I have been in contact recently with a number of people including Valerie Smith about details on the Fosker website http://www.fosker.org.uk/
I mentioned in a previous blog being contacted by Carrie (see http://fosker.blogspot.com/2009/11/foskers-in-canada.html) and the confusion over her grandfather. I now have both certificates and it looks like he married twice as both certificates have the same service number from the Norfolk Regiment even though he married once as Walter and then as William. Unfortunately both marriages were in a Register Office so little chance of any further information from that direction.
I have also added copies of all the marriage certificates that I have in my possession. The aim over Christmas is to add the details of the birth and death certificates that I have. If you have any certficates I would be interested in a copy and would love to add them to the collection on the website. The task for next year is to document and put on line copies of all the wills that I have - I think that I have every FOSKER will to 1980
Have an enjoyable festive season.
Friday, 20 November 2009
Foskers in Canada
I have been contacted by Carrie in Canada about the details on the site www.fosker.org.uk about her grandparents - Walter and Lilian Fosker (Nee TROTTER once LAW).
From the information that she has provided I have been able to add more people to the Kettlebaston families and also correct her tree. It is interesting that her grandfather Walter's marriage in 1941 is indexed as William - needless to say I have sent for a copy of the certificate.
From the information that she has provided I have been able to add more people to the Kettlebaston families and also correct her tree. It is interesting that her grandfather Walter's marriage in 1941 is indexed as William - needless to say I have sent for a copy of the certificate.
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Website update
This update to the website sees more decendents of John FOSKEW (1769-1850) and Elizabeth GODDARD (1777-1849) added.
The site should now contain all of the descendents of John FFOSSCUE (1622-1675).
If you find anyone missing or any mistakes please let me know
The site should now contain all of the descendents of John FFOSSCUE (1622-1675).
If you find anyone missing or any mistakes please let me know
Monday, 19 October 2009
As mentioned in the previous blog titled Stanley George Bird, on Friday and Saturday I visited several Commonwealth War Grave cemeteries in France and Belgium.
Our first stop was the Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, where Stanley George is buried. The weather on the way down had been damp and raining, at times quite heavily. However on finding the cemetery the rain at least had stopped. The cemetery, like so many, is visible from a distance, but in this instance because of the raised nature of the site all that is immediately visible is the Cross. Locating any specific grave in a cemetery is not always easy and Stanley's was not where the location said it would be - but we found it in the end. A photograph of Stanley's grave is included in the album. I think the thing that struck me most was this Cemetery positioned on the side of open land that seemed to stretch into the horizon and looking at the graves of so many that lost there lives in a short space of time. I took the time to write a short note in the visitors book for my mother who would have dearly loved to have been there.
We then travelled to Fromelles to see the site of the new Commonwealth War Grave cemetery where experts during a major archaeological dig found the remains of 250 World War I soldiers.
The next stop was at the Berks Cemetery Extension and Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, for the Ploegsteert Memorial which is very impressive sitting on the side of the road as it does. We then drove on then in Ieper (Ypres) for an overnight stay. We visited the In Flanders Field museum, which is a moving experience and it was interesting to see so many school children from different countries there.
In the evening we attended the Menin Gate Last Post, with a lament from a piper of The Black Watch and another by a Maori during the wreath laying by the New Zealand High Commissioner.
On Saturday morning we headed off on the way home first visiting the Tyne Cot Memorial. Its visitors centre which only opened in 2007 is stark and a lasting impression is generated by the voice of a young girl reading out the names and ages of the young soldiers pictures that appear on the wall. The final stop of the day was at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, near Poperinge.
My grateful thanks go to Stuart & Teresa Pask, who kindly took me and were excellent guides. This trip came about from listening to a lecture at the Open The Door conference in August by Richard Holmes based on his book "Tommy: The British Soldier on the Western Front". His enthusiasm for the subject just rubs off on anyone. I can only say that Stuart's enthusiasm and knowledge was just as effective and brought the experience of the weekend so much more to life. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip, and look forward to a future trip to the Somme sometime in 2010.
Photographs are included in a webalbum and slideshow.
Our first stop was the Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, where Stanley George is buried. The weather on the way down had been damp and raining, at times quite heavily. However on finding the cemetery the rain at least had stopped. The cemetery, like so many, is visible from a distance, but in this instance because of the raised nature of the site all that is immediately visible is the Cross. Locating any specific grave in a cemetery is not always easy and Stanley's was not where the location said it would be - but we found it in the end. A photograph of Stanley's grave is included in the album. I think the thing that struck me most was this Cemetery positioned on the side of open land that seemed to stretch into the horizon and looking at the graves of so many that lost there lives in a short space of time. I took the time to write a short note in the visitors book for my mother who would have dearly loved to have been there.
We then travelled to Fromelles to see the site of the new Commonwealth War Grave cemetery where experts during a major archaeological dig found the remains of 250 World War I soldiers.
The next stop was at the Berks Cemetery Extension and Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, for the Ploegsteert Memorial which is very impressive sitting on the side of the road as it does. We then drove on then in Ieper (Ypres) for an overnight stay. We visited the In Flanders Field museum, which is a moving experience and it was interesting to see so many school children from different countries there.
In the evening we attended the Menin Gate Last Post, with a lament from a piper of The Black Watch and another by a Maori during the wreath laying by the New Zealand High Commissioner.
On Saturday morning we headed off on the way home first visiting the Tyne Cot Memorial. Its visitors centre which only opened in 2007 is stark and a lasting impression is generated by the voice of a young girl reading out the names and ages of the young soldiers pictures that appear on the wall. The final stop of the day was at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, near Poperinge.
My grateful thanks go to Stuart & Teresa Pask, who kindly took me and were excellent guides. This trip came about from listening to a lecture at the Open The Door conference in August by Richard Holmes based on his book "Tommy: The British Soldier on the Western Front". His enthusiasm for the subject just rubs off on anyone. I can only say that Stuart's enthusiasm and knowledge was just as effective and brought the experience of the weekend so much more to life. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip, and look forward to a future trip to the Somme sometime in 2010.
Photographs are included in a webalbum and slideshow.
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Stanley George Bird
Stanley George Bird was my Great Uncle who died in the World War One, on 27th September, 1918 whilst serving as a Corporal in the 20th Battalion of the London Regiment. Stanley was the Grandson of Robert & Phoebe Bird née Foskew.He is buried at Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery. Flesquieres is a village at the junction of the D92 and D89 roads, about 5 kilometres south-west of the main road from Cambrai to Bapaume in France. Flesquieres village was attacked by the 51st (Highland) Division, with tanks, on the 20th November 1917, in the Battle of Cambrai, but held for a time by a German officer with a few men; it was captured on the 21st. It was lost in the later stages of the battle, and retaken on the 27th September 1918, by the 3rd Division.
Next weekend I will be visiting the cemetery at Flesquieres. I will then attend the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate at Ypres, where Charlie Fosker (1896-1915) is commemorated.
On route we will also be visiting Fromelles, where they recently excavated 250 bodies.
For more information see the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Website Update 30 September 2009
Since the initial upload of the database I have been tidying up the entries and have now managed to included the entries for the 1901 census
The next task is to update all of these with the 1911 census material.
Work will then start on adding the remainder of the Fosker's - so if your ancestors names aren't there yet don't worry they will in due course - or you could contact me and make sure that they are recorded
The next task is to update all of these with the 1911 census material.
Work will then start on adding the remainder of the Fosker's - so if your ancestors names aren't there yet don't worry they will in due course - or you could contact me and make sure that they are recorded
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Fosker One-Name Study
I decided to create a blog to enable me to record what was happening each week/day in the Fosker/Foskew One-Name Study. The website contains the start of a re-write of the original website and further updates will be posted over the next few months.
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