100 Years of Cox

I am telling the story of ten siblings from the Machell Cox family, through the letters they wrote to each other. They were born in England between 1868 and 1884; seven of them lived in England and three lived abroad, in the Colonies. One of the siblings was my great grandfather.

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100 Years of Cox

S4E7: Planes and Motor Cars

July 25, 2024 • Frances • Season 4 • Episode 7

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Frances reads letters written by the Machell Cox siblings where they discuss the first planes to fly in England as well as motor cars. The letters in this podcast are from 1907 up till WW2.

If you have forgotten which sibling is which, or you are new to this podcast, S3E4 Ten siblings - Who is who - will give you a recap.

Bernard (No.6) was a wealthy London stock broker and owned two cars in the 1930s, mainly to benefit his siblings; he never learned to drive and had a chauffeur. Vera the hockey player (No.10) had a car and drove it herself. Cuthbert, (No.8), HM of Berkhamsted School had a car; he didn't learn to drive and also had a chauffeur. Enid (sibling No.1) and Alfred also had a car. The other siblings couldn't afford to drive a car.

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