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Mary Brigid FOSTER 1861 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1861

Birth Location: Allynbrook, Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 29 Jul 1935

Death Location: Wingham, Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia

Father: William Foster

Mother: Eliza Doorly

Spouse(s): Henry EDWARDS

Children(s): Pearl Bell, Amy Cox, Percy Edwards, Albert Edwards, Lial Edwards, Ernest Edwards, Austin Edwards, Ettie Tortsan, Laurel Healey, Edna Barlin, Cecil Edwards

The story of Mary Brigid FOSTER began in 1861 in Allynbrook, Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia. Mary Brigid FOSTER married Henry Albert (Harry) EDWARDS, and had children including Pearl Evelyn Mary Bell, Amy Margaret Cox, Percy Edwards, Albert Henry Edwards, Lial Edgar Edwards, Ernest Foster Edwards, Austin William Edwards, Ettie Maud Tortsan, Laurel Emily Healey, Edna Jean Barlin, Cecil Sinclair Edwards. Mary Brigid FOSTER passed away in 1935 in Wingham, Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Brigid FOSTER began in 1861 in Allynbrook, Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Mary Brigid FOSTER married Henry Albert (Harry) EDWARDS, and had children including Pearl Evelyn Mary Bell, Amy Margaret Cox, Percy Edwards, Albert Henry Edwards, Lial Edgar Edwards, Ernest Foster Edwards, Austin William Edwards, Ettie Maud Tortsan, Laurel Emily Healey, Edna Jean Barlin, Cecil Sinclair Edwards.
  • Mary Brigid FOSTER passed away in 1935 in Wingham, Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary FOSTER's Ancestors

Self
Mary FOSTER
1861 – 1935
Birth Place: Allynbrook, Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
William Randell Foster
1836 – 1916
Glennies Creek, New South Wales, Australia
Eliza (Jane) Doorly
1837 – 1898
Cloghan, Kings County, Ireland
Grandparents
William (Foster) (Convict)
1797 – 1847
High Cross, Hertfordshire, England
Mary (Putnam Tottenham (Tottingham) )
1796 – 1840
Braughing, Hertfordshire, England
John Doorly
1790 – 1849
Cloghan, Kings County, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Tottingham
1763 – 1838
Elizabeth Pottril
1768 – 1804
Pat Doorley
Bridget
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tottingham
1722 – 1766
Sarah Walls
1725 – 1765
Collin Pottril
1747 – 1780
Mary Pigg
1746 – 1780

Mary FOSTER's Descendants

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Mary (Brigid) FOSTER (8 Jun 1861 – 29 Jul 1935) m. Henry (Albert (Harry)) EDWARDS (17 Apr 1858 – 16 Nov 1931)
  1. 1. Pearl (Evelyn Mary) Bell (3 August 1883 – 26 August 1925)
  2. 2. Amy (Margaret) Cox (1885 – 30 June 1980)
  3. 3. Percy Edwards (8 February 1887 – 21 December 1894)
  4. 4. Albert (Henry) Edwards (8 February 1887 – 11 January 1955)
  5. 5. Lial (Edgar) Edwards (8 May 1888 – 16 September 1980)
  6. 6. Ernest (Foster) Edwards (15 June 1890 – 18 December 1988)
  7. 7. Austin (William) Edwards (10 Oct 1892 – 1981) m. Mona (Lenore) Bartlet (6 Nov 1904 – 27 Jul 1950)
    1. 1. Valmai (Lenore) Edwards (8 September 1925 – 20 November 1984)
    2. 2. Raymond (Mark) Edwards (6 Jun 1928 – 29 June 1976) m. Marguerite (Helen) Elrick (5 May 1924 – )
      1. 1. Mavis (Lenore) Edwards (1959 – ) m. Eric (James) Maloney (1953 – 2011)
        1. 1. Joanne Maloney (19 Aug 1978 – )
        2. 2. Michelle Maloney (2 Jul 1980 – )
    3. 3. John Edwards
    4. 4. Les Edwards
  8. 8. Ettie (Maud) Tortsan (17 August 1895 – 22 March 1989)
  9. 9. Laurel (Emily) Healey (4 May 1899 – 24 July 1988)
  10. 10. Edna (Jean) Barlin (17 February 1902 – 29 January 2003)
  11. 11. Cecil (Sinclair) Edwards (24 April 1906 – 20 February 1946)

Mary FOSTER's Timeline

2 Records

1861
8 Jun 1861
Birth of Mary Brigid FOSTER in Allynbrook, Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Allynbrook, Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia
1935
29 Jul 1935
Age 74
Death of Mary Brigid FOSTER in Wingham, Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia
Wingham, Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1861
    Event Place: Allynbrook, Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1935
    Event Place: Wingham, Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wingham, Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current

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