Foxton Genealogical Records
Foxton Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Transcripts of baptisms from over 75 Cambridgeshire parishes.
Transcriptions of births registered at the Cambridgeshire Wesleyan Registry.
Details of births and baptisms of poor, married women from Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire recorded at the British Lying-in Hospital in Holborn.
A searchable index to baptisms throughout Cambridgeshire.
Foxton Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Abstracts of around 8,000 records containing details of parties who intended to marry.
Transcripts of marriages in 76 parishes in Cambridgeshire
A database of over 110,000 entries from registers recording intentions to marry. Records include parties' marital status and place of residence.
Abstracts of marriage licences granted by the Vicar-General in London. These licences could be used to marry in any church in the Province of Canterbury.
Foxton Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
An index of burials recorded at St Lawrence, Foxton_. The index includes the name of the deceased, the date of burial, age (where available) and occasionally other notes.
An index to over 560,000 burials recorded in Cambridgeshire, listing the name of the deceased, date of burial, place the burial was recorded and age if it was recorded.
A searchable index to burial throughout Cambridgeshire.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Foxton Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
The 1901 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1891 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Newspapers Covering Foxton
Regional news, notices of births, marriages and deaths, business notices, details on the proceedings of public institutions, adverts and a rich tapestry of other regional information from the Biggleswade district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.
Original images of a local newspaper, searchable via a full text index. Includes news from the Cambridge area, business notices, obituaries, family announcements and more.
A local newspaper including news from the Cambridge area, family announcements, business notices, advertisements, legal & governmental proceedings and more.
A newspaper covering local news, family announcements etc. in the counties of Huntingdon, Bedford & Cambridgeshire.
A regional newspaper primarily covering Hertfordshire, but also Essex, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Middlesex. Its coverage was biased towards agricultural issues and affairs. It contained announcements of births, marriages and deaths.
Foxton Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
An index to estate administrations performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The index covers the southern two thirds of England & Wales, but may also contain entries for northerners.
An index to beneficiaries and others named within Cambridgeshire wills.
A searchable database of mid-17th Century probates performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Supplies details of testator and executor.
A index to testators whose will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. They principally cover those who lived in the lower two thirds of Britain, but contain wills for residents of Scotland, Ireland, British India and other countries. A copy of each will may be purchased for digital download.
Foxton Immigration & Travel Records
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Foxton Military Records
A website containing photographs, documents and memories detailing the history and affect of WWI on Cambridgeshire.
An introductory history of a territorial infantry regiment of the British Army.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Cambridgeshire, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Cambridgeshire, with some service details.
A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Foxton Court & Legal Records
An index to names and places mentioned in act books of the Province of Canterbury. It records various licences and conferments, such as marriage and physician licences.
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.
Digital images of ledgers recording those registered to vote, searchable by an index of 220 million names. Entries list name, address, qualification to vote, description of property and sometimes age and occupation.
From the late 18th century many prisoners in Britain were kept on decommissioned ships known as hulks. This collection contains nearly 50 years of registers for various ships. Details given include: prisoner's name, date received, age, year of birth and conviction details.
Foxton Taxation Records
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.
Foxton Land & Property Records
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
Poll books record the names of voters and the direction of their vote. Until 1872 only landholders could vote, so not everyone will be listed. Useful for discerning an ancestor's political leanings and landholdings. The collection is supplemented with other records relating to the vote.
Abstracts of records detailing the estates and families of deceased tenants from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.
A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.
Foxton Directories & Gazetteers
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.
An exhaustive gazetteer, containing details of settlement's history, governance, churches, postal services, public institutions and more. Also contains lists of residents with their occupation and address.
An exhaustive gazetteer, containing details of settlement's history, governance, churches, postal services, public institutions and more. Also contains lists of residents with their occupation and address.
Foxton Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Cambridgeshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.
Foxton Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Foxton Histories & Books
A website containing photographs, documents and memories detailing the history and affect of WWI on Cambridgeshire.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Profiles on Cambridgeshire's parish churches. Includes photographs.
A traveller's guide to four Southern counties.
Photographs and images of churches in Cambridgeshire.
