Hello Sandra, that's a coincidence, I was just thinking about sending you an email, about the Great Horwood Fosketts. I've now finished the research stage of my project, and have moved onto the analysis of the mountains of notes I have created. Just recently I have been working out the family trees of the residents and tenants of Great Horwood in the 15th and 16th centuries, and yesterday did the Foxcotes/Foscotes - your ancestors. Would you like to exchange information? You've already got most of my original data, of course, (though I have a little extra stuff you probably won't already have seen) but it'll be interesting to see if we have come up with the same interpretations of it. Especially as you have cast your net wider than just the Great Horwood records, and may therefore have evidence for relationships which aren't obvious from the GH records alone. I'll be particularly interested to hear whether you know anything of the origins of the John Foscote, yeoman, who was the reeve or bailiff of the manor of Great Horwood from 1506 until his death in 1545. If you're interested in an exchange, send me your version and I'll send you mine. Regards, Matt Tompkins Blaston, Leics -----Original Message----- From: Sandra J Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 1 Sep 2004 12:45 To: [email protected] Subject: [ENG-BUCK] The Disappearing DAVID FOSKETT - any suggestions? Hi, For many years I have been trying to solve the mystery of the disappearance of David FOSKETT. He was born in Grandborough and baptised there in 1845, the son of Thomas and Faith. In 1868 he married Elizabeth Mary Howse of Hoggeston and had three daughters: Mary Ann Elizabeth (born 1869), Louisa Jane (born 1871) and Anne Rebecca (born 1873). In 1871 Elizabeth is living/staying in her parents home in Hoggeston with the eldest daughter. (No sign of David) David was received at Aylesbury Gaol on 11 September 1873, having been sentenced to 1 month's imprisonment for the theft of a razor. His residence at the time was given as Newport Pagnall. In 1881 Elizabeth is listed as a widowed servant in Thame, whilst her daughters are living with their maternal grandparents in Hoggeston. (However the "widowed" bit may be untrue, as some households would not employ married servants) In 1891, she is a servant in Aylesbury, but this time stating she is married. In 1901, she is living back in Hoggeston as a servant, again stated as being married. I have traced all three girls in the various census returns. David does not appear anywhere on the 1871, 1881, 1891 or 1901 census. I have also checked army records to see whether he may have enlisted. I have a complete listing of all Foskett's plus variants from the GRO (not FreeBMD) and his death is not recorded anywhere. Any suggestions as to what else I might consider? Regards Sandra Smith (nee Foskett) ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237