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Hello newburychap.

Thank you very much for responding to my enquiry.  I am grateful to you.

I have taken your advice and sent off a couple of email messages.  One to the Reading Local Affairs Library, and the other to The British Library. It could be 5 days or so before I receive a response.  We'll see what happens.

Best regards,

bcra.

I live in the United States.
Can someone please tell me how to go about finding out if there was anything written in the Berkshire Chronicle about a particular Berkshire Assizes trial which took place on July 10, 1820?
Thank you.

Hi Debbie,

Thank you for your prompt reply.

The person I am looking for is the same, my Great Grandfather.  The Yorkshire and Middlesex postings are seeking information about two different individuals in the hope of finding evidence of a connection.

I have actually posted messages on 3 different "Boards".  Sussex, Yorkshire, & Middlesex.

Sussex because his "Certificate of Freedom" indicates his "Native Place" was Tyshurst.  There is no modern day town in England by this name.  Research indicates that Ticehurst in East Sussex was once named "Tyshurst". Actually the "Certificate of Freedom" says "Tyshurst, Warwickshire".

Yorkshire because "familysearch.org" indicates that there was a George Foster christened on 12 Jan, 1791, Sheriff Hutton, Yorkshire whose Father's name was "George Foster".  My Gr. Grandfather's New South Wales 1886 Death Certificate indicates his Father's name was "George".

Middlesex because ancestry.com indicates that a George Foster was baptized in 1791 in St. Pancras Parish, Middlesex. My George Foster was tried and convicted at the Berkshire Assizes in 1820.

Is there something in particular that caught your eye?

I'm searching for ongoing information about George Foster who was christened 12 Jan 1791 Sheriff Hutton, Yorkshire.  Should anyone have any information about his life I would appreciate hearing about the details.

My Great Grandfather was a George Foster who was transported to Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia as a convict aboard the "Eliza 2" in 1822. I would very much like to know who his parents were and where he was born.