Foxton School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Foxton Occupation & Business Records
A history of the excavation of fossilized feces for agricultural use in Cambridgeshire.
Histories of Cambridgeshire pubs, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
An index to and images of registers recording over 3.7 million trade union members.
Books listing doctors who were licensed to operate in Britain and abroad. Contains doctor's residencies, qualification and date of registration.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Foxton
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Foxton Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Two works detailing Cambridgeshire families as recorded in 16th and 17th century genealogical manuscripts. Contains biographic details and renderings of coats of arms.
Photographs and descriptions of Cambridgeshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
An index, with brief details of the county's baronial residences.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
Foxton Church Records
Profiles on Cambridgeshire's parish churches. Includes photographs.
An index to names and places mentioned in act books of the Province of Canterbury. It records various licences and conferments, such as marriage and physician licences.
A list of Baptist churches in the county at various time periods. Years of foundation and minister may be given.
Photographs of churches of all denominations throughout England and part of Wales.
Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at England. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
Biographical Directories Covering Foxton
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.
Foxton Maps
A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
Maps of parishes in England, Scotland and Wales. They are useful in determining which parish records may be relevant to your research.
Foxton Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
FOXTON is a parish and village, near the old road to Cambridge and on the river Rhea, with a station on the Hitchin, Royston and Cambridge branch of the Great Northern railway, 50 miles from London, about 7 south from Cambridge and 6 north-east from Royston, in the Western division of the county, hundred of Thriplow, petty sessional division of Arrington and Melbourn, union and county court district of Royston, rural deanery of Barton and archdeaconry and diocese of Ely. The church of St. Lawrence is an ancient edifice of flint in the Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles, north porch and an embattled western tower containing a clock and 5 very fine-toned bells made by Miles Graye in 1654; the eastern triplet is a very beautiful specimen of Early English work, and the other windows retain some fragments of good 14th century glass: there is a large double piscina in the chancel and opposite it a singular recess like a sedile: the rood staircase is in perfect condition: in the north aisle are two Decorated brackets, and in the south aisle a piscina: the font is of very early date: in the latter part of the 14th century the church possessed the privilege of sanctuary: it was restored in 1881, at a cost of £3,000, and has 400 sittings. The register dates from the year 1640. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £160, with residence and 3 ¾ acres of glebe, in the gift of the Bishop of Peterborough, and held since 1896 by the Rev. William Greenwood M.A. of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Here is a Wesleyan chapel. Almshouses for four poor persons were erected in 1843 by public subscription. A charter granted to the De La Hayes in 1325 gave them the privilege also of holding a market here and two fairs, one at the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, the other at the feast of St. Andrew: this charter was confirmed in 1326; but there is now only one fair, which is held at Easter. The Rev. Richard Bendyshe M.A. of Barrington Hall, who is lord of the manor, A. P. Humphry esq. J.P. and Mrs. Asplen are the principal landowners. The soil is gravelly and chalky; the subsoil, gravel and clay. The chief crops are wheat and barley. The area is 1,752 acres; assessable value, £2,327; the population in 1901 was 426.
Public Elementary School (mixed), opened in January, 1883, for 79 children; average attendance, 66.
