James MacKenzie Fooks

#627, (16 November 1816-13 April 1837)
FatherJames MacKenzie Fooks (7 Dec 1780-22 Oct 1824)
MotherJane Berjew (26 Dec 1778-15 Apr 1875)
Last Edited15 Oct 2022
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James was born on Saturday, 16 November 1816 at Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset.1,2 He was the son of James MacKenzie Fooks and Jane Berjew.

His father died 22 October 1824 at the age of 43. James was aged 7 when this happened.3

In Jane Iles's will on 6 November 1824 at Dorset Mary Ann Barbara Berjew, Catherine Jane Iles Fooks, Charles Berjew Fooks, William Samuel Fooks, Rev. Samuel Berjew Fookes, James MacKenzie Fooks, Ann Williams MacKenzie and Jane Fooks were named as heirs.4,5

The will of Jane Iles, in which Mary Ann Barbara Berjew, Catherine Jane Iles Fooks, Charles Berjew Fooks, William Samuel Fooks, Rev. Samuel Berjew Fookes, James MacKenzie Fooks, Ann Williams MacKenzie and Jane Fooks were named as heirs was proved on 24 April 1829 at Dorset..4,5 James MacKenzie Fooks attested to the validity of Stephen John Eyles Fooks's will on 30 March 1831.6 He attested to the validity of Stephen John Eyles Fooks's will on 8 September 1832.6

James died on 13 April 1837 at Weymouth, Dorset, at age 20.7,1,3 His body was interred at All Saints on 19 April 1837 at the village of Wyke Regis near the town of Weymouth, Dorset.8

Citations

  1. [S806] Jane Fookes,"Extract from Jane Fookes' bible," Bible extract, vital dates , n.d.. Currently held by unknown repository, unknown repository address (for date).
  2. [S274] Grahame R. Fooks, The Fooks Family Records p.3 - place is assumed.
  3. [S274] Grahame R. Fooks, The Fooks Family Records p.4.
  4. [S781] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills Ancestry.com, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1754.
  5. [S561] Dorset Online Parish Clerks (http://www.opcdorset.org/) Cerne Abbas - Wills Extracts A - M (https://www.opcdorset.org/BradfordAbbas/…).
  6. [S781] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills Ancestry.com, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1809.
  7. [S1401] The Dorset County Chronicle, Dorchester, Dorset, England, 20th April 1837 p.4 (for place and date).
  8. [S561] Dorset Online Parish Clerks (http://www.opcdorset.org/) Wyke Regis - Burials for the Parish of Wyke Regis in the County of Dorset - 1826-1850 https://www.opcdorset.org/WykeRegisFiles/…
  9. [S356] GEDCOM file created by Lynda Creely, 21 March 2011.