Hi I am wondering if anybody can help me with a problem. My Foxalls were merchants who lived in Ostend Flanders in the 1700s but according to the Burgess book for Bridgnorth, Co. Salop (microfilm 127, Shropshire Records Centre in Shrewsbury) records the following: Name: William Foxall Residence at time of enrolment: Ostend in Flanders In what right to enrol: Son of Wm, Stay maker Date of enrolment: 27th October 1789 William is my Gt GT GT Grandfather and he had two children in the late 1700, Thomas and Bridget. I am descended from Thomas, When the French began to invade in the late 1700 the family left Ostend and (here I am guessing) returned to England. The next reference I can find is William's son Thomas joins the Royal Navy at the age of 13, and remains in or near Portsmounth (i.e Hampshire) for the rest of his life. MY problem is that I cannot find any further reference to the rest of the family in Hampshire and I would if SKS could look up the Burial index for either William (born 1765) his wife Mary (birth unknown) in the Shropshire area to see if they returned there. Alternatively if somebody has access to the Marriage Index for shropshire to see if Bridget Foxall (born July 22,1790) is mentioned. Many thanks for any help or advise Alan Foxall