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I'm trying to find any info about my late great-uncle, Baynard Coxon aka Bunn. I believe he was born in Australia or New Zealand. He came to Britain at a young age and served in the RAF. His wife was my paternal grandmother's eldest sister, the late Joyce Shield Coxon. As far as I know they lived the majority of their lives in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear.

Any help on this will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Adam

Some info re the Shield side of family for an idea of dates etc
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1355328

Adam the marriage was in 1942, buying the cert will give you Baynard's fathers name.

I'm assuming he died fairly recently? as he and wife were on the electoral roll 2002, do you know if she has also died as one needs to be cautious about discussing living people on this open board.

Yes, Joyce passed away about 15 years ago and Bunn passed away about 5 years ago. I never knew this until 5 minutes ago....It appears that her firstname was Margaret and Joyce was her middle name.

So this is the marriage ref

First name(s) BAYNARD R
Last name COXON
Marriage quarter 1
Marriage year 1942
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ BAYNARD R COXON married
MARGARET J SHIELD
Spouse's last name SHIELD
District NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
District number -
County Northumberland
Country England
Volume 10B
Page 153

also mention here
http://www.pgassociates.co.uk/core/mem/mem2011.cfm

Probate details can be found here, search Coxon 2011

https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills

Name: Mr Baynard Robert Coxon
Gender: Male
Age: 95
Birth Date: 1916
Death Date: 1 Dec 2011
Residence Place at Death: Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England
Postal Code District: NE26

..so born 1916

Name: Mr Baynard Coxon
Birth Date: abt 1916
Age: 18
Port of Departure: Brisbane, Australia
Arrival Date: 13 Aug 1934
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ship Name: Hobsons Bay
Search Ship Database: Search for the Hobsons Bay in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line
Official Number: 151802

This person was travelling on same ship:-

Name: Mr Augustas Coxon
Birth Date: abt 1882
Age: 52
Port of Departure: Brisbane, Australia
Arrival Date: 13 Aug 1934
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ship Name: Hobsons Bay
Search Ship Database: Search for the Hobsons Bay in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line
Official Number: 151802


...............so maybe a relative?

There is an Augustus Coxon on 1901 census records and living in Northumberland:-

Name: Augustus Coxon
Age: 19
Estimated birth year: abt 1882
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Mother: Eugenie Coxon
Birth Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Civil Parish: Elswick
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Ecclesiastical parish: St Augustine
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne
Sub-registration district: Westgate
ED, institution, or vessel: 48
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4773
Folio: 146
Page Number: 35
Household schedule number: 205
Household Members:
Name Age
Eugenie Coxon 42
Ceil Coxon 21
Augustus Coxon 19
Wilfred Henry Coxon 17
Jane Aurelie Coxon 15
Robert Brey Coxon 14
Ida May Coxon 12
Frederick Harold Coxon 8
Alfred Ros Norman Coxon 3

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and just in case relevant this is same family in 1891:-

Name: Augustus S Coxon
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1882
Relation: Son
Father's name: Joseph J Coxon
Mother's name: Engune L Coxon
Gender: Male
Where born: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Civil Parish: Guizance
Ecclesiastical parish: Acklington
Town: Guizance
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Registration district: Alnwick
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4261
Folio: 46
Page Number: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph J Coxon 33
Engune L Coxon 32
Joseph E Coxon 13
Engune C Coxon 11
Augustus S Coxon 9
Wifred H Coxon 7
Ivan A Coxon 5
Robert P Coxon 4
Ida M Coxon 2
Lily S Lowther 24

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So maybe Augustus went to Australia, married there and came back with his son?

Would be interesting to get the marriage cert. to see the name of Baynard's father, as suggested earlier.

