Benjamin FAUX

[Lindsay]

Name - "official" name and what they were known as
Benjamin Faux
Date and place of birth
About 1782, not in Suffolk (Norfolk is most likely)
Names of parents
Possibly Thomas Faux and Mary ?? (from a tree on the internet)
Date and place of baptism - if applicable
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
Married Elizabeth Manistre 4 Nov 1805 at Pakenham, Suffolk
Occupation(s) - if any
Carpenter
Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!).
1841 - Turnpike Road, Pakenham, Suffolk
Date, place and cause of death
Date and place of burial.
13 Oct 1847 St Mary's, Pakenham, Suffolk
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
Memorial inscription - if any

[maggie_4_7]

Lindsay

I think I have a connection to your Faux family I have a Sarah Faux born 1815 Watton, Norfolk (who married a John Sayer from my family). Her father I believe was John and mother Frances but I don't know why I think that to be honest I don't know how I came to that conclusion. It has been a while since I looked at Sarah Faux.

I have just looked at that internet tree but there is only one brother named John for Benjamin born 1768 seems a bit early to be Sarah's father!

Edit: Yes I know why I know her parents - I have her baptism 3rd July 1815 St Mary's Church, Watton, Norfolk, England

[Lindsay]

It's a while since I looked at this branch, but this was the tree I found which mentioned Benjamin: http://www.brianfoulgerfamilyhistory.co.uk/Foulger-Faux%20connection.htm. I'm pretty sure it's the right lot because of the names Benjamin uses for his descendants.

The problem is, no-one seems to have found his baptism. If you have Faux's from Watton I'm wondering if I should look for it round there - a lot of them seem to have come from Thetford but no trace of Benjamin.

[maggie_4_7]

No baptism for Benjamin in Watton I looked today. The only evidence of a family called Faux I saw was William and Rebekah Faux with their children's baptisms for William, James another James and Amos between 1779 and 1783

I did start to look at Thetford but got distracted.

So no baptism for Benjamin up until 1799 in Watton, Norfolk,

[Lindsay]

Thanks for looking, Maggie.

[Phoenix]

Lindsay, I have just read an article about descendants of this family. They were carpenters, using Manistre as a middle name.

You may already be in touch with the author. If not, would you like details?

[Lindsay]

Yes please, Phoenix :)

[Phoenix]

Have pmd you, Lindsay.

I must confess that it came as a shock to recognise the names you'd been mentioning here!

[Lindsay]

Hi Phoenix.

I've sent you a PM, as the emails I'm sending are getting returned as undeliverable for some reason.