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James Foster 1799–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1799

Birth Location: Inch, Wigton or Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Jan 1878

Death Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: James FOSTER

Mother: Rosa McWilliams

Spouse(s): Margaret Mcdowall

Children(s): Anthony Foster, Thomas Foster, Alexand Foster, Archibald Foster, Isabella Foster, James Foster, Anne Foster, Peter Foster, Jesse Foster

James Foster was born in 1799 in Inch, Wigton or Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of James Foster And Rosa Mcwilliams. In 1851, James Foster resided in Girvan, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. James Foster married Margaret Mcdowall, and had children including Alexand Caruth Foster, Anne Steven Foster, Anthony Foster, Archibald Foster, Isabella Foster, James Mcwilliam Foster, Jesse Foster, Peter Foster, Thomas Foster. James Foster passed away in 1878 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Foster was born in 1799 in Inch, Wigton or Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of James Foster And Rosa Mcwilliams.
  • In 1851, James Foster resided in Girvan, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • James Foster married Margaret Mcdowall, and had children including Alexand Caruth Foster, Anne Steven Foster, Anthony Foster, Archibald Foster, Isabella Foster, James Mcwilliam Foster, Jesse Foster, Peter Foster, Thomas Foster.
  • James Foster passed away in 1878 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James FOSTER
1761–
Birth Location: Scotland
JF
Rosa McWilliams
1770–
Birth Location: Scotland
RM

Spouses(s)

Margaret Mcdowall
1801–1874
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
MM

Children(s)

Anthony Foster
1821–1865
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
AF
Thomas Foster
1832–
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
TF
Alexand Foster
1844–
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
AF
Archibald Foster
1847–1928
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
AF
Isabella Foster
1829–1903
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
IF
James Foster
1824–
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
JF
Anne Foster
1841–
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
AF
Peter Foster
1835–
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
PF
Jesse Foster
1838–
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
JF

James Foster's Ancestors

Self
James Foster
1799–1878
Birth Place: Inch, Wigton or Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
James FOSTER
1761–
Scotland
Rosa McWilliams
1770–
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Foster's Descendants

1.
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James Foster (abt 1799–4 Jan 1878) m. Margaret Mcdowall (13 Jun 1801–1 Sep 1874)
  1. 1. Anthony Foster 1821–1865
  2. 2. Thomas Foster 1832–
  3. 3. Alexand (Caruth) Foster 1844–
  4. 4. Archibald Foster 1847–1928
  5. 5. Isabella Foster 1829–1903
  6. 6. James (Mcwilliam) Foster 1824–
  7. 7. Anne (Steven) Foster 1841–
  8. 8. Peter Foster 1835–
  9. 9. Jesse Foster 1838–

James Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1799
abt 1799
Birth of James Foster in Inch, Wigton or Ayrshire, Scotland
Inch, Wigton or Ayrshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 52
James Foster resided here in Girvan, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Girvan, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
1878
4 Jan 1878
Age 79
Death of James Foster in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1799
    Event Place: Inch, Wigton or Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Girvan, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Girvan; ED: 8; Page: 14; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_132; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
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