Alfred Fox

Alfred Fox, (9 September 1794 – 20 May 1874) of Falmouth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, was owner and developer of Glendurgan Garden, now a National Trust property, and was a member of the Quaker Fox family of Falmouth.

He ran the fishing and pilchard-salting and export part of the diversified Fox family business. He was also involved in the firm’s following activities:

He was Vice Consul of the U.S.A. in Falmouth, 1858–65 and Consul in Falmouth, 1863-74. He acted as Consul in Falmouth for Belgium and Vice-Consul for Russia, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Hanover, Mecklenburgh, the Hanse Towns, Greece, Brazil, the Argentine and Mexico.

Alfred Fox, his cousin, George Croker Fox (1784–1850) and brother, Robert Were Fox FRS, assembled excellent collections of minerals, which are now in the British Museum (Natural History), given by Arthur Russell.

He was the fourth son of Robert Were Fox (1754–1818) and his wife, Elizabeth Tregelles (1768–1849). He had ten siblings (for more information on Fox Family genealogy see: Fox family of Falmouth).

He married Sarah Lloyd on 16 May 1828 and they had twelve children:

The Book of Mawnan gives more details.

Their first grandson, Samuel Middleton Fox describes his happy childhood, with a multitude of first cousins in his book, Two homes (1925).

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