Brief Life History of Joseph
Joseph Foster was born in 1864, in Rainford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom as the son of Thomas Foster and Margaret Whalley. He had at least 10 sons and 4 daughters with Margaret Whalley. He died on 15 January 1939, in Rainford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 75.
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Sources (3)
- Joseph Foster, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- Legacy NFS Source: Joseph Foster - Church record: birth-name: Joseph Foster
- Joseph Foster, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
Spouse and Children
1864–1939 Male
1866–1935 Female
Children (14)
1885–1885 Male
1886–1887 Male
1888–1961 Male
1891–1955 Female
1892– Male
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Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1878 · Bacup Natural History Society
Age 14
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 16
1884
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: variant of Forster ‘worker in a forest’.
English: perhaps a nickname from Middle English foster ‘foster parent’ (Old English fōstre, a derivative of fōstrian ‘to nourish or rear’). But other explanations are equally or more likely.
English: from Old French forcetier ‘maker of scissors’; see Forster 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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