Elizabeth Claydon was the tenth known child of Laurence and Mary Claydon.

According to the Claydon parish transcript for Fringford, on June 24, 1810, Elizabeth, daughter of Laurence and Mary, was baptized. About the year 1833 Elizabeth married George Foskette. In the 1841 British Census for Hogston (Hoggeston), Buckinghamshire, are George and Elizabeth Fosket with children Zilpha, Sarah, and William. (Hoggeston is about 12 miles east and a tiny bit south of Fringford. Of note are two nearby villages called Foscott and Foscote, and there is also the Foxcote Reservoir. There are also some nearby villages named Steeple, East, Middle, and Botolph Claydon.) [Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Hoggeston; County: Buckinghamshire; Enumeration District: 3; Page: 4; Line: 18; GSU Roll: 241214].

Google map: Hoggeston, England.

In the 1851 census, Elizabeth and George Foskette are in Hoggeston with children William, Phillip, Hannah, and Ruth [Class: HO107; Piece: 1722; Folio: 137; Page: 5; GSU Roll: 193630]. In the 1861 census, Elizabeth and George Fosket are in Hogston with daughters Ruth and Mary [Class: RG9; Piece: 870; Folio: 87; Page: 5; GSU Roll: 542714]. The FreeBMD Death index has an entry for Elizabeth Foskett, born about 1811, death registered in 1st quarter 1866 in Winslow, Buckinghamshire, in Volume 3A, page 347. In a letter dated April 17, 1873, from brother John Claydon to James Claydon, John writes "Our Sister Elizabeth died Febr'y 1866, aged 56 years."

Elizabeth’s children were generally listed as heirs of her brother James Claydon in Greenfield, NY [Will of Claydon, James - Greenfield, Saratoga Co., NY - Book 24 Page 383]: "Second: I give and devise to my brother, Thomas Claydon, of Solihull, Warwickshire, England, such sum as shall be equal to two hundred pounds English money: to be by him divided as follows – one eighth thereof to the heirs of my brother William Claydon, late of Oxfordshire England, who are now living in England – one eight thereof to the heirs of my sister Anna Dagley, late of Godenton, Buckinghamshire, England: one eighth thereof to the heirs of my sister Mary Ann Gibbord, late of Buckinghamshire, England: one eights thereof to the heirs of my sister Elizabeth Foscott, late of Buckinghamshire, England, and the balance of said sum of two hundred pounds to belong to my brother Thomas Claydon above named; the receipt of the said Thomas Claydon for said sum shall be a full and sufficient discharge of my executor, for all liability for such legacy."

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CENSUS:

1841 BRITISH CENSUS   Country: County: Class: Book: Folio: Page: E.D.: England Buckinghamshire HO 107 49 19 4 3 City or Borough of: . Parish or Township: .   LINE# PLACE HOUSES   AGE and SEX   WHERE BORN     Uninhabited Inhabited NAME Males Females PROFESSION Born in Same County Born in Scot, Ire, or Foreign 17 Mains Hill     George Fosket 30   Ag. Lab. Y   18       Elizabeth   30   N   19       Zilpha   7   Y   20       Sarah   5   Y   21       William 3     Y   Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Hoggeston; County: Buckinghamshire; Enumeration District: 3; Page: 4; Line: 18; GSU Roll: 241214 [HO 107/49/19].

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1851 BRITISH CENSUS Country: County: Class: Piece: Book: Folio: Page: E.D.: England Buckinghamshire HO 107 1722 . 137 5 7 Parish or Township of: Ecclesiastical District of: City or& Borough of: Town of: Village of: Hogston . . . Hogston               Age of       Line # House visit # Street, Place Name or House # Name night of 3/30/1851 RELATION CONDITION MALES FEMALES Rank, Profession Occupation PLACE OF BIRTH Blind Deaf Dumb 01 12 Hogston, In The Village George Foskette Head Mar 40   Ag. Labourer Bucks, Hogston   02     Elizabeth Wife "   40   Oxon, Fringford   03     William Son   11   Straw plaiter [straw hats] Bucks, Hogston   04     Phillip Son   9   Straw plaiter Bucks, Hogston   05     Hannah Dau     6 Straw plaiter Bucks, Hogston   06     Ruth Dau     1   Bucks, Hogston   Class: HO107; Piece: 1722; Folio: 137; Page: 5; GSU Roll: 193630.

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1861 BRITISH CENSUS Country: County: Class: Piece: Book: Folio: Page: E.D.: England . RG 9 . . . . . Parish [or Township] of: City or& Municipal Borough of: Municipal Ward of: Parliamentary Borough of: Town of: Hamlet or Tything, &c. of: Ecclesiastical District of: . . . . . . .                   Age of       Line # House visit # Street, Place Name or House # Inhahbited Uninhabited NAME RELATION CONDITION MALES FEMALES Rank, Profession Occupation PLACE OF BIRTH Blind Deaf Dumb 05 28 [Baker's Shop] /   George Fosket Head M 50   Farm labourer Bucks, Hogston   06         Elizabeth Wife M   49   Oxfordshire, Fringford   07         Ruth Dau U   11 Scholar Bucks, Hogston   08         Mary Dau U   8 Scholar Bucks, Hogston   Class: RG9; Piece: 870; Folio: 87; Page: 5; GSU Roll: 542714.

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1871 BRITISH CENSUS   Country: County: Class: Piece: Folio: Page: Enum. Dist.: England . RG 10 2864 95 52 9 Civil Parish [or Township] of City or Municipal Borough of Municipal Ward of Parliamentary Borough of Town of Village or Hamlet &c., of Local Board or [Improvement Commisioners District] of Ecclesiastical District of Shelton Hanley Stoke Stoke on Trent . . . ?       HOUSES       Age of       Line # House visit # Street, Place Name or House # Inhahbited Uninhabited NAME RELATION CONDITION MALES FEMALES Rank, Profession Occupation PLACE OF BIRTH Blind Deaf Dumb 23 268 Etruria [Hanley] Farm /   William Foskett Head U 32   Labourer Hogston, Buckinghamshire   24         George Father Widr 62     Hogston, Buckinghamshire   Class: RG10; Piece: 2864; Folio: 95; Page: 52; GSU roll: 836391.