Maddox Family

Maddox is the surname of a wizarding family that lived in House in the Fields (Maddox House), Dartmoor, Devon, England, as well as Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Members of this family are typically pure-blood and have been sorted into either Slytherin or Hufflepuff.
The family motto is "Audeamus", meaning "Let us dare". 
== History ==
=== Early History ===
Maddox is a mainly male name in use in English speaking countries derived from a Welsh surname meaning "son of Madoc." The name Madoc means "fortunate" and is derived from the Welsh word "mad". The Maddox name and its variants spread into England, first into the border counties of Shropshire and Cheshire and later into Lancashire. William Madoc was recorded in Shropshire in 1274, Robert Mattok in Cheshire in 1290. A Welsh Maddock family was long-established in the Vale of Clwyd across the border from Wrexham.
In 1305, the Maddox family was granted land in Dartmoor, Devon, where the current house is still standing. They were later risen to the status of Earl in 1455 in the muggle world. The heads of the house were known as the Earl of Dartmoor, whilst the Lady of the house was known as the Countess of Dartmoor. 
=== Recent History ===
Many members of the Maddox family have attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They include Matthew Maddox (an Unspeakable), who attended from 1971-1978, as well as his siblings Julia Maddox, from 1972-1979 and Alexandra Maddox, from 1976-1983. Matthew met his future wife Máire Maddox (née O'Sullivan) in Hogwarts. She was in the same year as his sister Julia. 
Matthew graduated from Hogwarts in June 1978 and married Máire in the summer of 1980. They obtained the titles as Viscount and Viscountess Ashburton. Later when his father passed away, the title of Earl and Countess of Dartmoor was passed down to them. Máire was the daughter of pure-blood Irish wizard socialites Connor O'Sullivan and Saoirse O'Sullivan (née MacDuff). With Máire, he had four children: Elizabeth Maddox, Matilda Horowitz (née Maddox), Matthew Maddox Jr. and Jordan Maddox. Elizabeth and Matilda were named after Máire's good friends who passed away prior to their birth. 
Matthew later got a job at the Ministry of Magic as an Unspeakable, whilst his wife Máire got a job in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries as a Healer. 
Matthew Jr., Jordan, Elizabeth and Matilda then all attended Hogwarts. Elizabeth and Matilda from 1993-2000, Matthew Jr. from 1994-2001 and Jordan from 1996 - 2003. 
== Known Members ==
There are many known members to the Maddox family, but only direct descendants of the Head of the house are written down on the official family book. Other members are written in a separate book. 
*Kasper Maddox (1915-1958) - Parents unknown. He attended Hogwarts from 1925-1931, he married Karolina Lestrange. He had two children with her: Christina and Constantine.
*Karolina Maddox (née Lestrange) (1915-1975) - She attended Hogwarts from 1925-1931, she married Kasper Maddox. She had two children with him: Christina and Constantine. 
*Constantine Maddox (1936-1984) - Son of Kasper Maddox and Karolina Maddox (née Lestrange). He attended Hogwarts from 1947-1953, he married Iris Larson. He had three children with her: Matthew, Julia and Alexandra.
*Iris Maddox (née Lamar) (1936-1990) - Daughter of Kasper Maddox and Karolina Maddox (née Lestrange). She attended Hogwarts from 1947-1953, she married Constantine Maddox. She had three children with him: Matthew, Julia and Alexandra.
*Christina Maddox (born 1937-1980) - Parents unknown. She attended Hogwarts from 1948-1954, she never married. She never had any children.
*Matthew Maddox (born 1960) - Son of Constantine Maddox and Iris Maddox (née Lamar). He attended Hogwarts from 1971-1978, he married Máire O'Sullivan in summer 1980. He has four children with her: Elizabeth, Matilda, Matthew and Jordan. He is the current Head of the house and Earl of Dartmoor.
*Máire Maddox (née O'Sullivan) (born 1961) - She attended Hogwarts from 1972-1979, she married Matthew Maddox in summer 1980. She has four children with him: Elizabeth, Matilda, Matthew and Jordan. She is the current Lady of the house and Countess of Dartmoor.
*Julia Turner (née Maddox) (born 1961) - Daughter of Constantine Maddox and Iris Maddox (née Lamar). She attended Hogwarts from 1972-1979, she married Lorcan Turner in 1985. She had two children with him.
*Alexandra Hamilton (née Maddox) (born 1965) - Daughter of Constantine Maddox and Iris Maddox (née Lamar). She attended Hogwarts from 1976-1983, she married Jasper Hamilton. She has two children with him.
*Elizabeth Maddox (born 1982) - Daughter of Matthew Maddox and Máire Maddox (née O'Sullivan). She attended Hogwarts from 1993-2000. 
*Matilda Maddox (born 1982) - Daughter of Matthew Maddox and Máire Maddox (née O'Sullivan). She attended Hogwarts from 1993-2000.
*Matthew Maddox Jr. (born 1983) - Son of Matthew Maddox and Máire Maddox (née O'Sullivan). He attended Hogwarts from 1994-2001. He is currently the Viscount Ashburton.
*Jordan Maddox (born 1985) - Son of Matthew Maddox and Máire Maddox (née O'Sullivan). 
== Gallery ==
File:Matthewsnr.png|Matthew Maddox Snr., 1987. Taken by his wife Máire as he was looking at a piece of music.
File:Matthew.png|Portrait of Matthew Maddox Jr. with his favourite hawk Iris, 2000
File:Marie.png|Portrait of Countess Máire of Dartmoor, 2001
File:ElizabethMatilda.png|Portrait of The Hon. Elizabeth Maddox (right) and The Hon. Matilda Horowitz (née Maddox) (left), 1986
File:Karolina maddox.png|Portrait of Countess Karolina of Dartmoor, 1938