The Fooks Family

[ErnieCG]

I am looking for any information on the Fooks family who resided in the Woburn area in the 1800's. I would be so grateful for anything. Thank you.

[MaryA]

Hi and welcome to the forum.  "1800's" is 100 years long, and without more specific information we'd be guessing which of the Fooks would be yours.

Please start us off by whatever information you have and what you need and we'll try from there.

[ErnieCG]

Thomas Fooks born in 1845 son of James Fooks and Elizabeth Line. Thomas died in Woburn in 1867 . Also James Fooks was born in Odell, Beds in 1774 and Elizabeth Line was also born in Odell in 1776, they both married in Odell in 1803.

[MaryA]

You have gone quite a way back, do you have all the census details that you need?  If it's earlier information that you need, you will have to spread your research out a bit, not only parish registers, including burials in the area, but Wills, Rent Books, Land Registers and whatever else that might be available at the local Record Office.

[johnP-bedford]

Hi Ernie;  Don't know where you got your data from. but James Fooks married Elizabeth Line at Steppingly on 31 Oct 1803, not Odell.  Nor is there a baptism of him at Odell. The Elizabeth Line baptised at Odell on 14 Apr 1776 was daughter of Joseph & Ann Line, & probably went on to marry Thomas Gostwick, widower of at Carlton, Beds on 31 Mar 1795

Regards John

[johnP-bedford]

The 1851 census has James Fooks age 68 born Crawley, Beds on parish relief & wife Elizabeth age 71 born Steppingly; do you reckon they could produce a son six years previously? Have we missed a generation.

[tazzie]

  Hi John ...

 On looking at IGI I think his year of birth should read as 1807 son of James & Elizabeth.
 Siblings listed as   Zilpah bapt1811        Isaiah bap 1809 .
 Fooks also appear in Husbourne Crawley and across to the Brickhills (Grt & Lit) in Bucks.
 Spellings may play a part as I have Foulkes and have various spellings... Folks Fookes Fooks as it changes with each generation.

  Tazzie

[tazzie]

 

  I think it makes this his baptism going on age in 1851 census...

  Husborne Crawley 1783  29 Sept   James FUKS  son of Thomas & Sarah.

  4 siblings baptised in the village...... 2 have an added "C" in the name !

   Tazzie

[ErnieCG]

James Fooks had two sons, Thomas, born 1807 and died in 1867, and Jesse, born 1825, he married a Mary Ann Brown on 9th June, 1845 in the Parish Church, Woburn.