Hello Bill, I don't know what research you have already done, but I see there are GOLDHAWK wills at the National Archives, e.g. Will of John Goldhawk, Waterman of Egham, Surrey, 25 November 1735 If, as you say, John COX was a man of considerable wealth, then I'd expect to be able to find out more about him. Again, his will might be very enlightening. Here are just two possibilities of many at the National Archives: Will of John Cox, Merchant of Thames Street, City of London, 15 May 1750 Will of John Cox, Merchant of London, 25 August 1762 Hope this helps, Chris Townsend ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Dalton" <rnbill@centurytel.net> To: <eng-surrey@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 9:18 PM Subject: [SRY] Eghamhithe > Hi > > I am trying to work through some apparent problems with a family tree > that I have found that has information in it that pertains to my line. > The person in the tree that I am interested in is one Mary Goldhawk. She > is supposedly baptized Oct. 19, 1692 "in Egham." I have seen it stated > that she was born in "Eghamhithe, near Staines, England." Mary > supposedly had a brother, Abraham, who was born Dec. 18, 1735, in London. > > Mary reportedly married one William Cox, in 1743 in "Eghamhith, > Berkshire, England" This same William Cox was supposedly born in > "Wheatley Parish, County of Southhampton, England" in 1718. Another > source places the birth at being Oct. 16, 1711, in "Eghamhith, > Berkshire, England." {He certainly seems to have moved about a good bit.} > > I have found that there is a Egham located near Staines. I went to > Google and did a search (which I can not now replicate) and found that > there is a St. Mary? Church near some place in the Egham, Surrey area > that is spelled something like Heith. > > Another bit of information from what I have found is that the > grandparents of Mary Goldhawk were John and Sarah Allery who lived near > London. > > Apparently this William Cox that Mary married was the son of a rather > successful merchant in London, involved with shipping and trade with > Norway. From the document I have found is "William Cox was the son of > John Cox and his wife, Mary Banes Cox, and was born in Essex, England in > 1717 or 1718. His mother's family name was Banes. John Cox was a man > of considerable wealth, owned several mills, and was engaged in the > shipping business, --sending vessels to Norway for deal boards. His son > William accompanied him on one of his voyages and brought home a > handsome Norwegian pony." > > Can anyone shed some light on this mess? > > Thanks > Bill Dalton