S.A. Foster

 Set As Default Person

• Gender	Male
  Siblings	1. David John Foster,   b. 19 Apr 1939, Smithdown R oad Hospital, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 30 Dec 2020, Milton Keynes University Hospital, BUCKS, UK
  Person ID	I43	Foster
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2010

  
  

  Father	John Foster,   b. 7 Feb 1905, Wavertree Vale, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 15 Apr 1989, Whiston General Hospital, Prescot, Lancashire, UK  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Minnie Louisa Ferguson,   b. 1 Feb 1914, Lloyd Street, Everton South, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 5 Feb 2007, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK  (Age 93 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1938	St Chrysostom Church, Queens Road, Everton, Lancashire, UK   [1]
  	Winesses to the marriage were Roger Foster, John's cousin, and Ellen Ferguson, Minnie's elder sister. Minnie was given away by her brother-in-law Will Foster, because her stepfather refused. John and Minnie started their married life in Lundie Street, Everton. Immediately after the birth of their 1st child David, they moved to a new house thay had bought at 82 Greystone Road, Stoneycroft. One of John's football idols, Billy Liddell, moved into a new house just round the corner after the war. In 1947, after living for 6 months with Minnie's sister Lily and her husband Harry in Longview Avenue, Huyton, the family moved into 48 Kremlin Drive, an old Victorian 3 storey house (plus basement) that had seen better days. There was a grid in the path leading up to the front door - when coal was delivered, this grid was removed so that the coal sacks could be emptied straight into the coal store in the basement. Because money was tight, the family took in lodgers, some of whom became and remained friends for many years. One of these was a German POW, Heinz Holzhauser, who remained in Liverpool, Lancashire, UK after the war. This remained the family home until 1982, when John and Minnie moved into smaller rented accommodation in Gregory Way Childwall, where they lived near John's brother Sid and his wife Eve, and near John's sister Elsie, who was recently widowed. They lived there until John's death in 1989.
  		John Foster and Minnie Ferguson marriage 1938 John Foster and Minnie Ferguson were married on 22 October 1938, at St Chrystostom Church, Queens Road, Everton, Liverpool.
  		John Foster and Minnie Ferguson small wedding group, 1938 This is a small group of close family members outside St Chrysostom Church, Everton, Liverpool, 22 Oct 1938.
  		A wedding group: John Foster and Minnie Ferguson, 22 Oct 1938 John and Minnie were Dave's parents. They married at St Chrysostom Church, Queens Road, Everton, Liverpool.
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse	Diane Scroggie,   b. 30 Jun 1942, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 1 Jan 2009, Wythenshawe Hospital, Wythenshawe, Lancashire, UK  (Age 66 years)
  Children	+ 1. P.A. Foster + 2. J. Foster
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2016
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Sid Foster, c1960 Sid taken from a group of Foster men on a weekend in North Wales
  		Family group: John Foster's family at the caravan, c1956 The family had a caravan at Gronant near Prestatyn in North Wales. This was obviously a weekend when Minnie's family arrived on a visit.
  		Family group: just Fosters, 1946 The families of John, Will and Sid Foster, on holiday in North Wales (it was always North Wales!) c1946. The photo must have been taken by Sid.
  		Family group: John Foster and his boys, c1950 This photo shows off the car that John won on the football pools in 1946. We were one of the first families in the road to own a car. Almost certainly taken by Mum and almost certainly in North Wales. Note the damaged rear end. Dad never did pass a driving test.
  		Family group: Sisters Minnie Foster and Nellie Henon and children 1953 We were obviously on a caravan holiday, probably in North Wales.
  		Fosters on holiday near Colwyn Bay, North Wales, 1949. The Foster and Westhead families usually spent their holidays together. In the 1940s and early 1950s, these were usually in North Wales.
  		Sid Foster, 1977 Sid was sitting on the beach at Gronant near Prestatyn, North Wales.
  		Dave and Irene Foster, Bob Westhead, and Sid and Diane Foster, 1997 This happy, late evening photo was taken at the evening celebration of the wedding of Oliver Foster and Nicola Oxendale, on 5 May 1997.

  
  

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