▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁J ourn als ▁of ▁Caroline ▁and ▁Bar cl ay ▁Fox , ▁their ▁parents ▁and ▁un cles ▁usually ▁attended ▁the ▁annual ▁gather ing ▁of ▁Qu akers ▁called ▁London ▁Year ly ▁Me eting , ▁when , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁att ending ▁the ▁sessions ▁of ▁Year ly ▁Me eting , ▁they ▁met ▁their ▁Qu aker ▁relations ▁and ▁friends ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Caroline ▁and ▁Anna ▁Maria ▁Fox ▁were ▁" P lain ▁Qu akers " ▁all ▁their ▁lives , ▁their ▁unf ashion able ▁narrow ▁sk ir ts ▁insp iring ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁two ▁mine ▁chim ne ys . ▁However , ▁the ▁Fal mouth ▁Qu akers ▁were ▁not ▁" plain " ▁in ▁their ▁appreci ation ▁and ▁practice ▁of ▁art ▁and ▁literature . ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁that ▁Bar cl ay ▁Fox ▁kept ▁his ▁Journal , ▁he ▁abandoned ▁the ▁number ing ▁of ▁months ▁for ▁the ▁" pag an " ▁names , ▁previously ▁avoided ▁by ▁Fri ends . ▁ ▁The ▁Fox ▁family ▁inter mar ried ▁with ▁local ▁Qu aker ▁families ▁and ▁prominent ▁Qu aker ▁merc ant ile ▁families , ▁such ▁as ▁Back house ▁and ▁Pe ase ▁of ▁Dar ling ton , ▁H ust ler , ▁Lloyd ▁and ▁Bar cl ay ▁of ▁B ury ▁Hill . ▁ ▁Charles ▁Fox ▁( 1 7 9 7 – 1 8 7 8 )) ▁and ▁Alfred ▁Fox ' s ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Alfred ▁Lloyd ▁Fox ▁played ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Fri ends ▁over se as ▁miss ions . ▁ ▁Business ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁Fox ▁family ▁The