Nine children of Edmund BARRETT and Mary NORMAN:

1. William H BARRETT b abt 1844 Shepton Mallet
2. Albert BARRETT b abt 1844 Shepton Mallet, d bef 1861
3. Gilbert BARRETT b abt Shepton Mallet
4. Anne/Annie BARRETT b abt 1854 Shepton Mallet
5. *Mary Jane BARRETT b abt 1856 Shepton Mallet, m abt 1880 James COX (see below)
6. Edmund BARRETT b abt 1860 Shepton Mallet
7. Albert BARRETT b abt 1864 Shepton Mallet
8. Clara BARRETT b abt 1865 Shepton Mallet, m bef 1891 Thomas STOCK
9. Bessie BARRETT b abt 1868 Shepton Mallet

1851 British Census taken Sun/Mon 30/31 March.
Edmund and Mary BARRETT were living at George Taps, Market Place, Shepton Mallet with sons William H aged 7, Albert aged 5 and Gilbert aged 4 mos and a servant. Edmund's occupation was ostler which means he would have cared for the horses at the inn. (AF)

1861 British Census taken Sun/Mon 7/8 April.
Edmund and Mary BARRETT were living at Hare & Hound Taps, 20 High Street, Shepton Mallet with children William H 17, Gilbert 10, Anne 7, Mary J 6 and Edmund aged 1 yr. Occ. Ostler. (AF)

1871 British Census taken Sun/Mon 2/3 April.
Edmund and Mary BARRETT were living at the Three Queens, Town Street, Shepton Mallet with children Gilbert 20, Annie 17, Mary Jane 15, Edmund 11, Albert 7, Clara 6, Bessie 3 and two boarders. (AF)

1881 British Census taken Sun/Mon 3/4 April.
Dwelling: Three Queens, Town Street, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
[FHL Film 1341579 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2405 Folio 83 Page 23]
Edmund BARRETT Head Married Male 59 (b 1822) Birthplace: Shepton Mallet Occ: Innkeeper
Mary BARRETT Wife M Female 57 (b 1824) Shepton Mallet, Wife, Innkeeper
Clara BARRETT Daur U Female 17 (b 1864) Shepton Mallet, Barmaid
Bessie BARRETT Daur U Female 12 (b 1869) Shepton Mallet, Scholar
John NEWTON Lodger U Male 35 (b 1846) Shepton Mallet Shoemaker
William SMITH Lodger U Male 42 (b 1839) Ipswich, Suffolk Decorator.

1881 British Census taken Sun/Mon 3/4 April.
James and Mary J (nee BARRETT) COX were living at 5 New Well Road, Shepton Mallet also known as The Royal Oak with daughter Annie aged 9 mos and a servant. (AF)

1891 British Census taken Sun/Mon 5/6 April.
Thomas and Clara (nee BARRETT) STOCK were living at the Three Queens in Town Street, Shepton Mallet with Albert BARRETT (Clara's brother) aged 30, Coach Painter, and one servant. (AF)

1901 British Census taken Sun/Mon 31 Mar/1st April.
James and Mary J (nee BARRETT) COX were living at the Three Queens, Town Street, Shepton Mallet with children Sarah J 19, Clara 18, Lillie 13, Mabel 10 and James aged 6 yrs. (AF)

5. *Mary Jane BARRETT b abt 1855-56 married James COX abt 1880. In the 1901 Census they were living at the Three Queens, Shepton Mallet, having taken over the pub from Mary's father who died in 1889. Dau of Mary Jane and James was Sarah Jane COX m 6 Feb 1905 at the register office Frome, William George Cogan TITFORD. Sarah's residence at the time of her marriage was 63 Town Street, Shepton Mallet which was the Three Queens Inn. Among their children was Percy Charles TITFORD b 29 Jul 1915 Coventry, m 15 Feb 1941 Coventry, Edith HARPER. Three children of this marriage. (AF)

Children of James COX and Mary Jane BARRETT:
1. Annie COX b abt 1880 Shepton Mallet
2. Sarah Jane COX b abt 1882 Shepton Mallet, m 6 Feb 1905 at Frome, William George Cogan TITFORD
3. Clara COX b abt 1883 Shepton Mallet
4. Lillie COX b abt 1888 Shepton Mallet
5. Mabel COX b abt 1891 Shepton Mallet
6. James COX b abt 1895 Shepton Mallet

Information from Alan and Sheila FAULCONBRIDGE