John and Sophia Burtenshaw Cox married at East Chiltington, Sussex on 26th Oct 1825. John was employed as Bailiff by Wells and Latour. He was granted Fremantle Lots 255 and 138. These reverted to the Crown in 1841. Sophia is reputed to have had a store on Mounts Bay Road. Son John was speared and killed by Mendic the native, while shepherding for JR Phillips along the Canning in 1839. John Snr. made 2 voyages to Mauritius, in August 1845 per the 'Emma Sherrat' and 1848 per the 'Dispatch'. Sophia is believed to have returned to Sussex in 1851 and died soon after.