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In 1880, Farmer, Laborer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Cox. A less common occupation for the Cox family was Farming. The most common Cox occupation in the USA was Farmer. 46% of Cox's were Farmers.
3. Brian Cox
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Brian Cox is an Emmy Award-winning Scottish actor. He was born on June 1, 1946 in Dundee, Scotland, to Mary Ann Guillerline Cox, maiden surname
McCann, a spinner, and Charles McArdle Campbell Cox, a shopkeeper and butcher. His father was of Irish ancestry and his mother was of Irish and Scottish ...