cowan died on 18 October 1895 at the age of 76.²

     Elmer Samuel Cowen married Agnes Regina Cute.

     G. John Cowie married Rachel Emily Sword, daughter of Thomas Stevenson Sword and Adele Serenette Cameron, in 1924. G. John Cowie died in October 1941 in Adelaide.

     Felicia Lucinde Emily Cox was born on 16 June 1865 in Hillsea, Hampshire.^2,3 She was the daughter of Maj. Gen. Francis Edward Cox RE and Zébée Helen Amilia Jessie Symonds.¹ Felicia Lucinde Emily Cox was baptised on 20 July 1865 at St. Mary's, Portsea, Hampshire.³ The marriage of Felicia Lucinde Emily Cox and George Seymour Nash was registered in the quarter ending June 1909 in the Isle of Wight registration district.⁴ Felicia Lucinde Emily Cox died on 24 April 1940 in Alwyns Nursing Home, Teignmouth, Devon, at the age of 74 s.p.⁵

     Frances Zébée Rosamond Cox was born on 9 August 1862 in Pater, Pembroke, Wales.^2,3 She was the daughter of Maj. Gen. Francis Edward Cox RE and Zébée Helen Amilia Jessie Symonds.² Frances Zébée Rosamond Cox was christened on 23 September 1862 at St. Peter's, Southampton.⁴ She died on 18 October 1927 in Wonford House, Exeter, at the age of 65, spinster.¹

     Maj. Gen. Francis Edward Cox RE was born on 7 September 1827.² He was the son of Samuel Fortnom Cox and Mary Emily Sheffield. Maj. Gen. Francis Edward Cox RE was christened on 11 October 1827 at St. Mary's, Marylebone Road, London.² On 6 August 1846 he entered military service as a 2nd Lieutenant. He held regimental ranks of Lieutenant, 20 February 1847; 2nd. Captain, 1 April 1855; Captain, 28 November 1859; Lt. Colonel, 19 June 1872; Colonel 18 January 1882 and Army ranks of Major, 26 April 1859; Lt. Colonel, 4 June 1870, Colonel 19 June 1877; Major General 9 September 1885. He saw war service in the Indian Mutiny, 1857-1858 and retired from the Royal Engineers on 7 September 1885 with an annuity and honourary rank. He married Zébée Helen Amilia Jessie Symonds, daughter of Vice-Admiral Thomas Edward Symonds and Lucinde Marie Louise Antoinette Touzi, on 5 September 1861 in Hordle Church, Lymington, Hampshire, the marriage was conducted by the Rev. Clement H. Gosset, rector of Langton Herring, Dorset, assisted by the Rev. Lewis Campbell, vicar of Milford.³ Francis's death was registered in the quarter ending June 1904 in the Christchurch, Dorset registration district.⁴

     Francis Forster Fortnom Cox was born on 7 October 1905.¹ He was the son of Brigadier-General Francis William Henry Cox C.B., C.I.E. and Ethel Sophie Armstrong. Francis Forster Fortnom Cox died on 27 March 1931 in Dehre Dun (Dehradun), India, at the age of 25 of septic pneumonia at the age of 25.¹

     Brigadier-General Francis William Henry Cox C.B., C.I.E. was born on 29 October 1863.^1,2 He was the son of Maj. Gen. Francis Edward Cox RE and Zébée Helen Amilia Jessie Symonds.^1,2 Brigadier-General Francis William Henry Cox C.B., C.I.E. was christened on 8 December 1863 at St. Mary's Church, Portsea, Hampshire.³ He was commissioned as a Lieutenant with seniority from 6 February 1884.⁴ The marriage of Brigadier-General Francis William Henry Cox C.B., C.I.E. and Ethel Sophie Armstrong was registered in the quarter ending December 1903 in the South Shields registration district.⁵ He transferred from the Oxford Light Infantry into the Indian Army (72 Punjabis).⁶ Brigadier-General Francis William Henry Cox C.B., C.I.E. died on 16 November 1928 in 18 Kidbrook Grove, Blackheath, at the age of 65.⁷

