Samuel Fox (1781 - 1868)

Born 24 Nov 1781 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Jowitt) Fox — married 9 Aug 1810 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 6 Aug 1868 at age 86 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Samuel Fox is Notable.

Philanthropist and founder of the Nottingham Building Society and a school for adult education

Samuel was born in 1781. He was baptised on 24 Nov 1781, son of William and Mary Fox.^{[1] [2]}

Samuel married Sarah Jowitt on 9 August 1810 in Nottingham, England.^{[3] [4]} Unfortunately Sarah died relatively young in 1827 and the marriage produced no children.

Samuel was a grocer, continuing the business of his father. He also founded the Nottingham Building Society in 1846 and was it's chairman for many years. He was known for running his businesses along strict principles of fairness for example expecting even the most important of customers to wait their turn in the queue at his grocer's shop.

He was a great philanthropist who was well known for his good works in the Nottingham area e.g. providing burials for cholera victims and food for the starving. He was a secretary of the Nottingham anti-slavery society. He also founded the first 'adult school' with methodist William Singleton. At the school adult students were able to learn bible studies, reading and writing. Staff from Fox's business were expected to teach at the school, which initially served women employees of local factories but then expanded to include men.

In the 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses Samuel was recorded living at Hounds Gate, Nottingham. His occupation was recorded as grocer in the first 2 records and as retired grocer in the latter. He was living with a housekeeper and other domestic servants. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

He passed away in 1868. ^{[8] [9]}

Research notes

The current version of the wikipedia entry for Samuel appears to contain incorrect information about a second marriage. Sarah Jowitt (nee Storer) was Samuel's mother in law, not a second wife Parker-41651 20:08, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837"
   The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials; Class: RG 6; Piece: 478
   Ancestry uk Record 7097 #361888 (accessed 13 October 2021)
   Name: Samuel Fox; Event Type: Birth; Birth Date: 24 Nov 1781; Birth Place: St Mary, Nottinghamshire, England; Gender: Male; Father: William Fox; Mother: Mary; Meeting: Quarterly Meeting of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Balby, Tickhill and Blyth; Piece Description: Piece 0478: Quarterly Meeting of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Balby, Tickhill and Blyth (1776-1794).
2. ↑ Birth Registration: "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"
   Citing p. 32, Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
   FamilySearch (accessed 22 August 2022)
   Samuel Fox birth 24 Nov 1781 in Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire.
3. ↑ Marriage: "England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973"
   Ancestry uk Record 9852 #3925148 (accessed 13 October 2021)
   Samuel Fox marriage to Sarah Jowitt on 9 Aug 1810 in , Nottingham, England.
4. ↑ Marriage: "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
   FamilySearch (accessed 22 August 2022)
   Samuel Fox marriage to Sarah Jowitt on 9 Aug 1810 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
5. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 871; Book: 3; Civil Parish: St Nicholas; County: Nottinghamshire; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 13; Page: 19; Line: 8; GSU roll: 474570
   Ancestry uk Record 8978 #9304122 (accessed 13 October 2021)
   Samuel Fox (61) in Nottingham registration district. Born in Nottinghamshire, England.
6. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 2133; Folio: 524; Page: 23; GSU roll: 87763
   Ancestry uk Record 8860 #10335730 (accessed 13 October 2021)
   Samuel Fox (69) head of household in Nottingham registration district. Born in St Mary, Nottinghamshire, England.
7. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
   Class: RG 9; Piece: 2468; Folio: 59; Page: 12; GSU roll: 542975
   Ancestry uk Record 8767 #22246597 (accessed 13 October 2021)
   Samuel Fox (79) head of household in Nottingham registration district. Born in Nottinghamshire, England.
8. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915"
   Ancestry uk Record 8914 #12008240 (accessed 13 October 2021)
   Samuel Fox death Jul-Aug-Sep 1868 in Nottingham volume 7b page 213.
9. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Ancestry uk Record 1904 #4923585 (accessed 13 October 2021)
   Samuel Fox probate on 16 Sep 1868 in Nottingham, England. Died 6 Aug 1868.

See also:

• Wikipedia Samuel Fox (1781-1868)
• Wikidata: Item Q7411406
• 1997 article by Mark Smith on quakers and adult schools archived at the Wayback Machine