Charles m1. Sophie Glaszmann (?-1893); m2. Emma Clara Lean (1860-1935)
He was the father of Charles Frederick Dillworth Fox
Lloyd H Fox was the 2nd cousin 1x removed of Charles D Fox
source: CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND
“MR. CHARLES DILLWORTH FOX, the Proprietor of Foxdown Estate, was born in Wellington, Somerset, England, in 1852. He arrived at Lyttelton by the ship “Norma,” in 1871, and spent seven years as a cadet on sheep runs in the Mackenzie Country. “Foxdown” was bought by him in 1878
Mr. Fox is a devoted Freemason, and no one has done more than he to promote the interests of the fraternity in Canterbury. Just before leaving South Canterbury he was initiated as the first candidate of Lodge Winchester, No. 1737 E.C. He was one of the promoters, and assisted in the foundation of Lodge Ashley, No. 1877 E.C. (now No. 28 N.Z.C.); Lodge Amberley, ….
…. At the present time Mr. Fox is the Deputy District Grand Master of the New Zealand South Mark Master Masons, and is also a member of Lodge Fidelity and Sincerity, No. 1977, Somerset, England. In his younger days Mr. Fox was an ardent footballer. For seven years he played for Temuka and South Canterbury, and afterwards for his county, while on a trip to England in 1879. Mr. Fox has been twice married, and has one son by his first marriage. His second wife is a daughter of the late Colonel Lean, and there is a family of one son and one daughter by this union. The eldest son has followed in his father’s footsteps in his love of athletics. He has played for the Christchurch Football Club; and, rowing with Mr. Frank Hobbs, he won the Maiden and Junior Pairs at the Picton regatta, in 1901. As a volunteer he was captain of the College Cadets, was afterwards a private in the College Rifles, and is now a trooper in the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry. He also served as a member of the Eighth Contingent in the war in South Africa.”
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Does anyone have a record of Charles Dillworth Fox becoming a naturalized citizen of NZ? I have him appearing on the Electoral Rolls of NZ as early as 1878 but have not come across any naturalization records.