     Lieut-Commander John Mark Symonds Cox DSC was born on 15 December 1908 in Rangoon, Bengal, India.² He was the son of Brigadier-General Francis William Henry Cox C.B., C.I.E. and Ethel Sophie Armstrong.¹ Lieut-Commander John Mark Symonds Cox DSC was baptised on 4 January 1909 at Rangoon, Bengal.² On 8 June 1940 he was awarded the bar to his Distinguished Service Cross for good services in the withdrawal of troops to England from Dunkirk.³ He died on 15 March 1941 at the age of 32 when the mine sweeper he commanded, HMS Britomart, was bombed in Rye Bay. 88 of his crew lost their lives at the same time.¹ He was buried in Plot G. 9. 23. Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Hampshire.¹

     Lt. Col. Peter St. John Cox was born on 22 July 1906 in Quetta, Bengal, India.^3,2 He was the son of Lt. Col. St. John Augustus Cox C.M.G., O.B.E. and Charlotte Emily Matilda (Unknown).^1,2 Lt. Col. Peter St. John Cox was baptised on 16 September 1906 at Quetta, Bengal.² Peter's death was registered in the quarter ending March 1985 in the Surrey registration district.³

     Redella Ann Cox was born in Canada.² She married William Wallace Gilchrist.¹

     Samuel Fortnom Cox. Captain, Royal Life Guards. He was born on 21 September 1795 in Bombay?, India.¹ He married Mary Emily Sheffield, daughter of Robert Sheffield, on 28 May 1820 in St. Marylebone, London.² Samuel Fortnom Cox died on 22 November 1849 in Sandford Park, Oxfordshire, at the age of 54.³

     Lt. Col. St. John Augustus Cox C.M.G., O.B.E. was born on 22 October 1870 in St. Johns, New Brunswick, Canada.^3,4 He was the son of Maj. Gen. Francis Edward Cox RE and Zébée Helen Amilia Jessie Symonds.² Lt. Col. St. John Augustus Cox C.M.G., O.B.E. married Charlotte Emily Matilda (Unknown).⁵ Lt. Col. St. John Augustus Cox C.M.G., O.B.E. died on 11 April 1936 in 12 Honywood Road, Colchester, Essex, at the age of 65.⁶ Late The Royal Warwickshire Regiment and The Royal Irish Regiment.¹

     Susan E. Cox was born on 3 June 1837 in Illinois.^1,2 She married William Winter Sewall, son of William Sewall and Elizabeth Ward Middleton, on 4 December 1858 in Virden, Illinois, Sewall gives 9 December.^1,3 Susan E. Cox and William Winter Sewall appear on the census of 1880 at Virden, Macoupin, Illinois, together with their children, where he is described as the proprietor of a flour mill.² Susan E. Cox died on 19 April 1903 in Carthage, Montana, at the age of 65.¹

     Thomas Cox was born circa 1869.¹ He was the son of Maj. Gen. Francis Edward Cox RE and Zébée Helen Amilia Jessie Symonds.¹ Thomas Cox died young; not recorded with his mother in the 1881 Census.¹

     Walter Charles Edward Cox was born on 15 August 1867? In St. Johns, New Brunswick, Canada.^1,2 He was the son of Maj. Gen. Francis Edward Cox RE and Zébée Helen Amilia Jessie Symonds.¹ Walter's death was registered in the quarter ending March 1899 in the Maidenhead, Berkshire registration district he d.s.p.³

     Zébée Lucinde Mary Cox was born on 3 March 1907 in County Durham the birth was registered in the district of South Shields.² She was the daughter of Brigadier-General Francis William Henry Cox C.B., C.I.E. and Ethel Sophie Armstrong.¹ The marriage of Zébée Lucinde Mary Cox and Brigadier Hugh Fitzgerald Hutchinson was registered in the quarter ending September 1939 in the Chelsea registration district. Zébée Lucinde Mary Cox died on 24 October 1977 at the age of 70.²