The Albray and Foxall Families

–A Strong Connection

Henry Albray Foxall

Henry Albray Foxall was born at Hardway, Alverstoke on 27th June 1869, the illegitimate son of Esther Rhoda Foxall. He was baptised as Henry Aubrey Foxhall on 1st August 1869 at St John the Evangelist, Forton, Gosport. The address given at the time of his baptism was 2 Mill Lane, Forton, the house where Henry Albray’s family were living. The forenames he was given at birth match up with Ancestry DNA tests that prove beyond any shadow of doubt his father was indeed Henry Albray.

Esther Rhoda Foxall was born on 20th November 1850, and baptised on 5th January 1851 at St Thomas, Elson. She was the daughter of Thomas Foxall and his second wife, Ann Jones née Cleverley who were married on 6th July 1845 at St Mary, Alverstoke.

1851 Census:

1861 Census

1871 Census

Esther also had an illegitimate daughter, Charlotte Amelia Foxall, who was evidently named after Esther’s younger sister. She was born at Hardway on 8th January 1872, and was baptised as Charlotte Amelia Slade on 7th February 1875 at St John the Evangelist, Forton, the family address being given as 4 Cobden Street. One thing that is for certain is that Henry Albray was not the father of Charlotte Amelia Foxall. The reason why I can be so certain of this is that rather than being in his home area nine months before Esther gave birth, the 1871 Census (which was taken on the night of 2nd April) shows Henry aboard the vessel HMS Immortalité, the ship’s co-ordinates being given as 16°30’N 67°33’W, just south of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea. In fact, the ship’s log shows that it was away from the UK from 8th January 1871 and didn’t return to Portsmouth until 11th September 1871.

When Esther Foxhall was twenty-four years old, she married a twenty-five year old Mariner named George Slade. Their marriage took place on 25th May 1874 At St John the Evangelist, Forton, in the presence of Henry Gould and Ellie Gould.

1881 Census

1891 Census

When Henry Aubrey Foxall was twenty-five years old, he married twenty-one year old Ada Mary Costar on 18th September 1894 at the Alverstoke Register Office. They were married in the presence of Henry’s mother, Esther Slade, and Frederick Connolly.

Ada Mary Costar was born on 24th March 1874, and baptised on 3rd May 1874 at St Mary, Alverstoke. She was the daughter of Edwin Saunders Costar and Mary née Jarvis who were married on 17th April 1873 at St Mary, Alverstoke, in the presence of John Williams and Emily Williams. The family’s address at the time of Ada’s baptism was given as Jamaica Place.

Henry and Ada had seven children who were all born at Gosport, and all but one of them were baptised at St John the Evangelist, Forton:

Henry Frederick Charles Foxall

Henry Frederick Charles was born on 5th December 1894, and baptised on 5th March 1895, the family address being given as 3 Caroline Place.

Henry Frederick Charles Foxall was a Lance Corporal with the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, his service number was 11462. He died in 1918.

Edwin George Aubrey Foxall

Edwin George Aubrey was born on 4th December 1896, and baptised on 10th January 1897, the family address being given as 4 Cobden Street. He died at Gosport on 12th January 1975.

Thomas Jarvis Foxall

Thomas Jarvis was born on 5th July 1900, and baptised on 2nd October 1900, the family’s address again being given as 4 Cobden Street. He died at the age of twelve in the summer of 1912

Amy Kate Foxall

Amy Kate was born on 2nd November 1903, and baptised on 5th January 1904, the family’s address once again being given as 4 Cobden Street. She married Thomas William J Franklin in early 1930. Amy died in the Summer of 1969 in the Gosport area.

Benjamin Roland Foxall

Benjamin Roland was born on 15th May 1907, and baptised on 2nd July 1907, the family’s address still being 4 Cobden Street.

Mary Gertrude Ellen Foxall

Mary Gertrude Ellen was born on 1st July 1911, and baptised on 4th July 1911. This is the last time the family’s address of 4 Cobden Street appeared on a baptism record of one of their children.

Gilbert James Connaught Foxall

Gilbert James Connaught was born on 17th November 1914, and baptised on 31st December 1914 at St Matthew, Gosport. The family’s address this time was given as 3 King Street, Gosport.

Esther’s daughter, Charlotte Amelia Slade, married Harry Malt on 4th July 1900 at Holy Rood, Crofton, in the presence of Thomas Joseph Turner and Emily Louisa Slade. Both were twenty-eight years old and living at Lee On The Solent at the time of their wedding. Harry’s occupation was recorded as an Engineer, and their father’s were named as George Slade, Pensioner H M R M, and James Malt, Engineering.

1901 Census

In 1908, Harry and Charlotte Amelia Malt emigrated to New Zealand. They sailed to Auckland from London on 6th November aboard the New Zealand Shipping Company Limited’s vessel “Wakanui,” a journey that took them ninety days.

1911 Census

1939 Register

References

1851 Census:
Esther R Foxhall: HO107 Piece 1660 Folio 194 Page 15

1861 Census:
Esta Foxall: RG09 Piece 646 Folio 91 Page 12

1871 Census:
Esther R Foxhall and Henry A Foxhall: RG10 Piece 1150 Folio 136 Page 12

1881 Census:
Esther Slade née Foxall: RG11 Piece 1164 Folio 45 Page 17
Ada Mary née Costar: RG11 Piece 1164 Folio 47 Page 21

1891 Census:
Hester R Slade née Foxall: RG12 Piece 880 Folio 15 Page 23

1901 Census:
Esther Slade née Foxall: RG13 Piece 1011 Folio 80 Page 15
Henry A Foxall and Ada M née Costar: RG13 Piece 1011 Folio 102 Page 9

1911 Census:
Esther Rodah Slade née Foxall: RG14 Piece 5638 Schedule 230
Henry Foxall and Ada née Costar: RG14 Piece 5638 Schedule 202

1939 Register:

Credits

The photo of Henry Aubrey Foxall, his wife Ada Mary née Costar, and their sons Charles and Gilbert appears by kind permission of Alan Foxall