George Foster/Forster b 1791 (birth year calculated from dod which was 6 April 1828 age 37 at Loachbrook - buried Astbury St. Mary) was probably/possibly born in Loachbrook/Lochbrook/Loachbrock (spelt variously) which is on the Sandbach/Sommerford Road - the actual address is Spragg Street, Whetstones Edge, Loachbrook, Astbury, Cheshire. The church used by other members of the family was Astbury St. Mary. It is, of course, possible he was not born there. His father should be called William - how he will have spelt his surname is another thing - it was extremely variable i.e. Forrester/Forester/Foster/Forster. He himself was married as Foster and died as Forster.
I have been trying to go further back for some years and this chap is my brickwall on this side of the family.
He married Jane Bebington/Bebbington on 1 July 1816 (have original copy of this) at Prestbury Church, Cheshire. They had 4 children all baptised at Astbury St. Mary. Family Search shows this marriage and states they were both living in Saltersford-cum-Kettleshulme, Cheshire. Original entry shows they were both living at North Rode which comes under the Chaplaincy of Prestbury. The witnesses are not helpful as far as I can tell. He was an agricultural labourer and may have worked, possibly, at Rode Hall but this is speculation, not fact. He was married by Banns and parents names are not on entry.
I suspect his dob is somewhere around 1791 but possibly earlier if his age at death was incorrect. I have no idea if he had any siblings but almost certainly did. Up until now, this line of the family starts with William and alternates with George all the way back to this George. I have always "assumed" (a bad thing to do in genealogy) that this George's father will be a William.
I am pretty sure he will have been born in the Somerford/Astbury area. His wife, Jane, was born in Somerford and baptised at Astbury St. Mary in 1797.
I am sorry if this sounds muddled but I am muddled - I just wondered if anyone could find his baptism for me - it would give his parents (I do have a couple possibilities but no proof without his baptism)
Sue
I have been trying to go further back for some years and this chap is my brickwall on this side of the family.
He married Jane Bebington/Bebbington on 1 July 1816 (have original copy of this) at Prestbury Church, Cheshire. They had 4 children all baptised at Astbury St. Mary. Family Search shows this marriage and states they were both living in Saltersford-cum-Kettleshulme, Cheshire. Original entry shows they were both living at North Rode which comes under the Chaplaincy of Prestbury. The witnesses are not helpful as far as I can tell. He was an agricultural labourer and may have worked, possibly, at Rode Hall but this is speculation, not fact. He was married by Banns and parents names are not on entry.
I suspect his dob is somewhere around 1791 but possibly earlier if his age at death was incorrect. I have no idea if he had any siblings but almost certainly did. Up until now, this line of the family starts with William and alternates with George all the way back to this George. I have always "assumed" (a bad thing to do in genealogy) that this George's father will be a William.
I am pretty sure he will have been born in the Somerford/Astbury area. His wife, Jane, was born in Somerford and baptised at Astbury St. Mary in 1797.
I am sorry if this sounds muddled but I am muddled - I just wondered if anyone could find his baptism for me - it would give his parents (I do have a couple possibilities but no proof without his baptism)
Sue
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