Notes for: James FOSKETT

Notes for: James FOSKETT

1841 Living in parental home in Odell
1851 living in parental home in Odell.
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1861 Sutton, Lancs
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Schedule 96 Grimond? St
James Fosket H M 21 Labourer Northamptonshire, Owen
Maria Fosket W M 24 Northamptonshire

James seems to "disappear" sometime between 1861 and 1871. Although Maria appears to remarry before 1881, there is no sign of a death of James prior to this date to indicate that she was a widow.
It would appear that James married bigamously as James Fawskit to Mary Cornforth in Stockton, County Durham in 1865 and by whom he had several children. By

In 1881 he is living with his wife and children in Kilton, Durham where he has adopted the name George Foster. Was this to hide from the authorities?
In 1891 he is living in Skinningrove, Yorkshire with wife and daughter.