Guild of One-Name Studies
One-name studies, Genealogy
Study: Fosker
Variants: Foscue, Foskew, Foskue, Fosque
Category: 2 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is well under way, but currently in some countries only.
Website: www.fosker.org.uk
DNA website: www.familytreedna.com/public/fosker
Contact: Mr John Hanson
The Fosker study started back in the mid 1980s when I was trying to unravel my maternal great, great Grandmother Phoebe FOSKUEs family.
This soon progressed to a one-name study and I joined the Guild back in 1994.
The main variants of the name are FOSCUE, FOSKUE, FOSQUE and FOSKEW.
During WW1 some families changed their name to Foster and these are traced where known.
A FOSKER DNA project has been set up with Family Tree DNA.
Males bearing the name FOSKER, and the derivatives, are invited to join the project by donating a sample of their DNA.
Details of the project can be found at FOSKER DNA Project.