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William Henry Foster 1862 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1862

Birth Location: Dover, Kent

Death Date: 23 Jul 1914

Death Location: Cook, Illinois, United States

Father: Thomas Foster

Mother: Elizabeth I'Anson

Spouse(s): Mary Doughty

Children(s): Minnie Foster, John Foster, Thomas Foster, Mary Foster, Henry Foster, Wallace Foster

William Henry Foster was born in 1862 in Dover, Kent, the child of Thomas Foster and Elizabeth I'Anson. In 1901, William Henry Foster resided in Crook and Billy Row, Durham, England. William Henry Foster married Mary Elizabeth Doughty, and had children including Minnie Foster, John Ed Foster, Thomas Foster, Mary J Foster, Henry Foster, Wallace Jefferson Foster. William Henry Foster passed away in 1914 in Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • William Henry Foster was born in 1862 in Dover, Kent, the child of Thomas Foster and Elizabeth I'Anson.
  • In 1901, William Henry Foster resided in Crook and Billy Row, Durham, England.
  • William Henry Foster married Mary Elizabeth Doughty, and had children including Minnie Foster, John Ed Foster, Thomas Foster, Mary J Foster, Henry Foster, Wallace Jefferson Foster.
  • William Henry Foster passed away in 1914 in Cook, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Foster
1842 – 1900
Birth Location: Hauxwell, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth I'Anson
1841 – 1925
Birth Location: Leyburn, North Yorkshire.
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Spouses(s)

Mary Doughty
1870 – 1960
Birth Location: Leeds, England
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Children(s)

Minnie Foster
1890 – 1973
Birth Location: LEEDS ENGLAND
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John Foster
1892 –
Birth Location: Peases West Crook, Durham, England
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Thomas Foster
1894 –
Birth Location: Peases West Crook, Durham, England
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Mary Foster
1896 –
Birth Location: Peases West Crook, Durham, England
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Henry Foster
1901 –
Birth Location: Peases West Crook, Durham, England
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Wallace Foster
1901 – 1918
Birth Location: Peases West Crook, Durham, England
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William Foster's Ancestors

Self
William Foster
1862 – 1914
Birth Place: Dover, Kent
Parents
Thomas Foster
1842 – 1900
Hauxwell, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth I'Anson
1841 – 1925
Leyburn, North Yorkshire.
Grandparents
William Foster
1792 – 1875
Fencote, Yorkshire, England
Ann Walker
1800 – 1886
Constable Burton, Yorkshire, England
William I'ANSON
1809 – 1883
Aiskew, Yorkshire England
Caroline HUTCHINSON
1814 – 1882
England
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Foster
1759 – 1841
Elizabeth Taylor
1758 – 1844
William Walker
1755 – 1850
Jane Thackeray
1764 – 1828
Francis I'anson
1785 – 1851
Mary Cumin
1791 – 1871
Peter HUTCHINSON
1779 – 1824
Mary BURNELL
1784 – 1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Foster
1729 – 1773
Hannah Dodd
1730 – 1794
Richard Taylor
1726 – 1782
Jane Greathead
1722 – 1789
John Walker
1728 – 1808
Elizabeth Wray
1731 – 1770
Thomas Thackeray
Elizabeth Thackeray*
1741 – 1794
William I'anson
1736 – 1817
Isabella Dennison
1748 – 1818
Jane Metcalfe
1751 –
John Cumming
1744 – 1813
Peter Hutchinson
1744 – 1841
Mary Ashbridge
1756 –
James Burnell
1758 – 1844
Mary Nichols
1759 – 1819

William Foster's Descendants

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William (Henry) Foster (April 1862 – 23 Jul 1914) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Doughty (26 May 1870 – 5 Oct 1960)
  1. 1. Minnie Foster (19 DEC 1890 – 20 DEC 1973) m. Raymond (V) McCoy (11 Aug 1880 – 1964) m. Robert Hoffman (abt 1895 – )
    1. 1. William Mccoy (1909 – 3 Jun 1919)
    2. 2. RAYMOND (WILLIAM) MCCOY (14 Jan 1910 – 3 Jun 1919)
    3. 3. June (Marie) McCoy (4 Jul 1916 – 12 May 2004)
    4. 4. Margaret (Elizabeth) McCoy (21 Dec 1919 – 12 Apr 2012) m. Wilfred Haley (abt 1920 – )
      1. 1. Mark (Robert) Haley (6 Jan 1952 – ) m. Yvonne (Marie) Aydelotte (4 Feb 1954 – )
        1. 1. Melissa Haley (abt 1977 – ) m. David (Lawrence) Ford (25 Aug 1981 – ) m. Kevin Neely (12 Dec 1967 – 23 June 2015)
        2. 2. Karen (Marie) Haley (Dec 1982 – )
  2. 2. John (Ed) Foster (abt 1892 – )
  3. 3. Thomas Foster (abt 1894 – )
  4. 4. Mary (J) Foster (abt 1896 – )
  5. 5. Henry Foster (abt 1901 – )
  6. 6. Wallace (Jefferson) Foster (Feb 1901 – 1918)

William Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1862
April 1862
Birth of William Henry Foster in Dover, Kent
Dover, Kent
1901
1901
Age 39
William Henry Foster resided here in Crook and Billy Row, Durham, England
Crook and Billy Row, Durham, England
1914
23 Jul 1914
Age 52
Death of William Henry Foster in Cook, Illinois, United States
Cook, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1862
    Event Place: Dover, Kent
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Crook and Billy Row, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1914
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, United States
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