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Dorothy Margaret Foster 1921–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1921

Birth Location: India

Death Date: 8 Nov 2005

Death Location: Greenwich, London, England

Father: Joseph Venant

Mother: Violet Sheilds

Spouse(s): Reginald Foster

Children(s): Wendy Connoli, Charlene Foster, Peter Foster

Dorothy Margaret Foster was born in 1921 in India, the child of Joseph Venant And Violet Irene Rose Sheilds. In 1937, Dorothy Margaret Foster resided in London, England. In 1938, Dorothy Margaret Foster resided in Surrey, England. Dorothy Margaret Foster married Reginald Ronald Yates Foster, and had children including Charlene Foster, Pamela Foster, Peter D Foster, Wendy A Connoli. Dorothy Margaret Foster passed away in 2005 in Greenwich, London, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Margaret Foster was born in 1921 in India, the child of Joseph Venant And Violet Irene Rose Sheilds.
  • In 1937, Dorothy Margaret Foster resided in London, England.
  • In 1938, Dorothy Margaret Foster resided in Surrey, England.
  • Dorothy Margaret Foster married Reginald Ronald Yates Foster, and had children including Charlene Foster, Pamela Foster, Peter D Foster, Wendy A Connoli.
  • Dorothy Margaret Foster passed away in 2005 in Greenwich, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Foster's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Foster
1921–2005
Birth Place: India
Parents
Joseph Venant
1885–1941
Delhi, Delhi, India
Violet (Irene Rose) Sheilds
1897–
Jubrajpur, Orissa, India
Grandparents
J. (O.) Venant
1845–1904
Trichinopoly, Tamil Nadu, India
Margaret (Ann Jane) Mcpherson
1853–1897
Charles (Henry) Shields
1866–1929
Morar, Bengal, India
Ada (Florence) Hunt
1874–1951
Dum dum india
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Vennant
1806–1889
Anne Kentish
1811–1892
Alexander Mcpherson
1832–1897
Mary Gore
1835–1897
Henry Shields
1848–1926
Elizabeth Wood
1850–1924
William Hunt
1842–1895
Ada Reynolds
1851–1951
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Guislain Venant
1779–
Anne Theodora
1780–
Kentish
1786–
Donald Mcpherson
1807–1838
Margaret Peggy
1803–1883
John Gore
1804–1842
Mary Norman
1808–
Henry Shields
1809–1873
Elizabeth Adamson
1817–1867
John Wood
1814–1881
Mary Maccall
1822–
Josiah Hunt
1817–1888
Maria Winsbury
1821–1910
William Henry
1815–1886
Elizabeth Eliza
1814–1883

Dorothy Foster's Descendants

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Dorothy (Margaret) Foster (31 Mar 1921–8 Nov 2005) m. Reginald (Ronald Yates) Foster (9 Nov 1903–Feb 1996)
  1. 1. Wendy (A) Connoli 1943–1998
  2. 2. Charlene Foster 1947–1989
  3. 3. Peter (D) Foster 1939–2023 m. Rose Murphy 1938–2023

Dorothy Foster's Timeline

10 Records

1921
31 Mar 1921
Birth of Dorothy Margaret Foster in India
India
1937
1937
Age 16
Dorothy Margaret Foster resided here in London, England
London, England
1938
1938
Age 17
Dorothy Margaret Foster resided here in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1939
1939
Age 18
Dorothy Margaret Foster resided here in Balham and Tooting and Central, England
Balham and Tooting and Central, England
1940
1940
Age 19
Dorothy Margaret Foster resided here in Lewisham, London, S.E.13
Lewisham, London, S.E.13
1951
1951
Age 30
Dorothy Margaret Foster resided here in London, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
1956
9 Apr 1956
Age 35
Dorothy Margaret Foster resided here in London, Greater London, England
London, Greater London, England
2003
2003-2004
Age 82
Dorothy Margaret Foster resided here in Morden, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Morden, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
2005
28 Oct 2005
Age 84
Death of Dorothy Margaret Foster in Bexley, Kent, England
Bexley, Kent, England
2005
8 Nov 2005
Age 84
Burial of Dorothy Margaret Foster in Greenwich, London, England
Greenwich, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1921
    Event Place: India
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom
    [2] UK, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, Electoral Registers, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: Local Studies and Archives; London, England; Kensington and Chelsea Electoral Registers; Reference: RBKS1937

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Surrey, England, Electoral Registers, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Electoral Registers; Reference: CC802552
    [2] Bexley, Kent, England, Electoral Registers, 1734-1965, Bexley Local Studies & Archive Centre; Bexleyheath, Kent, England; Bexley Electoral Registers; Reference Number: Dart1938ii

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Balham and Tooting and Central, England
    Record Source: London, England, Electoral Registers, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lewisham, London, S.E.13
    Record Source: UK & Ireland, Nursing Registers, 1898-1968

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: British Phone Books, 1880-1984, BT Archives; London, England; British Phone Books 1880-1984

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1956
    Event Place: London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: England, Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, 1800's to Current, The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post; Publication Date: 9 Apr 1956; Publication Place: London, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2003-2004
    Event Place: Morden, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 2005
    Event Place: Bexley, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom
    [2] UK, Burial and Cremation Index, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Nov 2005
    Event Place: Greenwich, London, England
    Record Source: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

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