This looks like him leaving for Australia:-


Name: Mr A L Coxon
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Birth Date: abt 1881
Departure Date: 24 Nov 1909
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination Port: Sydney, Australia
Ship Name: Marathon
Search Ship Database: Search for the Marathon in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Aberdeen Line
Official Number: 118184
Master: N Allan

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Baptism:-

Name Augustus Leopold Coxon
Gender Male
Christening Date 10 Jul 1881
Christening Place St. Mary's Clayton Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England
Father's Name Josephi Joan. Coxon
Mother's Name Eugenie Valkener

Victoria inward passenger lists 1839-1923 Transcription
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First name(s) Augustus
Last name Coxon
Age 29
Birth year 1881
Departure port British
Arrival year 1910
Arrival month Jan
Arrival port -
Ship name Marathon
State Victoria
Record set Victoria inward passenger lists 1839-1923
Category Travel & migration
Subcategory Passenger lists
Collections from Australasia

Adam...You haven't been back to your post....Was the info.of any value

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1355324

I haven't got Anc' world sub but ...coming up with Augustus L Coxon marrying an Ethel Powell in Australia

Fremantle, Western Australia, Passenger Lists, 1897-1963
IMMIGRATION & TRAVELView Image
NAME: Lt Augustus Leopold Coxon
DEPARTURE: city, Singapore
ARRIVAL: date 7 Nov 1948 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

and on electoral rolls

1968 - city, Parkes, New South Wales, Australia

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Yes, all the info submitted has been of great value - thanks very much to all of you who contributed. I'm new to all of this ancestry lark, so please keep any scraps of info coming so I can learn more and develop my research skills. :)

To make sure that any information found is relevant to your family it is essential to invest in birth, marriage and/or death certificates.
For you to go forward with any certainty you really should buy a copy of Baynard's marriage certificate, this should give you his father's name and his occupation which will confirm, or not, if Augustus Leopold Coxon is indeed his father.
If he isn't, then we will have to look in another direction.

father and son

Court to-day with Inflicting grievous bodily harm upon a policeman. The accused men. Augustus Leopold Coxon (56) and Baynard Robert Coxon (21), who gave addresses in Southsea, but were stated to have no fixed abode, came before Major C. H. Hannlngton and
05 June 1937 - Portsmouth Evening News - Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

the case against both men was dismissed

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
9 West Parade Newcastle upon Tyne, Elswick, Northumberland, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
Eugenie Coxon Head Widow Female Private Means 52 1859 France Boulogne
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Cecil Coxon Son Single Male Brass Finisher 29 1882 Northumberland Newcastle on Tyne
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Robert Coxon Son Single Male Traveller 24 1887 Northumberland Newcastle on Tyne
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Ida Coxon Daughter Single Female Private Means 22 1889 Northumberland Newcastle on Tyne
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Harold Coxon Son Single Male Clerk 18 1893 Northumberland Newcastle on Tyne
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Norman Coxon Son - Male At School 13 1898 Northumberland Newcastle on Tyne
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Keppel Foote Boarder Single Male Ordnance Engineer 27 1884 Monmouthshire Newport

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
94, Wingrove Avenue, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Eugenie Coxon Head Married Female 42 1859 - France
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Cecil Coxon Son Single Male 21 1880 Brass Finisher Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Augustus Coxon Son Single Male 19 1882 Grocers Clerk Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Wilfred Henry Coxon Son Single Male 17 1884 Grocers Clerk Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Ivan Amolie Coxon Son Single Male 15 1886 Factory Clerk Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Robert Percy Coxon Son Single Male 14 1887 Stationer's Assistant Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Ida May Coxon Daughter Single Female 12 1889 At School Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Frederick Harold Coxon Son Single Male 8 1893 At School Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Alfred Rob Norman Coxon Son Single Male 3 1898 - Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Brainshaugh House, Guyzance, Guizance, Alnwick, Northumberland, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Joseph J Coxon Head Married Male 33 1858 Export Merchant Sunderland, Durham, England
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Engune L Coxon Wife Married Female 32 1859 - France
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Joseph E Coxon Son - Male 13 1878 Scholar Newcastle on Tyne
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Eugune C Coxon Son - Male 11 1880 Scholar Newcastle on Tyne
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Augustus S Coxon Son - Male 9 1882 Scholar Newcastle on Tyne
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Wilfred H Coxon Son - Male 7 1884 Scholar Newcastle on Tyne
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Ivan A Coxon Son - Male 5 1886 Scholar Newcastle on Tyne
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Robert P Coxon Son - Male 4 1887 - Newcastle on Tyne
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Isa M Coxon Daughter - Female 2 1889 - Newcastle on Tyne
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Lily S Lowther Visitor Single Female 24 1867 - Newcastle on Tyne