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Ellen (Nell) Foster 1872–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1872

Birth Location: Aspatria, Cumberland, England

Death Date: Mar 1939

Death Location: Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Father: Thomas Foster

Mother: Ann Murdock

Spouse(s): Thomas Thompson

Children(s): James Thompson, John Thompson, Sydney Thompson, Ernest Thompson, May Thompson, Thomas Thompson, Annie Thompson, Nannie Thomson

The story of Ellen (Nell) Foster began in 1872 in Aspatria, Cumberland, England. In 1881, Ellen (Nell) Foster resided in Aspatria, Cumberland, England. In 1891, Ellen (Nell) Foster resided in Aspatria, St Kentigern, Aspatria and Brayton, Cumb. Ellen (Nell) Foster married Thomas Thompson, and had children including Annie Maud Thompson, Ernest A Thompson, James Alexander Thompson, John William Jack Thompson, May B Thompson, Nannie Thomson, Sydney Norman Thompson, Thomas Thompson. Ellen (Nell) Foster passed away in 1939 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Ellen (Nell) Foster began in 1872 in Aspatria, Cumberland, England.
  • In 1881, Ellen (Nell) Foster resided in Aspatria, Cumberland, England.
  • In 1891, Ellen (Nell) Foster resided in Aspatria, St Kentigern, Aspatria and Brayton, Cumb.
  • Ellen (Nell) Foster married Thomas Thompson, and had children including Annie Maud Thompson, Ernest A Thompson, James Alexander Thompson, John William Jack Thompson, May B Thompson, Nannie Thomson, Sydney Norman Thompson, Thomas Thompson.
  • Ellen (Nell) Foster passed away in 1939 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ellen Foster's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Foster
1872–1939
Birth Place: Aspatria, Cumberland, England
Parents
Thomas Foster
1824–1888
Gilcrux, Cumberland, England
Ann Murdock
1826–
Aspatria, Cumberland
Grandparents
Thomas Forster
1777–1860
Wash, Stapleton, Cumberland, England
Mary Graham
1784–1856
of Stapleton, Cumberland, England
Hugh Murdock
1797–1886
Ireland
Anne Story
1797–1871
Aspatria, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
George Story
1760–1833
Elizabeth Penny
1763–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Story
1716–1755
Ann Peel
1721–1775
John Penny
1740–
Mary Jackson
1740–

Ellen Foster's Descendants

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Ellen ((Nell)) Foster (1872–Mar 1939) m. Thomas Thompson (16 Dec 1873–)
  1. 1. James (Alexander) Thompson 1897–1916
  2. 2. John (William (Jack)) Thompson 1904–1997
  3. 3. Sydney (Norman) Thompson 1906–1983
  4. 4. Ernest (A) Thompson 1909–1959
  5. 5. May (B) Thompson 1894–
  6. 6. Thomas Thompson 1903–1969
  7. 7. Annie (Maud) Thompson 1902–1951 m. Robert Wedgwood 1904–1974
    1. 1. Ruby (H) Wedgwood 1940–2022
  8. 8. Nannie Thomson 1900–

Ellen Foster's Timeline

6 Records

1872
1872
Birth of Ellen (Nell) Foster in Aspatria, Cumberland, England
Aspatria, Cumberland, England
1881
1881
Age 9
Ellen (Nell) Foster resided here in Aspatria, Cumberland, England
Aspatria, Cumberland, England
1891
1891
Age 19
Ellen (Nell) Foster resided here in Aspatria, St Kentigern, Aspatria and Brayton, Cumberland, England
Aspatria, St Kentigern, Aspatria and Brayton, Cumberland, England
1901
1901
Age 29
Ellen (Nell) Foster resided here in South Shields, Durham, England
South Shields, Durham, England
1911
1911
Age 39
Ellen (Nell) Foster resided here in Aspatria and Brayton, England
Aspatria and Brayton, England
1939
Mar 1939
Age 67
Death of Ellen (Nell) Foster in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England
Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Aspatria, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Aspatria, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Aspatria, St Kentigern, Aspatria and Brayton, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: South Shields, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4737; Folio: 16; Page: 23

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Aspatria and Brayton, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maryport
    Record Source: UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 1800923THO-THO

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1939
    Event Place: Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

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