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The Cox Family in Grimethorpe

My Grandfather, Dennis Cox and his wife Gertrude moved to Grimethorpe between the years 1905 and 1911 the first address I have for them is New Buildings Grimethorpe in the year 1911. They had eleven children and all of the males (8) worked in the mine at Grimethorpe, the youngest of the boys was called Ernest and he fought and died in the WW2, he served in the 1/7th Battalion Duke of Wellintons regimentand was killed on the 18th 0f June 1944 in Nothern France he is buried in Bayeux Cemetary, my Father Edward Arthur Cox also served in the second world war in the Royal Army Medical Corps, his brother Augustine (known as Gussie) was quite a well Known figure in Grimethorpe as a boxer. I don't remeber my Grandfather all that well as we lived in Leeds and I was the youngest son and was not born until 1943. I vaguely remember visiting Grimethorpe as a child but have been back many times recently, and from what I remember Grimethorpe has changed a great deal since the closing of the mines there.

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A memory of Grimethorpe in South Yorkshire shared on Friday, 6th February 2009.

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RE: RE: The Cox Family in Grimethorpe

Dennis and Gertrude Cox moved to Grimethorpe in 1909 when there youngest daughter Gerty was 12 months old, Lawrence, Gussie and Gerty were born in York, they moved in to the New Buildings later to be known as Cromer Street, they lived at 210. Ernest their youngest son was born there. I grew up in Grimethorpe so have seen many changes. My youngest sister Eileen Kemp later to become Eileen Thomas was born in 205 Cromer Street, we lived there until I was about 15 we then moved to number 8 Brierley Road. I have many happy memories of Grimethorpe and still have friends there. I moved away but still live in the Barnsley area. Sadly my visits now to my family are to the cemetery where my Grandad and Grandma Cox, my parents Charlie and Gerty Kemp, and my brother Terry and sister Kath are buried.

Comment from MAUREEN TWYCROSS on Sunday, 7th March 2010.

RE: RE: The Cox Family in Grimethorpe

Hi, I was born and bred in Grimethorpe. My mum is Kathleen Cox, daughter of Gussie, she married Joe Newman from Cudworth, my dad. I have a sister called Julie.

Comment from Maureen Hancock on Tuesday, 2nd August 2011.

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