Clerk of the London County Council and (co-)author of various publications on London's history, in particular parts of the Survey of London. Active in the 1920s and 30s.
London has a lot to thank this man for, but we can't find any information about him.
Our colleague, Andrew Behan, subsequently researched the man. He states that Montagu Hounsel Cox was born in 1873 in South Shoebury (later combining with North Shoebury and is now known as Shoeburyness), Essex, the youngest of the five children of Samuel Cox (1831-1910) and Charlotte Cox née Wright (1831-1898). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1873 in the Rochford Registration District, Essex.
His four siblings were: Bernard Henry Cox (1861-1937); Albert Edward Cox (1863-1929); Ernest Leopold Cox (1865-1889) and Dora Charlotte Cox (1871-1965).
In the 1881 census he was shown as aged 8 years and a scholar living in the Shoeburyness Garrison, South Shoebury, Essex, with his parents and his sister Dora Charlotte Cox - also a scholar. His father was described as a Quartermaster, Royal Artillery.
When the 1891 census was undertaken he was listed as aged 18 years and a scholar residing at 10 Elin Villas, Avenue Road, Prittlewell, Southend, Essex, with his parents and his sister Dora Charlotte Cox, together with a female domestic servant. His father was shown as a retired army officer.
On 2 April 1896 he married Jane Pugh Price (1863-1937) in the Parish Church in Llanrwst, Denbighshire, Wales. In the marriage register he is shown as aged 26 years, a bachelor and a clerk living in Clapham, London, the son of Samuel Cox, a Major in the Royal Artillery, whilst his wife was described as aged 33 years (sic), a widow residing in Llanrwst, the daughter of Jonah Evans, a hotel proprietor.
He was described in the 1901 census as aged 28 years and a committee clerk employed by the London County Council, living at 'Bodwyn', Taybridge Avenue, Battersea, London, with his wife and together with a female general domestic servant.
When he completed his 1911 census return form he described himself as aged 38 years and the Assistant Clerk of the London County Council, residing in an eleven roomed property, 'The Croft', Cambourne Road, Sutton, Surrey (now Greater London), with his wife and a female general domestic servant. He claimed on the form that he and his wife had been married for 15 years and that their one child had since died.
The 1921 census form shows him as aged 48 years, 3 months and that he was the Deputy Clerk of the London County Council, living in six rooms at 40 Buckingham Palace Mansions, Victoria, London, with his wife who was aged 57 years, 9 months, together with same female general domestic servant that had been with them at the time of the 1911 census.
He was created a Knight Bachelor in the 1932 King's Birthday Honours list and this was conferred upon him on 23 February 1933 at Buckingham Palace.
His death was registered as aged 62 years in the 1st quarter of 1936 in the Conway Registration District, Caernarvonshire, Wales. Probate records confirm that his address had been 'Cranleigh', West Shore, Llandudno, Wales, and that he died there on 14 January 1936. Probate was granted on 9 March 1936 jointly to his widow and a James Douglas Porter. His effects totalled £17,280-4s-4d. His body was buried on 17 January 1936 in Plot 6, Grave 214, in the St Hilary's Churchyard, Conway Road, Llanrhos, Llandudno.
He is shown as 'MONTAGUE H. COX' on the both NW and SE obelisks at Lambeth Bridge, London, SE1.
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