John Foster^[1]

1842 - 1901  (59 years)

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• Name	John Foster
  Born	11 Oct 1842	Howick, Lancashire, UK
  		John Foster birth 1842 John was born on 11 Oct 1842, Howick, Penwortham, Lancs
  Christened	20 Nov 1842	St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  Gender	Male
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [2]
  Age: 9y
  Address: Liverpool Road, 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 20 38 Roger Foster Head 1812 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 39 Male Married gardener 1 38 Jane Foster Wife 1813 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 38 Female Married hand loom cotton weaver 2 38 Margaret Foster Daughter 1836 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 15 Female Single hand loom cotton weaver 3 38 Thomas Foster Son 1838 Preston, Lancashire, England 13 Male scholar 4 38 Jane Foster Daughter 1840 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 11 Female scholar 5 38 John Foster Son 1842 Howick, Lancashire, England 9 Male scholar 6 38 James Foster Son 1844 Penwortham, Lancashire, England 7 Male scholar  PRO Class:  HO107  Piece:  2264  Folio:  132  Page:  12   Transcript ID is  dbid=8860&iid=LANHO107_2264_2264-0240
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851	Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [2]
  scholar
  Age: 9y
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [3]
  Age: 18y
  Address: Highway Road Side, 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 24 8 Roger Foster Head 1812 49 Male Married coachman (domestic) 1 8 Jane Foster Wife 1812 Penwortham Lancashire England 49 Female Married house duties 2 8 Thos Foster Son 1838 Preston Lancashire England 23 Male Single blacksmith 3 8 Jane Foster Daughter 1841 Penwortham Lancashire England 20 Female Single power loom cotton weaver 4 8 John Foster Son 1843 Howick Lancashire England 18 Male Single power loom cotton weaver 5 8 James Foster Son 1845 Penwortham Lancashire England 16 Male Single blacksmith  PRO Class:  RG09  Piece:  3124  Folio:  5  Page:  3   Transcript ID is  dbid=8767&iid=LANRG9_3122_3125-0372
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861	Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [3]
  power loom cotton weaver
  Age: 18y
  Occupation	1 Jan 1867
  Police Officer
  Residence	23 Oct 1867	Police Station, Old Swan, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [4]
  Occupation	1 Dec 1869
  Labourer For Oil Merchant
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [5]
  Age: 28y
  Address: Sutton Street No 60, 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 21 222 John Foster Head 1843 Preston Lancashire England 28 Male Married porter 22 222 Leticia Foster Wife 1850 West Derby 21 Female Married 23 222 Thos Foster Son 1868 West Derby 3 Male 1 222 Wm Foster Son 1870 Preston 1 Male 2 222 Wm Sterret Father-in-law 1813 Preston Monaghan Ireland 58 Male Widowed contractor 3 222 Mary Sterret Daughter 1853 West Derby 18 Female Single 4 222 Fanny A Sterret Daughter 1856 West Derby 15 Female Single Sidney! 5 222 Jones B Sterret Son 1858 West Derby 13 Male Jon =Jonathan  PRO Class:  RG10  Piece:  3848  Folio:  24  Page:  47   Transcript ID is  dbid=7619&iid=LANRG10_3847_3848-0364
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871	Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [5]
  porter
  Age: 28y
  Occupation	3 Nov 1875  [6]
  railway porter
  Residence	3 Nov 1875	Eastwood Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [6]
  	Address: Eastwood Street No 10, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Occupation	Between 1881 and 1891
  Carter
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [7]
  Age: 38y
  Address: Elch Street No 14, 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 5 188101 John Foster Head 1843 Preston 38 Male Married Van Driver 6 188101 Letitia Foster Wife 1850 West Derby 31 Female Married 7 188101 Thos. Foster Son 1868 West Derby 13 Male Scholar 8 188101 William B. Foster Son 1870 Penwortham Boston 11 Male Scholar 9 188101 Letitia B. Foster Daughter 1872 West Derby 9 Female Scholar 10 188101 Roger Foster Son 1874 West Derby 7 Male Scholar 11 188101 James Foster Son 1876 West Derby 5 Male Scholar 12 188101 John Foster Son 1878 West Derby 3 Male Scholar  PRO Class:  RG11  Piece:  3708  Folio:  36  Page:  7   Transcript ID is  dbid=7572&iid=LANRG11_3708_3712-0032
