On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 22:58:36 +0100 Chris Swann wrote: > Hello all, > > I am tracing the above family name and have the following > information > > Gabriel ELSBURY b abt 1822 Sydmonton GGGF > Mary FOSTER b abt 1821 Kingsclere ? GGGM Possibly the Mary Foster born Summershurst Green and bapt. St. Mary Kingsclere 30 Sept. 1821, da. of Stephen & Elizabeth (Taylor) Foster. Stephen was born about 1877 at Knowl Hill, son of James and Elizabet (Fuce), Elizabeth born about 1791, parents may be William & Elizabeth Taylor of Knowl Hill. We have Stephen Foster's line a further generation back to a William Smith aka Foster and Mary. There is a long tree of descendants of William & Mary with living descendants in Kingsclere today. Ilsley is a name that is found in early Kingsclere parish registers but at present I only have a few of them, all marriages that took place around 1760-1780. I don't have the particular marriage you refer to so will be checking the register for it later. > They had 4 children ? > > Ann Elizabeth > Charles GGF > Frederick James > Frank > > I have just found that the family name may have changed to > ELSBURY/ELLESBURY from ILSLEY > > Is there anyone searching these names who may be able to > provide any help ? Hope this has been of help --- John Lewis <jayellatntlworlddotcom> from Bournemouth, Dorset, UK. using Debian GNU/Linux and Geneweb genealogy software Main Family Names in HAM are: Kingsclere: BUTLER, COOPER, FISHER, FOSTER, GIRDLER, HAWKINS, SMITH Hazeley Heath: BARKER, CHANDLER, LEWINGTON, NEVILL(E) Main Family Names in GLA are: GRIFFITH, HOPKINS, JENKINS, LEWIS. MORGAN, PHILLIPS and CMN: HOPKINS, DAVIES