William Foster

1809 -

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• Name	William Foster
  Born	1 Mar 1809	Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [1]
  Christened	10 Apr 1809	St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [3]
  Age: 32y
  Address: Pope Lane, Penwortham, 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 8 184102 William Foster 1811 Lancashire England 30 Male gardener 9 184102 Margaret Foster 1811 Lancashire England 30 Female 10 184102 Thomas Foster 1835 Lancashire England 6 Male 11 184102 Andrew Foster 1836 Lancashire England 5 Male 12 184102 Jane Foster 1838 Lancashire England 3 Female 13 184102 Margaret Foster 1841 Lancashire England 3 Mo Female 14 184102 Margery Molyneux 1801 Lancashire England 40 Female cotton weaver  PRO Class:  HO107  Piece:  527  Folio:  5/46  Page:  5   Transcript ID is  dbid=8978&iid=LANHO107_526_527-0378
  Occupation	6 Jun 1841	Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [3]
  gardener
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [4]
  Age: 42y
  Address: Bank Top, Back Lane, Penwortham, 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 8 12 William Foster Head 1804 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 47 Male Married gardener 9 12 Margaret Foster Wife 1807 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 44 Female M gardener's wife 10 12 Thomas Foster Son 1835 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 16 Male Single ag lab 11 12 Andrew Foster Son 1836 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 15 Male Single power loom cotton weaver 12 12 Jane Foster Daughter 1834 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 17 Female Single scholar 13 12 Margaret Foster Daughter 1841 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 10 Female scholar 14 12 John Foster Son 1843 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 8 Male scholar 15 12 Margery Foster Daughter 1845 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 6 Female scholar 16 12 Ann Foster Daughter 1850 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 6 Mo Female 17 12 Ellen Foster Daughter 1850 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 6 Mo Female 18 12 Margery Mohamed Sister 1794 Farington, Lancashire, England 57 Female hand loom cotton weaver Surname Molyneux?  PRO Class:  HO107  Piece:  2264  Folio:  128  Page:  4   Transcript ID is  dbid=8860&iid=LANHO107_2264_2264-0232
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851	Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [4]
  gardener
  Age: 42y
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Preston, Lancashire, UK   [5]
  Age: 52y
  Address: Fylde Road No 87, Preston, 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 15 216 William Foster Head 1809 Penwortham Lancashire England 52 Male Married gardener 16 216 Margaret Foster Wife 1805 Penwortham Lancashire England 56 Female Married 17 216 Andrew Foster Son 1836 Penwortham Lancashire England 25 Male Single cotton weaver 18 216 Jane Foster Daughter 1839 Penwortham Lancashire England 22 Female Single cotton weaver 19 216 Margaret Foster Daughter 1841 Penwortham Lancashire England 20 Female Single cotton weaver 20 216 John Foster Son 1843 Penwortham Lancashire England 18 Male Single cotton weaver 21 216 Margery Foster Daughter 1845 Penwortham Lancashire England 16 Female Single cotton weaver 22 216 Ellen Foster Daughter 1850 Penwortham Lancashire England 11 Female Single cotton weaver  PRO Class:  RG09  Piece:  3132  Folio:  24  Page:  52   Transcript ID is  dbid=8767&iid=LANRG9_3129_3132-0582
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861	Preston, Lancashire, UK   [5]
  gardner
  Age: 52y
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Preston, Lancashire, UK   [1]
  Age: 62y
  Address: Fylde Road No 84, Preston, 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 17 180 William Foster Head 1809 Penwortham Lancashire England 62 Male Married gardener 18 180 Margaret Foster Wife 1806 Penwortham Lancashire England 65 Female Married Normally Peggy 19 180 Andrew Foster Son 1837 Penwortham Lancashire England 34 Male Single cotton weaver's overlooker 20 180 Jane Foster Daughter 1839 Penwortham Lancashire England 32 Female Single cotton weaver 21 180 Ellen Foster Daughter 1851 Penwortham Lancashire England 20 Female Single cotton weaver 22 180 John Foster Son 1843 Penwortham Lancashire England 28 Male Single gardener  PRO Class:  RG10  Piece:  4207  Folio:  77  Page:  35   Transcript ID is  dbid=7619&iid=LANRG10_4206_4208-0357
  Name	William Green
  Occupation	(1851-1871)	Preston, Lancashire, UK   [6, 7]
  Gardener
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871	Preston, Lancashire, UK   [1]
  gardener
  Age: 62y
  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. Roger Foster,   b. Bef 18 Aug 1811, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 27 Mar 1883, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  2. John Foster,   b. Bef 1 Sep 1817, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Bef 9 Sep 1817, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  Person ID	I259	Foster
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	Thomas Foster,   b. Bef 6 Jul 1766, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Bef 14 Jul 1823, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK  (Age < 57 years)
  Mother	Margaret (Peggy) Sharples,   b. 17 Dec 1782, Walton Le Dale, Preston, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 26 Oct 1837, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK  (Age 54 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1811	St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  	Witnesses to the marriage were James Foster, probably Thomas's brother, and William Godbert, who was clerk to the church. BOTP Banns Witnesses were James Foster, probably Tom's brother, and William Godber.