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [8]
  van driver
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [9]
  Age: 49y
  Address: Harbord Street No 10, 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 12 98 John Foster Head 1842 Penwortham 49 Male Married carter 13 98 Letitia Foster Wife 1850 West Derby 41 Female Married 14 98 Wm B Foster Son 1870 Penwortham 21 Male Single carter 15 98 Letitia B Foster Daughter 1872 West Derby 19 Female Single domestic servant 16 98 Roger Foster Son 1872 West Derby 19 Male bottler 17 98 Jas E Foster Son 1876 West Derby 15 Male cart lad 18 98 Sidney Foster Son 1882 West Derby 9 Male scholar 19 98 Albert E Foster Son 1884 West Derby 7 Male scholar 20 98 Septimus Foster Son 1889 West Derby 2 Male 21 98 John Foster Son 1878 West Derby 13 Male cart lad  PRO Class:  RG12  Piece:  2994  Folio:  114  Page:  15   Transcript ID is  dbid=6598&iid=LANRG12_2993_2995-0289
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [9]
  Carter
  Age: 49y
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [10]
  Age: 58y
  Address: Eastwood Street No 47, Edge Hill, 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 21 199 John Foster Head 1843 Penwortham; Preston Lancashire Engla 58 Male Married retired carter 22 199 Letticia Foster Wife 1850 Liverpool Lancashire England 51 Female Married 23 199 Roger Foster Son 1874 Liverpool Lancashire England 27 Male Single porter at music warehouse 24 199 John Foster Son 1878 Liverpool Lancashire England 23 Male Single railway porter and brakesman 25 199 Sidney Foster Son 1882 Liverpool Lancashire England 19 Male Single confectionary carter 26 199 Albert E Foster Son 1884 Liverpool Lancashire England 17 Male Single railway engine cleaner  PRO Class:  RG13  Piece:  3490  Folio:  171  Page:  30   Transcript ID is  dbid=7814&iid=LANRG13_3488_3490-1019
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [10]
  retired carter
  Age: 58y
  Died	9 Dec 1901	Ash Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [11, 12]
  	Cause: heart disease
  	Address: Ash Street No 6, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  		John Foster death 1901 John Foster died age 59 on 9 Dec 1901, in Ash Street, West Derby, Liverpool. Cause of death was heart disease.
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Margaret Foster,   b. Cal 1836, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 10 Jul 1851
  2. William Foster,   b. Abt 1837, Preston, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Aft 8 Apr 1861
  3. Thomas Foster,   b. 1838, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 10 Nov 1866
  4. Jane Foster,   b. 1840, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 28 Oct 1922
  5. Ellen Foster,   b. Bef 20 Dec 1840, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  6. James Foster,   b. Bef 17 Nov 1844, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  7. Anne Foster,   b. Bef 9 Oct 1853, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  Person ID	I72	Foster
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	Roger Foster,   b. Bef 18 Aug 1811, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 27 Mar 1883, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK  (Age > 71 years)
  Mother	Jenny Moss,   b. Bef 15 Mar 1812, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 1 Nov 1870, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK  (Age > 58 years)
  Married	5 May 1835	St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [13]
  	This is an interesting marriage. William Green (aka Foster) and his younger brother Roger Foster married sisters Jenny and Margaret (Peggy) Moss respectively, in the same year. Perhaps William met Margaret at his brother's wedding, a lthough this seems a little unlikely, since William and Margaret married only 3 months after Roger and Jenny. The witnesses to the marriage of Roger Foster and Jenny Moss were Thomas Moss and Ellen Foster. Thomas was probably enny's elder brother who was 9 years older than Jenny. Roger had three cousins named Ellen, two of them unmarried. One of these was the daughter of Roger's uncle James, one the daughter of his uncle Roger. The witness was presumably one of these. Nether bride nor groom nor either witness could sign their name.
