Thomas Foster

Bef 1766 - Bef 1823  (< 57 years)

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• Name	Thomas Foster
  Born	Bef 6 Jul 1766	Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  Christened	6 Jul 1766	St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  		Thomas Foster baptism, 1766 Thomas was Dave's 3* great grandfather. He was baptised on 6 Jul 1766 at St Mary Church, Penwortham, Nr Preston, Lancs. The entry reads: "July 6 Tho S: of William Foster & Ellen Penwortham".
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1817
  Weaver
  Died	Bef 14 Jul 1823	Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [1]
  	Age: 57y
  Buried	14 Jul 1823	St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [1]
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. John Foster,   b. Bef 26 Jun 1763, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 11 Oct 1766, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  2. John Foster,   b. Bef 27 Aug 1769, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 2 Mar 1832, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  3. William Foster,   b. Bef 29 Nov 1772, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 8 Jan 1813, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  4. James Foster,   b. Bef 31 Mar 1775, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 28 Feb 1779, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  5. James Foster,   b. Bef 20 Jun 1779, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Bef 2 Mar 1863, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  6. Roger Foster,   b. Bef 30 Jun 1782, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 20 Apr 1842, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  7. Betty Foster,   b. Bef 5 Feb 1786, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  Person ID	I247	Foster
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	William Foster,   b. Bef 24 Aug 1735,   d. 24 Jul 1824  (Age > 88 years)
  Mother	Ellen Abbott,   b. Bef Jan 1742, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 9 Jul 1812, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK  (Age > 70 years)
  Residence	1742	Longton, Preston
  Married	18 Jan 1763	St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [2]
  		William Forster marriage to Ellen Abbott, 1763 William and Ellen were Dave's 4* great grandparents. They were married by banns on 18 Feb 1763 at St Mary Church, Penwortham, Nr Preston, Lancs.
  Family ID	F96	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse 1	Anne Read,   d. 10 Mar 1807
  Married	3 Jan 1791	St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  	Witnesses to the marriage were John Foster (probably Thomas ' brother) and Lucy Eastham. Witnesses were Lucy Eastham and John Foster. (probably Tom's younger brother)
  		Thomas Foster marriage to Ann Read, 1791 This was the first marriage of Dave's 3* great grandfather Thomas Foster. He and Ann married at St Mary Church, Penwortham, Nr Preston, Lancs, on 3 Jan 1791. The entry does not read quite right. I think that the entry reads: "Thomas Foster and Anne Reade both of this Parish were Published in this Church Decr nineteenth & twenty sixth and January the second and were married in the Church of Penwortham by Banns the third day of January in the year one Thousand seven Hundred and ninety one in the Presence of {by Jas Barton Minister Lucy Easthame John Foster"
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Foster,   b. Bef 6 Nov 1791, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  Last Modified	3 May 2012
  Family ID	F93	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse 2	Margaret (Peggy) Sharples,   b. 17 Dec 1782, Walton Le Dale, Preston, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 26 Oct 1837, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK  (Age 54 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1811	St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  	Witnesses to the marriage were James Foster, probably Thomas's brother, and William Godbert, who was clerk to the church. BOTP Banns Witnesses were James Foster, probably Tom's brother, and William Godber.
  		Thomas Foster marriage to Margaret Green, 1811 Thomas and Margaret (nee Sharples) were Dave's 3* great grandparents. They were both widowed. They married at St Mary Church, Penwortham, Nr Preston, Lancs, on 17 Jun 1811. The entry reads: "Thomas Foster and Margt. Green both this Parish were Married in this .... by Banns, the seventeenth day of June in the Year One Thousand eight Hundred... by William Ponsonby Officiating Minister in the Presence of Jas: Foster & Will: God[bert?]"
  Children	+ 1. William Foster,   b. 1 Mar 1809, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK + 2. Roger Foster,   b. Bef 18 Aug 1811, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 27 Mar 1883, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK  (Age > 71 years)   3. John Foster,   b. Bef 1 Sep 1817, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Bef 9 Sep 1817, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK  (Age < 0 years)
  Last Modified	3 May 2012
  Family ID	F90	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Bef 6 Jul 1766 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Christened - 6 Jul 1766 - St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Married - 3 Jan 1791 - St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - Elizabeth Foster - Bef 6 Nov 1791 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - William Foster - 1 Mar 1809 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Married - 17 Jun 1811 - St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - Roger Foster - Bef 18 Aug 1811 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - John Foster - Bef 1 Sep 1817 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Died - Age: 57y - Bef 14 Jul 1823 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Buried - 14 Jul 1823 - St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK  = Link to Google Earth
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• Marriage(s)

  Thomas Green marriage to Margaret Sharples, 1800 This was the first marriage of Margaret, Dave's 3* great grandmother. She and Thomas married at St Mary Church, Penwortham, Nr Preston, Lancs, on 2 Jun 1800. The entry reads: "Thomas Green and Margt Sharples both of this Parish were Married in this Church by Banns the second day of June in the Year One Thou sand eight Hundred by C. Readshaw Officiag. Minister in the Presence of Thomas Foster & Edwd: Tuson" Thomas Green died 5 years later. In 1811, Margaret married Thomas Foster, Dave's 3* great grandfather.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2168] Lancashire, UK OPC, Register: Burials 1813-1841 from the Bishop's Transcripts, Page 70, Entry 560 (Reliability: 3), 2 Jun 2015. [S11] Bishop's Transcripts for St Mary, Penwortham.