  		Thomas Foster marriage to Margaret Green, 1811 Thomas and Margaret (nee Sharples) were Dave's 3* great grandparents. They were both widowed. They married at St Mary Church, Penwortham, Nr Preston, Lancs, on 17 Jun 1811. The entry reads: "Thomas Foster and Margt. Green both this Parish were Married in this .... by Banns, the seventeenth day of June in the Year One Thousand eight Hundred... by William Ponsonby Officiating Minister in the Presence of Jas: Foster & Will: God[bert?]"
  Family ID	F90	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse	Peggy Moss,   b. 18 Dec 1805, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  Married	9 Aug 1834	St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  	This is an interesting marriage. William Green (aka Foster) and his younger brother Roger Foster married sisters Jenny and Margaret (Peggy) Moss respectively. The witnesses t o this marriage were William's brother Roger and Betty Moss , the sister of Margaret and Jenny. Perhaps William met Margaret at his brother's wedding, although this seems a little unlikely, since William and Margaret married only 3 mont hs after Roger and Jenny.
  Residence	1851	Back Lane, Bank Top, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [8]
  Residence	1861	Fylde Road, Preston, Lancashire, UK   [9]
  	Address: Fylde Road No 87, Preston, Lancashire, UK
  Residence	1871
  	180 Fylde Road, Preston
  Children	1. Thomas Foster,   b. Cal 1835, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK + 2. Andrew Foster,   b. Abt 1836, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Abt Sep 1921, Preston, Lancashire, UK  (Age ~ 85 years)   3. Jane Foster,   b. Abt 1838, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   4. Margaret Foster,   b. Abt 1840, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   5. John Foster,   b. Abt 1843, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   6. Margory Foster,   b. 1844, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   7. Ellen Foster,   b. Abt Sep 1850, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   8. Ann Foster,   b. Cal Sep 1850, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2010
  Family ID	F95	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Mar 1809 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Christened - 10 Apr 1809 - St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Married - 9 Aug 1834 - St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - Thomas Foster - Cal 1835 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - Andrew Foster - Abt 1836 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - Jane Foster - Abt 1838 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - Margaret Foster - Abt 1840 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 32y,Address: Pope Lane, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK - 6 Jun 1841 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Occupation - gardener - 6 Jun 1841 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - John Foster - Abt 1843 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - Margory Foster - 1844 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - Ellen Foster - Abt Sep 1850 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - Ann Foster - Cal Sep 1850 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Residence - 1851 - Back Lane, Bank Top, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 42y,Address: Bank Top, Back Lane, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK - 30 Mar 1851 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Occupation - gardener,Age: 42y - 30 Mar 1851 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Residence - Address: Fylde Road No 87, Preston, Lancashire, UK - 1861 - Fylde Road, Preston, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 52y,Address: Fylde Road No 87, Preston, Lancashire, UK - 7 Apr 1861 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Occupation - gardner,Age: 52y - 7 Apr 1861 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 62y,Address: Fylde Road No 84, Preston, Lancashire, UK - 2 Apr 1871 - Preston, Lancashire, UK Occupation - Gardener - (1851-1871) - Preston, Lancashire, UK Occupation - gardener,Age: 62y - 2 Apr 1871 - Preston, Lancashire, UK  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  William was christened William Green, because at the time of his birth his mother's name was Green. However, since his mother was a widow of 3 years standing, since she knew Thomas Foster and eventually married him (also widowed) 3 years later, and since he always used the name Foster, it seem s highly likely that he was in fact the son of Thomas Foster.

  
  

• Sources

  [S871] UK Census 1871 Preston, Lancashire, UK RG10-4207-77-35 (Head is William Foster.), (RG10-4207-77-35), RG10-4207-77-35, 2 Apr 1871. [S11] Bishop's Transcripts for St Mary, Penwortham. [S2203] Census 1841 Penwortham, Lancashire, UK HO10-527-5-46-5 (Head is William Foster.), (HO10-527-5-46-5). [S1018] UK Census 1851 Penwortham, Lancashire, UK HO107-2264-128-4 (Head is William Foster.), (HO107-2264-128-4), HO107-2264-128-4, 30 Mar 1851. [S211] UK Census 1861 Preston, Lancashire, UK RG09-3132-24-52 (Head is William Foster.), (RG09-3132-24-52), RG09-3132-24-52, 7 Apr 1861. [S14] Census 1861 - 8 Apr 1861, RG09 piece 3132, folio 24, p52. [S21] Census 1851 - 30 Mar 1851, HO107, piece 2264, folio 128, p4. [S21] Census 1851 - 30 Mar 1851, HO107, piece 2264, folio 128, p4 (Reliability: 4). [S14] Census 1861 - 8 Apr 1861, RG09 piece 3132, folio 24, p52 (Reliability: 4).