- The following obituary was written for Mary in a South Australian newspaper.
"By the death of Mrs Mary Cox, widow of Mr Edwin Cox, which occurred at her residence Childers Street, North Adelaide, South Australia has lost another old Colonist.
Mrs Cox, who was in her 81st year, was a native of Gloucestershire, England. She arrived in this State by the Ship "Eliza" in 1840, and was married at Trinity Church in 1841. Her father who also bore the name of Cox, was one of the early Contractors of the City, and amongst the buildings he constructed is the present Police Court, which did duty as Supreme Court for many years. He also erected the Colonel Light Monument. Mrs Cox had been a prominent member of the Tynte Street Baptist Church, and had taken an interest in philantrophic institutions and charitable movements in Adelaide.
She left a son (Councillor) and two daughters (Misses Mary and Martha Cox)."
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+ | 1. Harriet Cox b. 15 May 1825, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England d. 8 Mar 1887, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age 61 years)
| + | 2. Thomas Cox b. 4 Nov 1826, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England d. 11 Jan 1877, South Richmond, South Australia, Australia (Age 50 years)
| + | 3. William Jones Cox b. 25 May 1828, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England d. 10 Sep 1874, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Age 46 years)
| | 4. Henry Cox b. 29 May 1830, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England d. 8 Jul 1875, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Age 45 years)
| + | 5. Sarah Jones Cox b. 12 May 1831, Shortwood, Gloucestershire, England d. 13 Jan 1907, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Age 75 years)
| + | 6. Robert Cox b. 30 Dec 1833, Shortwood, Gloucestershire, England d. 9 Jul 1907, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age 73 years)
| + | 7. George Cox b. 5 Oct 1835, Shortwood, Gloucestershire, England d. 10 Oct 1891, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Age 56 years)
| + | 8. Eliza Cox b. 20 May 1837, Shortwood, Gloucestershire, England d. 26 Jun 1923, Unley, South Australia, Australia (Age 86 years)
| + | 9. Edward Cox b. 1841, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia d. 23 Dec 1873, Yatala, South Australia, Australia (Age 32 years)
| + | 10. James Cox b. 1843, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia d. 26 May 1901, Myrtle Springs Station, South Australia, Australia (Age 58 years)
| | 11. Daniel Jones Cox b. 17 Feb 1845, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia d. 25 Feb 1917, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia (Age 72 years)
| + | 12. Annie Cox b. 4 Dec 1846, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia d. 8 May 1926, Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia (Age 79 years)
| + | 13. Martha Cox b. 28 Aug 1848, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia d. 21 Feb 1931, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 82 years)
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