Elizabeth Foster Lindsey

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Foster

When Elizabeth Foster Lindsey was born on 8 March 1838, in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Robert McQueen Lindsay, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Geddes, was 38. She married Prof Charles John Thomas on 12 November 1864, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1863 and lived in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861 and Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1870. In 1861, at the age of 23, her occupation is listed as dressmaker; seamstress. She died on 22 April 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Prof Charles John Thomas
1832–1919
Elizabeth Foster Lindsey
1838–1880
Marriage: 12 November 1864
Mary Ann Thomas
1860–1860
Anna Elizabeth Thomas
1864–1953

Sources (16)

  • Elizabeth Lindsay, "Scotland, Census, 1861"
  • Elizabeth Foster Lindsay, "Legacy NFS Source birth name Elizabeth Foster Lindsay, gender Female, birth 8 March 1838, Scotland, death 22 April 1880, Salt Lake City,, UT"
  • Elizth F L Thomas, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway

Being one of the two smallest railways in 1923, the Great North of Scotland Railway carried its first passengers from Kittybrewster to Huntly in 1854. In the 1880s the railways were refurbished to give express services to the suburban parts in Aberdeen. There were junctions with the Highland Railway established to help connect Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray counties. The railway started to deliver goods from the North Sean and from the whisky distilleries in Speyside. With the implementation of bus services and the purchase of the British Railway the Great North of Scotland Railway was discontinued.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Lindsay .

Irish: shortened and Anglicized form of various Gaelic surnames, as for example Ó Loingsigh (see Lynch 1), Mac Giolla Fhionntóg (see McClintock ), and Ó Fhloinn (see Flynn and Lynn ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Elizabeth Foster Lindsay

Elizabeth, had a beautiful voice, and her brothers George and Robert especially did a lot of singing. Elizabeth married Charles J. Thomas, an English musician and composer. He was leader of the Tabe …

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