George Philcox^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1843 - 1912  (68 years)

• Name	George Philcox
  Birth	12 Apr 1843	Poplar,,London,Middlesex,England   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Christening	7 May 1843	All Saints,,Poplar,Middlesex,England   [8]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Mar 1912	Supt residence,Foreign Cattle Market,Deptford,Kent.,   [9]
  Person ID	I17502	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	George Philcox,   b. 1820, Battle,,,Sussex,England d. 19 Aug 1892, Lewisham,Kent,England., (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Louisa Wood,   b. 9 Feb 1815, Battersea,Surrey,England., d. 4 Jul 1894 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	15 Jun 1840	St James,Clerkenwell,Islington,   [10, 11, 12]
  	_HTITL: Husband _WTITL: Wife
  Family ID	F302713780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Davis,   b. Abt 1844   d. 13 Apr 1896 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1867	St Phillips,Dalston,Hackney,Middlesex,England   [13]
  	_HTITL: Husband _WTITL: Wife
  Family ID	F474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2020

  
  

• Notes

  At the 1861 census he is recorded living with his family, age 19, occupation Booking Clerk. According to evidence which he gave before a Parliamentary Commision of Enquiry, he became Director of the Cattle Market on January 1, 1872, when it was first established. The market received all imported cattle into the UK, where they were sold and slaughtered. The market operated until the First World War. When he was appointed to the position at the cattle market, he was stationmaster at Southend-on-sea, according to a newspaper article. At the 1901 and 1911 census he was living at Greenwich with his sister Alice, he was a Superintendent of the Foreign Cattle Market. The Foreign Cattle Market Accessed Feb 11, 2021 at https://www.layersoflondon.org/map?l=eyJmcmVlX3RleHRfcXVlcnkiOm51bGwsInNlYXJjaF9wYWdlIjoxLCJjYXRlZ29yeV9hbmRfdGVybV9maWx0ZXJzIjp7InRlcm1faWQiOm51bGwsImNhdGVnb3J5X2lkIjoxfSwiYWN0aXZlX2xheWVyX2dyb3VwX2lkcyI6W119&m=eyJjZW50ZXIiOls1MS41MDc0LDAuMTI3OF0sInpvb20iOjEwLCJsaWdodHNPdXQiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D&record=7044 In 1869 the government passed the Cattle Diseases Prevention Act, which introduced the practice of slaughtering imported foreign animals at the dock where they landed (preventing diseases spreading to domestic livestock). The Dockyard Corporation of London bought the old dockyard at Deptford and converted it into a cattle market and slaughterhouse for the reception of foreign cattle entering London. The market covered twenty-three acres and included three jetties for the unloading of the livestock. It was opened in 1871 and soon became the principal market for the sale of foreign cattle, taking over from the Metropolitan Cattle Market at Islington, which continued to handle domestic cattle sales.

  
  

• Sources

  [S297] 1891 England Census, (online database ancestry.com), George and Ellen Philcox, London, St Nicholas, District 4 (Reliability: 3). [S1043] 1861 England Census, (ancestry.ca), Class: RG9; Piece: 1073; Folio: 124; Page: 12; GSU roll: 542747. (Reliability: 3). [S219] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1073; Folio: 124; Page: 12; GSU roll: 542747. (Reliability: 3). [S1029] 1911 England Census., (ancestry.ca), George Philcox, London, Deptford St Nicholas (Reliability: 3). [S218] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1555; Folio: 529; Page: 18; GSU roll: 174787. (Reliability: 3). [S1042] 1851 England Census, (ancestry.ca), Class: HO107; Piece: 1555; Folio: 529; Page: 18; GSU roll: 174787. (Reliability: 3). [S366] 1881 England Census, (ancestry.com), George Philcox, London, Deptford St Nicholas, District 7 (Reliability: 3). [S766] London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917, (Ancestry.com), George Philcox, Tower Hamlets, All Saints, Poplar, 1835-1879 (Reliability: 3). [S1146] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, ([database on-line]. Ancestry.ca), George Philcox, 1912 (Reliability: 3). [S147] Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, Marriage George Philcox-Louisa Wood 1840 Q2 Apr-May-June (Reliability: 3). [S148] CofE Marriages and Banns 1754-1932, Marriage Record George Philcox/Louisa Wood Page 137 (Reliability: 3). [S148] CofE Marriages and Banns 1754-1932, Banns for George Philcox/Louisa Wood - Islington, St James Clerkwell, 1803-1907 (Reliability: 3). [S117] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, (Ancestry.com), George Philcox and Ellen Davis (Reliability: 3).