John Foster^[1]

1905 - 1989  (84 years)

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• Name	John Foster
  Born	7 Feb 1905	Wavertree Vale, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [2]
  	Address: Wavertree Vale No 108, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  		John Foster birth 1905 John was born 7 Feb 1905, Lissant Street, Edge Hill, Liverpool
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [3]
  Age: 6y
  Address: Beaumont Street No 74, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 01 William Bruce Foster Head 1910 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 1 Male Married Carter 2 01 Emily Foster Wife 1871 Liverpool, Lancashire, England 40 Female Married 3 01 Letitia Frances Foster Daughter 1892 Liverpool, Lancashire, England 19 Female Single Dress Maker 4 01 William Bruce Foster Son 1894 Liverpool, Lancashire, England 17 Male Single Apprentice 5 01 Thomas Lewis Foster Son 1897 Liverpool, Lancashire, England 14 Male Office Boy 6 01 Roger Foster Son 1899 Liverpool, Lancashire, England 12 Male School 7 01 John Foster Son 1905 Liverpool, Lancashire, England 6 Male School 8 01 Elsie Foster Daughter 1908 Liverpool, Lancashire, England 3 Female 9 01 Sidney Foster Son 1910 Liverpool, Lancashire, England 1 Male  PRO Class:  RG14  Piece:  22272  ED:  Toxteth Park Central  SN:  127   Transcript ID is  dbid=2352&iid=rg14_22271_0253_03
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911	Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [3]
  scholar
  Age: 6y
  Occupation	22 Oct 1938	Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK
  shipwright
  Address: Camel Laird Shipyard, Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK
  Residence	22 Oct 1938	Lundy Street, Everton, Lancashire, UK
  	Address: Lundy Street No 30, Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Died	15 Apr 1989	Whiston General Hospital, Prescot, Lancashire, UK
  	Cause: Bronchopneumonia
  		John Foster death 1989 John Foster death, age 84, 15 April 1989, Whiston General Hospital, Merseyside.
  Buried	19 Apr 1989	Springfield Crematorium, Springwood Avenue, Woolton, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Siblings	8 siblings
  1. Letitia Frances Foster,   b. Bef 4 Oct 1891, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 21 Jan 1921, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  2. William Bruce Foster,   b. 26 Jan 1894, Edgeware Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 27 Nov 1979, Rathbone Hospital, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  3. Thomas Lewis Foster,   b. 6 May 1896, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Abt Mar 1935, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  4. Roger Foster,   b. 28 Sep 1898, Lissant Street No 50, Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 11 Apr 1918, Messines Ridge, Flanders, Belgium
  5. Emily Foster,   b. Abt Nov 1900, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Abt Dec 1901, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  6. James Edwin Foster,   b. 5 Sep 1902, Lissant Street No 50, Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Abt Mar 1905, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  7. Elsie Foster,   b. 13 Apr 1907, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 15 Jun 1992, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  8. Sidney Foster,   b. Abt Sep 1909, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Oct 1990, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Person ID	I102	Foster
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	William Bruce Foster,   b. 1 Dec 1869, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 30 Mar 1930, Knotty Ash, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Emily Hall,   b. 7 Jul 1870, Bewley Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 13 Nov 1923, Smithdown Road Hospital, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK  (Age 53 years)
  Married	17 May 1891	St Peter Church, Church Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [2]
  	Address: 50 Lissant Street, West Derby
  	Witnesses to the marriage were Thomas Foster, William's elder brother, and Mary Ellen Barrett.
  		William Bruce Foster marriage to Emily Hall 1891 William Bruce Foster married Emily Hall on 17 May 1891, at St Peter Church, Church Street, Liverpool.
  Residence	(Between 1898-1901)	Wavertree Vale, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  	Address: Wavertree Vale No 108, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Residence	1918	Beaumont Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  	Address: Beaumont Street No 74, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Residence	1923	Alt Street, Toxteth Park East, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  	Address: Alt Street No 5, Toxteth Park East, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Family ID	F41	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse	Minnie Louisa Ferguson,   b. 1 Feb 1914, Lloyd Street, Everton South, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 5 Feb 2007, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK  (Age 93 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1938	St Chrysostom Church, Queens Road, Everton, Lancashire, UK   [2]
  	Winesses to the marriage were Roger Foster, John's cousin, and Ellen Ferguson, Minnie's elder sister. Minnie was given away by her brother-in-law Will Foster, because her stepfather refused. John and Minnie started their married life in Lundie Street, Everton. Immediately after the birth of their 1st child David, they moved to a new house thay had bought at 82 Greystone Road, Stoneycroft. One of John's football idols, Billy Liddell, moved into a new house just round the corner after the war. In 1947, after living for 6 months with Minnie's sister Lily and her husband Harry in Longview Avenue, Huyton, the family moved into 48 Kremlin Drive, an old Victorian 3 storey house (plus basement) that had seen better days. There was a grid in the path leading up to the front door - when coal was delivered, this grid was removed so that the coal sacks could be emptied straight into the coal store in the basement. Because money was tight, the family took in lodgers, some of whom became and remained friends for many years. One of these was a German POW, Heinz Holzhauser, who remained in Liverpool, Lancashire, UK after the war. This remained the family home until 1982, when John and Minnie moved into smaller rented accommodation in Gregory Way Childwall, where they lived near John's brother Sid and his wife Eve, and near John's sister Elsie, who was recently widowed. They lived there until John's death in 1989.
  		John Foster and Minnie Ferguson marriage 1938 John Foster and Minnie Ferguson were married on 22 October 1938, at St Chrystostom Church, Queens Road, Everton, Liverpool.
  		John Foster and Minnie Ferguson small wedding group, 1938 This is a small group of close family members outside St Chrysostom Church, Everton, Liverpool, 22 Oct 1938.
  		A wedding group: John Foster and Minnie Ferguson, 22 Oct 1938 John and Minnie were Dave's parents. They married at St Chrysostom Church, Queens Road, Everton, Liverpool.
  Children	+ 1. David John Foster,   b. 19 Apr 1939, Smithdown R oad Hospital, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 30 Dec 2020, Milton Keynes University Hospital, BUCKS, UK  (Age 81 years) + 2. S.A. Foster
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2014
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Address: Wavertree Vale No 108, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - 7 Feb 1905 - Wavertree Vale, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 6y,Address: Beaumont Street No 74, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - 2 Apr 1911 - Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Occupation - scholar,Age: 6y - 2 Apr 1911 - Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Occupation - shipwright,Address: Camel Laird Shipyard, Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK - 22 Oct 1938 - Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK Residence - Address: Lundy Street No 30, Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - 22 Oct 1938 - Lundy Street, Everton, Lancashire, UK Married - 22 Oct 1938 - St Chrysostom Church, Queens Road, Everton, Lancashire, UK Died - Cause: Bronchopneumonia - 15 Apr 1989 - Whiston General Hospital, Prescot, Lancashire, UK Buried - 19 Apr 1989 - Springfield Crematorium, Springwood Avenue, Woolton, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		John Foster,c1949 John Foster,c1949, dressed immaculately, on holiday!
  		John Foster, c1923 This looks like a studio photo, so perhaps was taken to celebrate John's 18th birthday, but perhaps it was earlier.
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  		Family group: John Foster's family at the caravan, c1956 The family had a caravan at Gronant near Prestatyn in North Wales. This was obviously a weekend when Minnie's family arrived on a visit.
  		Family group: just Fosters, 1946 The families of John, Will and Sid Foster, on holiday in North Wales (it was always North Wales!) c1946. The photo must have been taken by Sid.
  		Family group: John Foster and his boys, c1950 This photo shows off the car that John won on the football pools in 1946. We were one of the first families in the road to own a car. Almost certainly taken by Mum and almost certainly in North Wales. Note the damaged rear end. Dad never did pass a driving test.
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  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		The Foster and Westhead families on a men-only weekend, c1962. This was taken outside the only pub in Llannefyd, the Hawk & Buckle.
  		Sid Foster and Eveline Griffiths wedding group, 1936 Sid and Eve married in Jun 1936. This photo shows bride and groom on the left, followed by Eve's sister Belle and Sid's brother John.

