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William Randell Foster 1836 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1836

Birth Location: Glennies Creek, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 1 Nov 1916

Death Location: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia

Father: William (Convict)

Mother: Mary )

Spouse(s): Eliza Doorly

Children(s): William Foster, Mary FOSTER

The story of William Randell Foster began in 1836 in Glennies Creek, New South Wales, Australia. William Randell Foster married Eliza Jane Doorly, and had children including William Foster, Mary Brigid FOSTER. William Randell Foster passed away in 1916 in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Randell Foster began in 1836 in Glennies Creek, New South Wales, Australia.
  • William Randell Foster married Eliza Jane Doorly, and had children including William Foster, Mary Brigid FOSTER.
  • William Randell Foster passed away in 1916 in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Foster's Ancestors

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William Foster
1836 – 1916
Birth Place: Glennies Creek, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
William Foster (Convict)
1797 – 1847
High Cross, Hertfordshire, England
Mary (Putnam Tottenham (Tottingham) )
1796 – 1840
Braughing, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Tottingham
1763 – 1838
St. Mary's Church, Braughing, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Pottril
1768 – 1804
Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tottingham
1722 – 1766
Sarah Walls
1725 – 1765
Collin Pottril
1747 – 1780
Mary Pigg
1746 – 1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Issac Totingham
1686 – 1758
MARY CHERK
1690 – 1728
JOHN Walls
1684 – 1760
JOAN Saban
1685 – 1760
Richard Potterill
1720 – 1765
Anne Hooper
1727 – 1816
John Pigg
1701 –
Martha Moore

William Foster's Descendants

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William (Randell) Foster (5 Nov 1836 – 1 Nov 1916) m. Eliza (Jane) Doorly (1837 – 1898)
  1. 1. William Foster (1859 – )
  2. 2. 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)
      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)

William Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1836
5 Nov 1836
Birth of William Randell Foster in Glennies Creek, New South Wales, Australia
Glennies Creek, New South Wales, Australia
1916
1 Nov 1916
Age 80
Death of William Randell Foster in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Singleton, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1836
    Event Place: Glennies Creek, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1916
    Event Place: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current

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

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