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Hi trying to find out if Francis cox born c.1902 was in the refugee camp in fir vale sheffield in about 1916/18 Francis was believed to be born belguim,
Did he go back to belguim after getting a girl pregnant in 1818 is there a list of refugees

Any help grateful

Have you tried contacting these people - Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees? (I don't know if thery would be able to help, but maybe worth a try.)

http://www.icar.org.uk/index.html@lid=9978.html

http://www.runnymedetrust.org/projects-and-publications/icar-runnymede.html

Hi Linda

Have you seen this info?



New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

Name:Francis A Cox Jr.

Arrival Date:4 Nov 1914

Birth Date:20 Dec 1906

Birth Location:Belgium

Birth Location Other:Antwerp, Belgium

Age:8 Years 1 Months

Gender:Male

Port of Departure:London
Port of Arrival:New York, New York

Ship Name:Minnetonka
Search the Minnetonka in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database


Same family are on the above record



1920 United States Federal Census

Name:Francis A Cox

Age:13

Birth Year:abt 1907

Birthplace:Belgium

Home in 1920:Chatham, Morris, New Jersey

Race:White

Gender:Male

Immigration Year:1914

Relation to Head of House:Son

Marital Status:Single

Father's Name:Francis A Cox

Father's Birthplace:Illinois

Mother's Name:Edith H Cox

Mother's Birthplace:Michigan


Francis A Cox 41
Edith H Cox 41
Francis A Cox 13
William W Cox 9
Dorothy Cox 6

thanks for the info i ill look into it later and think he left 1920 but only a guess
argyllgran thanks also , found nothing ,
p.s gins
were all owls this end
linda