Most Common Surnames in Foxton
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Thriplow Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wright | 42 | 1:10 | 3.79% | 5 |
| 2 | Impey | 36 | 1:12 | 61.02% | 662 |
| 3 | Barnes | 31 | 1:14 | 7.28% | 43 |
| 4 | Worland | 24 | 1:18 | 35.82% | 577 |
| 5 | Looker | 21 | 1:20 | 38.18% | 716 |
| 6 | Newman | 20 | 1:21 | 3.14% | 18 |
| 6 | Rayner | 20 | 1:21 | 4.91% | 45 |
| 8 | Mead | 17 | 1:25 | 16.04% | 364 |
| 9 | Crook | 16 | 1:26 | 39.02% | 920 |
| 10 | Bateson | 12 | 1:35 | 40.00% | 1,203 |
| 11 | Stock | 10 | 1:42 | 21.74% | 847 |
| 12 | Wood | 9 | 1:47 | 6.47% | 245 |
| 13 | Matthews | 8 | 1:53 | 2.77% | 85 |
| 13 | Warren | 8 | 1:53 | 2.58% | 73 |
| 13 | Ison | 8 | 1:53 | 2.79% | 86 |
| 16 | Moore | 6 | 1:71 | 1.19% | 30 |
| 16 | Ellis | 6 | 1:71 | 1.88% | 71 |
| 16 | Brand | 6 | 1:71 | 3.14% | 160 |
| 16 | Whittington | 6 | 1:71 | 16.67% | 1,037 |
| 16 | Sell | 6 | 1:71 | 4.44% | 257 |
| 16 | Oakman | 6 | 1:71 | 11.76% | 772 |
| 22 | Pink | 5 | 1:85 | 3.60% | 245 |
| 22 | Deller | 5 | 1:85 | 8.77% | 688 |
| 24 | White | 4 | 1:106 | 0.92% | 40 |
| 24 | Tuck | 4 | 1:106 | 3.08% | 276 |
| 24 | Willson | 4 | 1:106 | 1.76% | 119 |
| 24 | Knights | 4 | 1:106 | 3.05% | 273 |
| 24 | Prime | 4 | 1:106 | 2.21% | 171 |
| 24 | Hedger | 4 | 1:106 | 80.00% | 4,016 |
| 24 | Jude | 4 | 1:106 | 4.17% | 412 |
| 31 | Smith | 3 | 1:141 | 0.10% | 1 |
| 31 | Roberts | 3 | 1:141 | 1.42% | 134 |
| 31 | Oliver | 3 | 1:141 | 1.56% | 159 |
| 31 | Fordham | 3 | 1:141 | 0.87% | 64 |
| 31 | Gadd | 3 | 1:141 | 20.00% | 2,004 |
| 31 | Chappel | 3 | 1:141 | 42.86% | 3,280 |
| 31 | Haylock | 3 | 1:141 | 1.29% | 117 |
| 31 | Roads | 3 | 1:141 | 25.00% | 2,312 |
| 31 | Camps | 3 | 1:141 | 2.27% | 269 |
| 31 | Elbourn | 3 | 1:141 | 3.61% | 478 |
| 31 | Sanxter | 3 | 1:141 | 21.43% | 2,101 |
| 42 | Thompson | 2 | 1:212 | 0.33% | 23 |
| 42 | Fletcher | 2 | 1:212 | 0.75% | 92 |
| 42 | Butler | 2 | 1:212 | 0.56% | 59 |
| 42 | Bentley | 2 | 1:212 | 5.88% | 1,095 |
| 42 | Beale | 2 | 1:212 | 4.17% | 814 |
| 42 | Starr | 2 | 1:212 | 2.30% | 455 |
| 42 | Heffer | 2 | 1:212 | 2.30% | 455 |
| 42 | Neaves | 2 | 1:212 | 2.74% | 537 |
| 42 | Asplen | 2 | 1:212 | 3.57% | 702 |
| 51 | Wilson | 1 | 1:423 | 0.12% | 9 |
| 51 | Mitchell | 1 | 1:423 | 0.80% | 297 |
| 51 | Adams | 1 | 1:423 | 0.26% | 49 |
| 51 | Mann | 1 | 1:423 | 0.68% | 227 |
| 51 | Austin | 1 | 1:423 | 0.97% | 378 |
| 51 | Abbott | 1 | 1:423 | 1.02% | 403 |
| 51 | Squires | 1 | 1:423 | 1.12% | 443 |
| 51 | Sear | 1 | 1:423 | 100.00% | 6,674 |
| 51 | Benstead | 1 | 1:423 | 0.57% | 175 |
| 51 | Handcock | 1 | 1:423 | 16.67% | 3,607 |
| 51 | Farnham | 1 | 1:423 | 2.70% | 1,011 |
| 51 | Worboys | 1 | 1:423 | 0.65% | 215 |
| 51 | Ilott | 1 | 1:423 | 33.33% | 4,972 |
| 51 | Moules | 1 | 1:423 | 7.14% | 2,101 |
| 51 | Mulberry | 1 | 1:423 | 3.85% | 1,329 |