  		Roger Foster marriage to Jenny Moss 1835 Roger Foster married Jenny Moss on 5? May 1835, at St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancs.
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse	Letitia Stirret,   b. 2 Oct 1848, Green Lane, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 17 Oct 1903, Ryder Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK  (Age 55 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1867	St James Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [14]
  	Witnesses to the marriage were Mary Jane Stirret (Letitia's younger sister), D Allott, T Glean.
  		John Foster marriage to Letitia Stirret - 1867 John Foster married Letitia Stirret on 10 Jan 1867, at St James Church, Mill Lane, West Derby village, Liverpool.
  Residence	1871	Sutton Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [15]
  	living with father in law William Stirret?
  	Address: Sutton Street No 60, Off Green Lane, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Residence	1881	Elcho Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  	Address: Elcho Street No 14, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Residence	10 May 1891	Gill Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Residence	1901	Eastwood Street, Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  	Address: Eastwood Street No 47, Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Residence	Dec 1901	Ash Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [11]
  	Address: Ash Street No 6, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Residence	Oct 1903	Ryder Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [11]
  	Address: Ryder Street No 18, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Foster,   b. 8 Oct 1867, Police Station, Old Swan, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Abt Dec 1932, Salford, Lancashire, UK  (Age 65 years) + 2. William Bruce Foster,   b. 1 Dec 1869, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 30 Mar 1930, Knotty Ash, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK  (Age 60 years) + 3. Letitia Bruce Foster,   b. 25 Jan 1872, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 27 Apr 1926, Shenstone Street No 8, Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK  (Age 54 years) + 4. Roger Foster,   b. Abt Jun 1874, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 8 Oct 1935, Church Road, Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK  (Age ~ 61 years)   5. James Edwin Foster,   b. 3 Nov 1875, Eastwood Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK + 6. 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) + 7. Sidney Foster,   b. 27 Jul 1881, Elcho Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 6 May 1917, Royal Liverpool Infirmary, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK  (Age 35 years) + 8. Albert Edward Foster,   b. Abt Sep 1883, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Abt Dec 1949, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK  (Age ~ 66 years)   9. George Septimus Foster,   b. Bef 21 Apr 1889, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Abt Jun 1891, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK  (Age > 2 years)
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2010
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Oct 1842 - Howick, Lancashire, UK Christened - 20 Nov 1842 - St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 9y,Address: Liverpool Road, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK - 30 Mar 1851 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Occupation - scholar,Age: 9y - 30 Mar 1851 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 18y,Address: Highway Road Side, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK - 7 Apr 1861 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Occupation - power loom cotton weaver,Age: 18y - 7 Apr 1861 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Married - 10 Jan 1867 - St James Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Child - Thomas Foster - 8 Oct 1867 - Police Station, Old Swan, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Residence - 23 Oct 1867 - Police Station, Old Swan, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Child - William Bruce Foster - 1 Dec 1869 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Residence - living with father in law William Stirret?,Address: Sutton Street No 60, Off Green Lane, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - 1871 - Sutton Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 28y,Address: Sutton Street No 60, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - 2 Apr 1871 - Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Occupation - porter,Age: 28y - 2 Apr 1871 - Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Child - Letitia Bruce Foster - 25 Jan 1872 - Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Child - Roger Foster - Abt Jun 1874 - Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Residence - Address: Eastwood Street No 10, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - 3 Nov 1875 - Eastwood Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Child - James Edwin Foster - 3 Nov 1875 - Eastwood Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Child - John Foster - Abt 1877 - Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Residence - Address: Elcho Street No 14, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - 1881 - Elcho Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 38y,Address: Elch Street No 14, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - 3 Apr 1881 - Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Occupation - van driver - 3 Apr 1881 - Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Child - Sidney Foster - 27 Jul 1881 - Elcho Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Child - Albert Edward Foster - Abt Sep 1883 - Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Child - George Septimus Foster - Bef 21 Apr 1889 - Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 49y,Address: Harbord Street No 10, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - 5 Apr 1891 - Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Occupation - Carter,Age: 49y - 5 Apr 1891 - Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Residence - 10 May 1891 - Gill Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Residence - Address: Eastwood Street No 47, Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - 1901 - Eastwood Street, Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 58y,Address: Eastwood Street No 47, Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - 31 Mar 1901 - Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Occupation - retired carter,Age: 58y - 31 Mar 1901 - Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Residence - Address: Ash Street No 6, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - Dec 1901 - Ash Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Died - Cause: heart disease,Address: Ash Street No 6, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - 9 Dec 1901 - Ash Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Residence - Address: Ryder Street No 18, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - Oct 1903 - Ryder Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  John's Police Service Record was obtained from the Preston Record Office. It seems somewhat mixed! John joined the Lanashire Constabulary on 14 Nov 1863, at the age of 21. He had previously been a power loom operator. His last employer was Captain Wilson (?) in Preston. His height was 5' 8". He had a fresh complexion, brown hair and grey eyes. His Police Warrant Number was 4216. His first posting was to Manchester, Lancashire, UK. He subsequently (no date is given) moved to Kirkdale in Liverpool, Lancashire, UK. On 1 Mar 1865, he was promoted to 2nd class. One year later to the day, he was promoted to 1st class. This seems to have been the high point of his police career. On 6 Dec 1866, he was given permission to marry Letitia Stirret of Green Lane, Stanley, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK. The marriage took place on 1 Jan 1867, at St James Church in Mill Lane, West Derby, between West Derby Village and what is now Queens Drive. His police career seems to have gone downhill following his marriage. On 17 Apr 1868, he was reduced to 2nd class following a reprimand (no reason given). In 1869, matters came to a head. On 24 July, he was reduced to 3rd class (no reason given), but he had probably already given in his notice, because on 15 Jul 1869, Superintendent Martin writes the following comment on his record: "I have long considered him of very little use and therefore cannot recommend him for re-appointment." John left the police service on 13 Aug 1869. His reason was that he wished to reside near his parents (in Penwortham). This may have been because his mother Jenny was ill. She died of cancer in Nov 1870, after 13 months illness, but perhaps she was already unwell before the diagnosis. During their stay in Penwortham (in Dec 1870), John and Letitia had their 2nd son William, the only child not born in Liverpool, Lancashire, UK. By the following April, they were back in Liverpool, Lancashire, UK.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Parish Records. [S1017] UK Census 1851 Penwortham, Lancashire, UK HO107-2264-131-11+132-12 (Head is Roger Foster.), (HO107-2264-131-11+132-12), HO107-2264-131-11+132-12, 30 Mar 1851. [S248] UK Census 1861 Penwortham, Lancashire, UK RG09-3124-4-2 (Head is Roger Foster.), (RG09-3124-4-2), RG09-3124-4-2, 7 Apr 1861. [S7] BIRTH CERTIFICATE, from the birth certificate of his eldest son Thomas. [S1101] UK Census 1871 Liverpool, Lancashire, UK RG10-3848-24-47, 48 (Head is John Foster.), (RG10-3848-24-47, 48), RG10-3848-24-47, 48, 2 Apr 1871. [S7] BIRTH CERTIFICATE, from the birth certificate of his son James. [S1979] Census 1881 West Derby, Liverpoo RG11-3708-36-7 (Head is John Foster.), (RG11-3708-36-7), RG11-3708-36-7. [S1979] Census 1881 West Derby, Liverpoo RG11-3708-36-7 (Head is John Foster.), (RG11-3708-36-7). [S522] UK Census 1891 Liverpool, Lancashire, UK RG12-2994-114-15 (Head is John Foster.), (RG12-2994-114-15), RG12-2994-114-15, 5 Apr 1891. [S378] UK Census 1901 Edge Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK RG13-3490-171-30 (Head is John Foster.), (RG13-3490-171-30), RG13-3490-171-30, 31 Mar 1901. [S15] DEATH CERTIFICATE. [S4] CRI, West Derby, Dec 1901, Age 59, vol 8B, P383. [S2] Parish Records, Penwortham Bishops Transcripts, Film DRB 2/161-162 in Preston Record Office (Reliability: 3). [S4] CRI. [S10] Census 1871 - 2 Apr 1871, RG10, piece 3848, folio 24, p47. (Reliability: 4).