Eva Foster

1910 - 2007  (96 years)

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• Name	Eva Foster
  Born	1 Jul 1910	Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa   [1]
  		Eva Foster birth 1910 Eva was born on 1 Jul 1910, in Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa.
  Gender	Female
  Died	23 Jun 2007	Norseland Nursing Home, Westby, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. William Foster,   b. 1908, Transvaal, South Africa
  2. Charlotte Foster,   b. Abt Sep 1912, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 1 Jan 1963, Durban, South Africa
  3. Ivy Foster,   b. 15 Jul 1916, Transvaal, South Africa ,   d. 1 Nov 1995, Waterval Boven, Eastern Transvaal, South Africa
  Person ID	I1997	Foster
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2009

  
  

  Father	John Foster,   b. Abt 1877, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 23 Jul 1943, Libertas Nursing Home, Van Der Merwe Street, Johannesburg, South Africa  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Yakles,   b. 21 Dec 1883, Kirkdale, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 21 Jan 1972, Durban, South Africa  (Age 88 years)
  Married	10 Feb 1908	Germiston, Johannesburg, South Africa   [3]
  	The marriage was by special licence. Witnesses were B A Mackay and (?) C H Blains. The following was written by Lynette Lombard/Curry, grandaughter of John and Charlotte: "My grandmother, Charlotte, talked about " 'ome" all her life. In fact she was very lonely when she arrived in the vast wide open spaces of the Transvaal as a young bride. I have travelled past some of these railway stations, and when I did so they were still just as isolated. Add to this the fact that the South African / Boer War ended in 1902, and she arrived shortly after this when animosity between the Boers and English was high. Also, the Boers spoke high Dutch so she must have missed having friends. She longed for her family ( also beach concerts in Liverpool, Lancashire, UK) so much, that the family returned " 'ome" when my mother was about 2 and her brother William a little older. John Foster apparently was asthmatic and suffered in Liverpool, Lancashire, UK's damp climate. It must have also have been a difficult time regarding employment and the rumours of war. John missed the dry climate of the Transvaal and the opportunities there, so he returned to SA while his wife remained behind for the birth of her 2nd daughter Charlotte. They returned with a companion to help on the voyage. Mom told me stories about the her time there - one, particularly memorable, being held over a barrel of hot tar to help her chest! She told of the deck chairs they had to take on board and the large fruitcake someone brought them for the jojourney. She never forgot that a sailor had bought colourful balls for Bill and for her. When he kicked his overboard, he said it was her ball that had landed in the ocean. When the sailor heard about this he said, "Never mind darling," and bought her a little doll! I also heard that John and Charlotte were married by proxy when he left for SA. I think she was brave to follow later on her own. Evidently he travelled to Durban to meet her and they were married in the Transvaal." [3]
  		John Foster marriage to Charlotte Yakels 1908 John Foster married Charlotte Yakels by proxy on 10 Feb 1908, in Germiston, Wittersrand, South Africa.
  Family ID	F562	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse	Henry Turnbull Curry,   b. 16 Jun 1907, Curry's Post, Natal, South Africa ,   d. 14 Apr 1987, Durban, South Africa  (Age 79 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1935	Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa   [1]
  		A wedding group: Eva Foster and Henry Curry, 14 Dec 1935. The wedding took place in Johannesburg, South Africa. The bride, Eva Foster, was Dave's first cousin once removed.
  Children	+ 1. L. Curry + 2. D. Curry
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2009
  Family ID	F566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Jul 1910 - Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa Married - 14 Dec 1935 - Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa Died - 23 Jun 2007 - Norseland Nursing Home, Westby, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Eva Foster, 1942 Eva Foster, 1942
  		John and Charlotte Foster, 1910 John and Charlotte are in front of their home in South Africa, with their children William and Eva.
  		Ivy and Eva Foster The sisters are Ivy on the left and Eva on the right.
  		John and Charlotte Foster with children and friends, 1921 This photo was taken in January 1921, at Volksrust, Transvaal, SA. John and Charlotte were on an English picnic with English friends. The faces are unrecognisable, but the 6 family members have a blue dot to mark them out.
  		Siblings Bill and Eva Foster, 1911 This photo of the young Bill and baby Eva was taken outside their house in Transvaal.
  		Henry Curry and his wife Eva (nee Foster) It looks like they are on a beach somewhere!
  		The Foster siblings, Eva, Ivy, Charlotte and Bill, 1942

  
  

• Sources

  [S61] Delwyn Hardie, Ancestry. [S15] DEATH CERTIFICATE. [S36] MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.