  
  

• Notes

  John was born on 7 Feb 1905 at home in Lissart Street, on the Western side of the West Derby district in Liverpool, Lancashire, UK. At the age of 13, he nearly died from pneumonia, and although he recovered he was left with a very weak chest all his life. John left Chatsworth Steet School about 17 Apr 1919. His school reference, written by the headmaster (G Carmichael?), states: "John Foster, Standard Seven, is a boy of very good character and intelligence. I can recommend him with confidence, as I always found him to be honest, obedient, xxxxx and clean. He should prove a trustworthy and conscientious employee, as he is bright, active and a boy who has constantly shown a steady and pleasing character." He worked all his life as a joiner. At the outbreak of WWII, he was working at Camel Lairds shipyard in Birkenhead - an occupation that protected him from being called up . He should have been exempt anyway, because of the chest condition his pneumonia left him with. BUT - he enlisted! He served in the Royal Engineers, until invalided out in 1945. In 1944 he was crew on one of the barges that switched the troops from the ships to the Normandy beaches during the D-Day landings. He spent some time at Arromanches in France after this. His medical discharge notes from the army described him as having only a short time to live. He lived another 44 years. But he did suffer from tuberculosis, and spent 18 months in a sanatorium near Frodsham in Cheshire, UK recovering. Subsequently he resumed work, but his chest was so bad that he could no longer work the long hours that joinery on a building site entailed - so he worked as a joiner for Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Council. John was a lifelong Liverpool, Lancashire, UK FC supporter. Before the war, he and his elder brother Willie travelled a lot to away matches. He loved talking to supporters of the opposition in the pub before matches, and he was appalled later when inter-club rivalries became more bitter and violent. During the later years of his life, he became a seaon ticket holder at the club, and went to most matches, but towards the end of his life he was disappointed that so may matches were played in the evenings, because his chest condition prevented his going to evening games. John died early in the morning of 15 April 1989, just hours before 97 Liverpool, Lancashire, UK supporters were killed at the FA Cup semi final against Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UKshire, UK Forest at Hillsborough stadium, Sheffield. John's favourite expression was "Dog bite me!" What did it mean?

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Parish Records. [S4] CRI. [S284] UK Census 1911 Liverpool, Lancashire, UK RG14PN22271 RG78PN1316 RD454 SD3 ED20 SN127 (Head is Wm Bruce Foster.), (RG14PN22271 RG78PN1316 RD454 SD3 ED20 SN127), RG14PN22271 RG78PN1316 RD454 SD3 ED20 SN127, 2 Apr 1911.