Résumé

Builder's Clerk, Eastbourne, Sussex, UK, c. 1881.

Unnamed Partner, Ernest A. Coxhead, Architect, Los Angeles, CA, 1888-1890. The firm moved from Los Angeles to San Francisco in either late 1890 or early 1891, probably the former. TheLos Angeles, CA, City Directory, 1890, listed the firm of Ernest A. Coxhead as being located in Room #36 of the California Bank Building. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information: Los Angeles, California City Directories, 1888-90 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000, accessed 12/21/2016.)

Partner, Coxhead and Coxhead, Architects, San Francisco, CA, 1891-1900. In 1900, the San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1900, indicated that Almeric Coxhead, of the firm Coxhead and Coxhead, resided in Los Angeles, CA, while his brother, Ernest, lived at 2421 Green Street in San Francisco.(See Crocker-Langley San Francisco City Directory,1900, p. 471.) From at least 1896 until 1903, Coxhead and Coxhead had its office at 120 Sutter Street. By 1905, the brothers had moved their office to a building at 731 Sutter Street. (See Crocker-Langley San Francisco City Directory, 1901, p. 493.)

Relocation

Almeric Coxhead was one year older than his better-known sibling, Ernest. He was born in England. A 1905 US Passport application stated that Almeric had been born in Dorking, Surrey, England. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, 1795-1905; Roll #: 690; Volume #: Roll 690 - 15 Aug 1905-31 Aug 1905, accessed 12/21/2016.) The English Census of 1871 recorded that Almeric, like Ernest, had been born in Eastbourne, Sussex. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Class: RG10; Piece: 1040; Folio: 20; Page: 32; GSU roll: 827480; source Information 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004, accessed 12/21/2016.) The next decennial English Census altered his birthplace to Westcott, Surrey, a neighboring town to Dorking. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Class: RG11; Piece: 1037; Folio: 101; Page: 50; GSU roll: 1341246 Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004, accessed 12/21/2016.)

Almeric resided with his brother, Ernest, at 23 North Fort Street in 1887. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1887, p. 150.) They moved to San Francisco in either late 1890 or early 1891.

The Crocker-Langley San Francisco City Directories of 1896 and 1898,(see p. 452 and 462, respectively.) recorded that Almeric and his brother, Ernest, shared lodgings at 2421 Green Street in San Francisco. For at least part of 1900, however, Almeric Coxhead lived in Los Angeles, CA, serving as a Southern CA partner in the firm of Coxhead and Coxhead, while his brother Ernest remained in San Francisco living at 2421 Green. The US Census of 1900, taken on 06/01-02/1900, indicated that Almeric lived at 2421 Green Street with Ernest, his wife and son. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: 106; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0237; FHL microfilm: 1240106, accessed 12/21/2016.)

In 1901, Almeric resided in Berkeley, while Ernest lived at 1362 Union Street in San Francisco. (See Crocker-Langley San Francisco City Directory, 1901, p. 493.)

By 1903, however, Almeric had moved back to San Francisco, returning to 2421 Green Street. (See Crocker-Langley San Francisco City Directory, 1903, p. 497.) Two years later, Almeric had migrated back to Berkeley to live. (See Crocker-Langley San Francisco City Directory, 1905, p. 510.)

Parents

His father, William Palmer Coxhead, worked as a schoolmaster and innkeeper in Hampstead and Eastbourne, England. The family had six children, one of whom, Ernest, worked in an architectural partnership with Almeric.

Biographical Notes

Almeric Coxhead stood 5-feet, 6-inches tall at age 31 and had brown eyes and black hair. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 103; FHL Roll Number: 977259, accessed 12/21/2016.)

He was naturalized in San Francisco Superior Court in 10/09/1894. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 103; FHL Roll Number: 977259, accessed 12/21/2016.)

At age 45, his US Passport application of 1905 described him as standing 5-feet, 6-inches tall, with a straight forehead, brown eyes, straight nose, medium mouth, regular chin, black hair, dark complexion and a moustache. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, 1795-1905; Roll #: 690; Volume #: Roll 690 - 15 Aug 1905-31 Aug 1905, accessed 12/21/2016.)

• Westcott, England UK (Architect's Birth)
  Westcott, England UK

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