William Foster (1802–1855) • FamilySearch

William Foster

1802–27 July 1855 (Age 53)
Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of William

When William Foster was born in 1802, in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Craddock Foster, was 22 and his mother, Ann Henfrey, was 28. He married Eliza Tomlinson on 23 September 1821. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Radford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Liverpool, Lancashire, England in 1851. He died on 27 July 1855, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 53.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

William Foster

1802–1855

Eliza Tomlinson

1801–1873

Marriage: 23 September 1821

Ellen Foster

1822–

Ann Foster

1828–

Thomas Foster

1834–

John Foster

1835–

Anna Foster

1838–1877

Thomas Foster

1823–

George Foster

1825–1895

Sarah Foster

1830–1862

Elizabeth Foster

1833–

William Foster

1834–

Francis Foster

1837–

Isaac Foster

1840–

Spouse and Children

William Foster

Male1802–1855Male

Eliza Tomlinson

Female1801–1873Female

MARRIAGE
23 September 1821

children

(12)

Ellen Foster

Female1822–Female

Thomas Foster

Male1823–Male

George Foster

Male1825–1895Male

Ann Foster

Female1828–Female

Sarah Foster

Female1830–1862Female

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Parents and Siblings

Craddock Foster

Male1780–Male

Ann Henfrey

Female1774–Female

siblings

(5)

Male1799–Male

Male1802–1855Male

Female1802–Female

Male1808–Male

Female1813–Female

World Events (8)

1803

Age 1

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

Age 6

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 17

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.

Name Meaning

Foster

William

1 English: reduced form of Forster .2 English: nickname from Middle English foster ‘foster parent’ (Old English fōstre, a derivative of fōstrian ‘to nourish or rear’).3 Jewish: probably an Americanized form of one or more likesounding Jewish surnames, such as Forster .

Possible Related Names

Forster

Sources (3)

Wm Foster, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
Wm. Foster in entry for Charles Foster, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
William Foster en el registro de Elizabeth Foster, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"

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