England women’s hockey team vs Ireland, March 1911. Vera Cox is seated centrally holding a ball.

The Hockey Museum is hosting a short talk by visiting researcher Frances Thompson on the life of her relative Vera Cox. The talk will be held at The Hockey Museum in Woking, Surrey followed by refreshments on Wednesday 4 May, 17:00.

Seating space is limited so attendance will be first come, first served. Please RSVP using the website contact form. Select “General enquiries” from the drop-down menu. Click here: The Hockey Museum | Contact Us

Talk Synopsis

Frances Thompson is the great grandniece of international hockey player, umpire and administrator extraordinaire Vera Cox (pictured here in the 1950s). Vera played for England between 1908-1912.

Frances has been uncovering the amazing life of Vera and her siblings through researching the letters that they wrote to each other for over 60 years. Now living in Australia, Frances has worked with archives including those of the Bodleian Library, Oxford and The Hockey Museum to bring Vera’s fascinating story of Edwardian life to light.

On Wednesday 4 May, Frances will speak on Vera’s hockey life and her many other sporting and charitable activities, as well as revealing the story of how she happened upon these amazing family archives.