Thanks Nancy I had thought of Gilsland but the census entry does not really look like it and it does seem to be 'out of area'. I suppose the place could have been misheard because of the Cumbrian accent. However, I will look at Gilsland again now that you have suggested it. Gill in France > Hi Gill, > > Don't know if this will help you or not, but as soon as I read your query > "Gilsland" sprang to mind. It is a village near Hadrians Wall in Cumbria. > Funnily enough I have a friend who originally came from a farm near Gilsland > and she married a Forster - not John though!! > > Nancy in the Scottish Borders. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gill Foster" <gillfoster@cegetel.net> > To: <BORDER@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 3:38 PM > Subject: [BORDER] FORSTER/FOSTER > > > >> Hi all >> >> I wonder if anyone can help me? >> >> My gt. gt grandfather was Richard Forster or Foster who married Jane >> Wright in 1842 in Carlisle. On the marriage certificate his father is >> John Foster described as a farmer. Richard gives his place of birth on >> the 1851 census as Gillend or Gillenk, Cumberland. Subsequent censuses >> only give Cumberland as the place of birth. >> >> My difficulty is that I cannot trace Gillend (I have not found a farm of >> this name belonging to a John Foster) and and there are severalJohn >> Fosters who were farmers in the Carlisle area. Can anyone shine any >> light onto these people? I'd be grateful for any suggestions that would >> help me to find the correct John Forster. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Gill >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BORDER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BORDER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >