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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Handwriting Deciphering/restoration
« on: Thursday 19 November 20 07:43 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you to you all for having a look and your responses. Rosinish, I have attached a photo of where I found it on Ancestry.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Handwriting Deciphering/restoration
« on: Wednesday 18 November 20 15:59 GMT (UK)  »
Please could anyone make out the surname of "William son of Thomas and Ann" ? Tall order I know but thought it might be worth asking. Many thanks.

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Buckinghamshire / Re: look up please
« on: Wednesday 18 November 20 08:30 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you to you all for your replies, very informative. You are all clearly experts at this. :) My question to you all is, do you think I am barking up the wrong tree trying to make a connection between the Forster's in Oxford and Bucks just because two Forster's lived in Pensons Gardens, St Ebbe, Oxford? Coincidence maybe, although Forster is not really a common name, from what I have found so far there weren't many Forster families living in Oxford in the 1800's.  ???

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Buckinghamshire / Re: look up please
« on: Tuesday 17 November 20 21:01 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you, I'm trying to digest all the information.  :) I was originally searching for a William Forster, Born around 1766, but don't know where? William married Elizabeth Collcutt, 05-01-1794, Oxford St Aldates. The marriage was by license. William died in 1837 and was buried at St Aldates. His occupation was a livery stable keeper and he had premises in St Aldates Street , Rose place. William and Elizabeth had four children, William, Catherine, Sarah & Elizabeth. Son William lived at Penson's gardens, his occupation was a milkman, (amongst other things). I was just trying to see if there was a connection with Gaius Forster and his parents to William. I don't believe William (1766) was born in Oxford as he has no baptism record linked to any of the Parishes of Oxford. At the time of his marriage he was of St Mary the Virgin Parish. Any suggestions? Many thanks.

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Buckinghamshire / look up please
« on: Tuesday 17 November 20 18:44 GMT (UK)  »
Baptism record for Gaius Forster. Occupation, Milker. Lived, Pensons Gardens St Ebbe. Father, James Forster, Occupation, Carrier. Married Rebecca Betts, Jan 12th 1848.

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Oxfordshire / Re: Look up request
« on: Tuesday 17 November 20 12:52 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you again, the last newspaper clipping is very interesting and informative. I agree, I think this all relates to William Forster (younger). It sounds like he was quite a lad. I tried to search for prison records for Oxford but with no luck. It would have been interesting to see how long he served! As to William (elder), born about 1766 and married to Elizabeth Collcutt, did you have access to the Baptisms at St Mary The Virgin when you kindly did a search for him? I am considering purchacing the OFH disc for that parish but if you have already looked at it then there is little point. Thanks again.

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Oxfordshire / Re: Look up request
« on: Saturday 14 November 20 07:31 GMT (UK)  »
Great work cuffie81, very interesting. I like the newspaper cuttings as you can extract so much information from them, a great insight into their lives, it kind of brings the person to life, much better than just putting names into the family tree! I tried again yesterday to search through the newspapers on The British Archives website but it didn't return any of the clippings you have sent me? I am clearly doing something wrong! I have noted that William was often named "Foster", not "Forster". I still have at the back of my mind if there is some connection to the "Charles Foster" mentioned in the St sepulchres article? I will take your advise and search for any other "Forsters" in the area. I'm currently using Ancestry.co.uk, in your opinion is this the best site for information. I am a novice at all this! Thank you for all your help.

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Oxfordshire / Re: Look up request
« on: Friday 13 November 20 09:00 GMT (UK)  »
I agree, so I am not going to follow that up. I just really need to focus on William's parents, who were they? I tried to find  the newspaper clippings you referred to but without any success! I would be grateful if you could post them on here, thanks. Do you think the marriage of Elizabeth and William would have been announced in one of the newspapers given that the Collcutts were a well off family? (05-04-1794).If so, there may be a clue as to his Father or where he came from as I don't think he was originally from the area. All your help with this is very much appreciated, thank you.

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Oxfordshire / Re: Look up request
« on: Thursday 12 November 20 18:07 GMT (UK)  »
Well, thankyou Ladyhawk and cuffie81 that's amazing information, well done. I partially knew some of these facts but not all them, brightened my day up.  :)
The surname Forster can be problematic, often being written as Foster which doesn't help when doing searches. Interestingly, I came across a write up about a Charles Foster on the St Sepulchre's Cemetery wesite. Under the heading graves A-Z I found Charles Foster, clicked on his name and there was a piece on him. Part of it read, "Charles Foster junior.
Charles Foster junior, the son of Charles Foster’s brother William Foster and his wife Elizabeth Collcutt, was born in Bucknell on 26 January 1808 and baptised there on 26 January 1809." I am confused about this as William Forster who married Elizabeth Collcutt didn't have a Brother, only Sisters? What do you make of this? Also, where could I view the said newspapers clippings.

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