| ![Show Contents]() Fozard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Fozard is derived from an ancient word meaning "fox on a hillside." Fa’side Castle, sometimes known as Fawside, Falside, Ffauside, Fauxside, or Fawsyde, is a 14th century Keep located in East Lothian, approximately 2 miles southwest of Tranent, and two miles southeast of Musselburgh. The castle dates to 1189, when the monks of Newbattle Abbey granted land to Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester to build the castle on the site. Today the privately held castle still stands and includes a Bed and Breakfast for the weary traveler. Early Origins of the Fozard familyThe surname Fozard was first found in East Lothian, at Fawsyde where one of the first records of the name was Aedmundus de Fayeside who witnessed the grant of Tranent church to Holyrood Abbey be Thos filius Swani (c. 1150.) More than a century later, Alan de Fausyde witnessed a grant by Peter de Grame to the Hospital of Soltre before 1238. Early History of the Fozard familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fozard research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1238, 1296, 1332, 1398, 1548, 1553, 1583, 1630, 1789, 1824, 1840, 1845 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Fozard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fozard Spelling VariationsThe name, Fozard, occurred in many references, and from time to time, it was spelt Fawcett, Fawsyde, Faucett, Fallcett, Fawcitt, Faucitt, Fawside and many more. Early Notables of the Fozard familyNotable amongst the family name during their early history was Edward Forsett (1553?-1630?), English political writer who obtained from Elizabeth in 1583 a twenty-one years' lease of the manor of Tyburn, Middlesex, at the annual rent of 16l. 11s. 8d. "As a justice of peace he showed himself very active in the examination of those concerned in the Gunpowder plot, and he occasionally took charge of the Tower during the absence of the lieutenant, Sir William Waad. " 1John Fawcett, born at Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, in 1789, was originally a shoemaker, but abandoned that calling to follow the profession of music in...
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Some of the Fozard family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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The New World beckoned settlers from the Scottish-English borders. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Among the early settlers bearing the Fozard surname who came to North America were:
Fozard Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Harry Fozard, aged 43, who landed in America from Liverpool, in 1904
- Rachael Fozard, aged 41, who settled in America from Liverpool, in 1904
- William H Fozard, aged 31, who landed in America from Hamilton, Bermuda, in 1908
- Benjaman Fozard, aged 60, who landed in America from Batley, England, in 1915
- William Fozard, aged 46, who immigrated to the United States from Hamilton, Bermuda, in 1917
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Fozard (post 1700) | + |
- Professor John William Fozard OBE FRS (1928-1996), British aeronautical engineer who helped to design the Hawker Siddeley Harrier
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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