Anthony Fouchard

[EddieW]

Hi
Can you help with this brick wall please.

I have two items in the Dumfries Weekly of Anthony Fouchard starting French classes at Dumfries Academy. One 7 Sep 1824 and one 28 Mar 1826. Are there any records of the Academy Teachers etc available.

Anthony was apparently not born in Scotland. He married Jacobina Tephin (Tophin)  at St Cuthberts Edinburgh 7 May 1813.
His first child Rosellie was born 5 Feb 1816 Edinburgh.
There are 4 more children which i could not find on Scotland People,  Mary c1817,  David c1818,  William c1824,  and  Jemimea c1826 who should all be born in Scotland.

The earliest census at the time was 1861 but none of them in that.

Any information at all that might help with were he came from or were the children were born is greatly appreciated.

Regards
EddieW.

[Boongie Pam]

Hmmm, these are tough!

I've searched in 1841 and not had much luck.

What info do you have on them or descendants we could work back on?

There are censu sin 1841 and 1851 but the girls will probably be married by then.  And spelling mistakes make it a difficult name to follow - as you will be aware I'm sure.

We don't give up easily though!

[Boongie Pam]

Hi Again,

I've found them in Liverpool in 1851 - just transcribing now.

1851
HO107
Piece: 2184
Folio: 490
Page: 13

Liverpool, Islington
[38] Disley St 3

Jemima Fouchard Head Widow 63 French Teacher (Parish Relief) bn Scotland
Rosellie Fouchard Dau Unmar 36 French polisher and bonnet maker bn Scotland
Mary J Fouchard grand dau unmar 7 scholar bn Lancashire, Liverpool
Mary Ann Shaw visitor unmar 24 (or 26?) Stewardess Lancashire, Liverpool

[Boongie Pam]

David's family are living in Tranmere over the water from his mum.

Again, just transcribing - I'm a slow typer lol!

1851
HO107
Piece: 2175
Folio: 820
Page: 23

Tranmere
[85] Rock Terrace

David Fouchard Head Mar 33 Watch finisher bn Scotland EDinborough [sic]
Mary Fouchard Wife Mar 34 wife bn Chester
William Fouchard Son 13 works with father bn Liverpool
Anthony Fouchard Son 8 scholar bn Liverpool
Amelia Fouchard Dau 4 bn Ireland Dublin
Henrietta Riding Lodger Wid 52 Independent Scotland Fort George
Hester Riding Lodger  unm 15 bn Liverpool
William Riding Lodger unm 22 mariner mate bn Sefton

So they were in Liverpool 13 years prior - I'll check 1841 census.

All the best,
Pam

[Boongie Pam]

For 1841 we have...

Class: HO107; ED: 15; P: 3

Liverpool, Mount Pleasant
Trowbridge St

David Fouchard     20  Watchmaker J   S
Mary Fouchard     20     Y
William Fouchard     2     Y
Thomas Fouchard     6 mths     Y

[Boongie Pam]

1841 again...

HO107/558/11

Liverpool Islington

Disley Street

Jemamia [badly written] Fouchard   50  Ind    S
Rosalee Fouchard   20  Bonnet m.                   S
Jemima Fouchard   15  FS                         N   
Charles James            3m           Y

[Boongie Pam]

So....

It looks like Jemima was born in England somewhere but not in Lancashire.  Because of the rounding of ages it is hard to estimate when.  She is down as 15 which fits with your 1826 estimate.

The IGI has a couple of connected entries in the NW area.

I don't think the Fouchards stayed in the Dumfriesshire area very long. 

I have David and William's families in Liverpool in 1861 so let me know if you want the detail.  In 1871 they seem to move east to Stranton, Durham and Leeds, Yorkshire.  Again, happy to provide detail.

A Jemima Fouchard died in 1st qtr 1861 in Lancashire Liverpool V 8b P 189

Rosalie Fouchard died  in Lancashire Liverpool in the 2nd qtr of 1884 V 8b P 89 age 71.

There are lots of other deaths that will connect.

Hope this helps,
Pam
 

[Boongie Pam]

Cross reference to Midlothian thread...

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,193858.msg958930.html#msg958930

[EddieW]

Thanks Pam
That will certainly be a help.
I did find the 1841 census recently, the trouble was it was transcribed in Ancestry as Fonchard.

Jemima aged 15 in 1841 went on to marry John Vicars and in the 1851 census she was listed as born in Cumberland but i think that was because John was born there.

The other posting you found was before i found the newspaper articles and had no replies from.

Cheers
EddieW