Hi All,
My brickwall is named above! Dear old George has led me a merry dance.
George Foster is my GG Grandfather - I have on my tree everyone that I know of from myself to him. However, I would like to go back further. I have tried the Cheshire parish records but he is not there (except a comment in the "notes" saying "Foster - ethnicus??". I have tried checking under his name and his wife's name - Ann Cadman b 1803 Acton, Nantwich. George was born in Audlem/Congelton/Cheshire.
I "suspect", which means I am not at all sure that his father was William Foster b 1775 bap 27.9.1775 Wybunbury and his mother Elizabeth Moore b ? Peeover Superior, Wybunbury. I cannot find Elizabeth ever married William in the Parish Records/BTs.
However, if he did the next generation back, i.e. William's father is JNO Foster b 2.12.1739. Have no marriage for him.
His father was Jonathan Foster - bap 11.4.1709 Congleton
Dcd 12.8.1790 Astbury
bu Astbury same day!
He may have married Mary Carter b ? and ? when married.
Jonathan's father was Ranulphus Forster (the name seems interchangeable with Foster at times) b 1678 Congleton, Cheshire
bap 25.10.1680
mar 30.1.1703 to
Jane Gibson - b 1682 Congleton, Cheshire
I got all the above information from the Mormon site but feel I should be able to confirm this on the Parish Records site and I can't.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I should go from here?
Interestingly, George Foster born 1799 had quite a few children 8 or 9 born either Audlem/Congleton/Wybunbury and none of them appear to be on the records except one marriage - I looked it up to confirm I could correctly use the site as I had the marriage certificate.
I am sure George Foster was not an only child but have been unable to find any brothers or sisters. George was still alive in 1881 (census) living with his son William in London Road, Stapeley, Cheshire. On that entry his place of birth is given as Wrenbury. I think I found his death in 81/2 on the Cheshire BMD. I can remember a while ago I saw something that made me think he was buried in Bunbury but what I saw or where I can't remember - have now learned to keep notes!
The son of George b1799, also a George b1840 and HIS son William b 1880 have Church of England on their military records - not sure if it would make a difference to where I look if George senior was not C of E.
This is my first attempt at tracing people before the certificate era and I have to admit it seems to be defeating me.
Any advice gratefully received.
Sue
My brickwall is named above! Dear old George has led me a merry dance.
George Foster is my GG Grandfather - I have on my tree everyone that I know of from myself to him. However, I would like to go back further. I have tried the Cheshire parish records but he is not there (except a comment in the "notes" saying "Foster - ethnicus??". I have tried checking under his name and his wife's name - Ann Cadman b 1803 Acton, Nantwich. George was born in Audlem/Congelton/Cheshire.
I "suspect", which means I am not at all sure that his father was William Foster b 1775 bap 27.9.1775 Wybunbury and his mother Elizabeth Moore b ? Peeover Superior, Wybunbury. I cannot find Elizabeth ever married William in the Parish Records/BTs.
However, if he did the next generation back, i.e. William's father is JNO Foster b 2.12.1739. Have no marriage for him.
His father was Jonathan Foster - bap 11.4.1709 Congleton
Dcd 12.8.1790 Astbury
bu Astbury same day!
He may have married Mary Carter b ? and ? when married.
Jonathan's father was Ranulphus Forster (the name seems interchangeable with Foster at times) b 1678 Congleton, Cheshire
bap 25.10.1680
mar 30.1.1703 to
Jane Gibson - b 1682 Congleton, Cheshire
I got all the above information from the Mormon site but feel I should be able to confirm this on the Parish Records site and I can't.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I should go from here?
Interestingly, George Foster born 1799 had quite a few children 8 or 9 born either Audlem/Congleton/Wybunbury and none of them appear to be on the records except one marriage - I looked it up to confirm I could correctly use the site as I had the marriage certificate.
I am sure George Foster was not an only child but have been unable to find any brothers or sisters. George was still alive in 1881 (census) living with his son William in London Road, Stapeley, Cheshire. On that entry his place of birth is given as Wrenbury. I think I found his death in 81/2 on the Cheshire BMD. I can remember a while ago I saw something that made me think he was buried in Bunbury but what I saw or where I can't remember - have now learned to keep notes!
The son of George b1799, also a George b1840 and HIS son William b 1880 have Church of England on their military records - not sure if it would make a difference to where I look if George senior was not C of E.
This is my first attempt at tracing people before the certificate era and I have to admit it seems to be defeating me.
Any advice gratefully received.
Sue
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