They were born in 1857 in
Symonds Green and named after the Ebenezer Chapel (
Baptist Church) on 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 of land. Despite their respectable background, the twins turned to a life of
crime. They made sure never to go poaching together, and often escaped their frequent encounters with the
constabulary by providing
alibis 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
fingerprints. Their crimes made national and international news. Both twins ended their days in Chalkdell House (the Poor Law Union workhouse) in
Hitchin. Ebenezer died on 2 October 1926, aged 68, and Albert died on 20 May 1937, aged 79. Both are buried in the churchyard of
St Nicholas' Church, Stevenage. == Legacy ==