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100 Years of Cox

I am telling the story of ten siblings from the Machell Cox family, through the letters they wrote to each other. They were born in England between 1868 and 1884; seven of them lived in England and three lived abroad, in the Colonies. One of the siblings was my great grandfather.

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100 Years of Cox

S2E17: Scouting expeditions at Plymouth and hockey at Great Comp

May 17, 2021 • Frances • Season 2 • Episode 17

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Frances reads three letters, written by Edmund, Avice and Enid in November 1908. Edmund is sibling number 2 and is the curate in charge of St Bartholomew’s, Hallam Fields in Derbyshire. Edmund's wife is about to have a baby, but he doesn't mention that. Instead he talks about the Church Lads' Brigade and shooting sparrows.

Avice is sibling number 9 and in this letter she talks about rugby and the Australian Walloughbys, playing hockey at Great Comp with Mrs Heron-Maxwell and Vera and going on scouting expeditions with Arthur and the schoolboys of Garfield House School.

Enid is the eldest sibling, born in 1868, who lives in Liverpool with her family. In her letter she talks about books, concerts, lectures, the Mauretania and the Lusitania and going to the Lake District.

00:00 Intro
02:00 Edmund's letter, November 3rd 1908
07:38 Notes on Edmund's letter
12:31 Avice's letter, November 11th
24:00 Notes on Avice's letter
40:00 More notes on Avice's letter
45:28 Enid's letter, November 14th
58:43 Notes on Enid's letter

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