Andrew Fox
The Fox family gravestone is unusual in Kirkby Churchyard in that it is high quality slate which has resisted any weathering.
IN
AFFECTIONATE REMEMBERANCE
OF
ANDREW FOX, OF GRIZEBECK
WHO DIED JUNE 5TH. 1883
AGED 79 YEARS.
ALSO OF AGNES, HIS WIFE,
WHO DIED JULY 23RD. 1884,
AGED 76 YEARS
ALSO OF GEORGE RILEY FOX, THEIR SON,
WHO DIED NOV. 25TH. 1929,
AGED 80 YEARS.
ALSO OF ANN, HIS WIFE,
WHO DIED NOV. 22ND 1942,
AGED 88 YEARS.
ALSO OF ELIZABETH, THEIR DAUGHTER,
WIFE OF KENNETH CHARNLEY,
WHO DIED JAN. 16TH 1931, AGED 36 YEARS
THY WILL BE DONE
Lancashire Online Parish Clerk tells us the following:
- Marriage: 21 Jun 1824 St Cuthbert, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
- Andrew Fox - Taylor (sic) Batchelor (sic) of Hallsteads
- Agnes Riley - Spinster of Hallsteads
And the following baptism dates at St. Cuthbert’s, Kirkby:
| Date | Name | Parents | Abode | Occupation of Father | Burial Date |
| 21 Jun 1824 | William Fox | Andrew Fox & Agnes | Hallsteads | Taylor | NB same day as wedding |
| 9 Oct 1825 | John Fox | Andrew Fox & Agnes | Chapels | Taylor | |
| 9 Dec 1827 | Hannah Fox | Andrew Fox & Agnes | Chapels | Labourer | |
| 30 Aug 1829 | Andrew Fox | Andrew Fox & Agnes | Chapels | Taylor | |
| 5 Sep 1830 | Charles Fox | Andrew Fox & Agnes | Chapels | Labourer | 4 July 1837 |
| 7 Jul 1833 | Myles Fox | Andrew Fox & Agnes | Bolton Ground | Tailor | 12 July 1833 |
| 12 July 1833 | Henry Fox | Andrew Fox & Agnes | Bolton Ground | Tailor | |
| 29 Jan 1836 | Mary Agnes Fox | Andrew Fox & Aggy | Bolton Ground | Tailor | 15 Feb 1836 |
| 22 Apr 1838 | Agnes Fox | Andrew Fox & Agnes | Bolton Ground | Tailor |
Married John Barwick, labourer, 2 Dec 1865 |
All spelling as original. Note that several later children are not recorded above. Perhaps they were baptised elsewhere.
1841 Census
From Ancestry we find that in the very limited 1841 Census, living at Grizebeck, were Andrew Fox (38) Tailor; Agnes Fox (35); William Fox (17) – occupation not clear but could be slate river; John Fox (15); Hannah Fox (12); Andrew Fox (11), Henry Fox (7) and Agnes Fox (3)
1851 Census
In the 1851 Census Andrew Fox and family are living at Spring Gardens, Grizebeck. Andrew Fox (48) is a Master Tailor, employing one man and one apprentice, born Millom, Cumberland; Agnes Fox (45) Wife, born Kirkby Ireleth – as were all the following; John Fox (26) Son, Unmarried, Tailor (Journeyman); Henry Fox (17) Son, Tailor’s Apprentice; Agnes Fox (12) Daughter, Scholar; Ann Fox (9) Daughter, Scholar; Thomas Fox (5) Son, Scholar; George Riley Fox (1) Son.
1861 Census
By the 1861 Census Andrew Fox is still at Spring Gardens, Grizebeck, He is now 57 years old, a tailor and postmaster. A prestigious job. The rest of the household are Agnes Fox (54) Wife; Ann Fox (20) Daughter, Domestic Servant; Riley Fox (11) Son, Scholar; Thomas Fox (7) Grandson, Scholar; William Fox (4) Grandson, Scholar; John Fox (4) Grandson, Scholar; Henry Fox (4? Months) Grandson; and John Dawson (12) Apprentice Tailor, born Subberthwaite, Lancs.
NB George Riley Fox seems to have been known as Riley rather than George.
1871 Census
In the 1871 Census their address is given as Grizebeck Road. Andrew Fox (67) Master Tailor, born Holborn Hill, Cumberland, is living with Wife Agnes Fox (64); George R. Fox (21) Son, Slate Quarryer (sic); Thomas Fox (17) Grandson, Slate Quarryer; William Fox (14) Grandson, Tailor, and John Woodhouse (4) Grandson, born Liverpool, Lancs.
1881 Census
The 1881 Census has the family living at Grizebeck Row. Andrew Fox (77), Tailor, born Millom, Cumberland shares the household with wife Agnes Fox (74), Thomas Fox (26) Grandson, Slate Quarryman; John Woodhouse (15) Grandson, Slate Quarryman, born Liverpool; and Agnes A. Fox (20) Unmarried, Visitor, born Preston, Lancs.
The National Register (Index of Wills and Administrations) 1883 has the following:
FOX Andrew 9 July. Administration of the Personal Estate of Andrew Fox late of Grizebeck in the Parish of Kirkby Ireleth in the County of Lancaster Tailor who died 5 June 1883 at Grizebeck was granted at Lancaster to Agnes Fox Widow the Relict. Effects £117 7s 6d.
George Riley Fox
1891 Census
George Riley Fox can be followed on Ancestry too. For example, in the 1891 Census he is living on Grizebeck Row, The household is George Riley Fox (42), Slate Quarryman, born Kirkby in Furness; Ann Fox (36) Wife, born Ulverston; Agnes Fox (11) Daughter, Scholar, born Ulverston; Jane Fox (9) Daughter, born Kirkby in Furness; Mary Ann Fox (4) Daughter, Scholar, born Kirkby in Furness; and William Henry Fox (6) Son, Scholar, born Kirkby in Furness.
Three doors away lived his nephew John Woodhouse (24) (see 1871 & 1881 Censuses above), slate quarryman, born Liverpool, and his wife Hannah Fox (21) born Whicham, Cumberland.
1911 Census
By the 1911 Census George’s family had largely grown up and moved out. At High Grizebeck were living George Riley Fox (62) Head, Slate Quarryman, Rockman, born Grizebeck, Lancs; Ann Fox (56) Wife, born Martin (sic), Dalton-in-Furness; Elizabeth Fox (16) Daughter, Single, born Grizebeck; and Walter Lauderdale (2) Grandson, born Grizebeck, Lancs. George and Ann had been married for 32 years, and had 5 children, all surviving.
