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They were born in 1857 in Symonds Green and named after the Ebenezer Chapel ( Baptist Church ) in Albert Street, of which their father, Henry Fox, was a devout supporter. Their mother, Charlotte Fox, was a straw-plait worker and their father Farmed ten Acre s of land.

Despite their respectable background, the twins turned to a life of for each other. Despite this, they did spend time in Prison where they attracted the attention of Sir Edward Henry who used twins, including the Foxes, to prove that an individual could be identified by his Fingerprint s. Their crimes made local and national news.

Both twins ended their days in Chalkdell House, Hitchin . Ebenezer died in 1926 and Albert died in 1936 .

In 1953, the Twin Foxes Public House opened in the Bedwell area of Stevenage.


REFERENCE


  • Ashby, Margaret (1995) ''Stevenage Past''. Phillimore & Co Ltd. ISBN 0-85033-970-7