Roger Foster^[1]

1914 - 1979  (64 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	Roger Foster
  Born	14 Sep 1914	Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Reg Foster
  Residence	3 May 1941	Bentham Drive, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [3]
  	Address: Bentham Drive No 37, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  Died	31 Jan 1979	Bolton, Lancashire, UK   [2]
  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. Mabel Foster,   b. 8 May 1916, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Abt Sep 1980, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
  2. John (Jack) Bennison Foster,   b. 21 Mar 1918, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 18 Oct 1997, Perth, Western Australia
  Person ID	I9	Foster
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	Roger Foster,   b. Abt Jun 1874, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 8 Oct 1935, Church Road, Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Mother	Sarah Bennison,   b. 11 Feb 1882, Smithdown Road, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Abt Jun 1925, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK  (Age 43 years)
  Married	Abt Dec 1913	Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [4]
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse	Elsie Olive Ball,   b. 3 Mar 1918, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 27 May 1994, Bolton, Lancashire, UK  (Age 76 years)
  Married	3 May 1941	St Philip Church, Sheil Road, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK   [3, 5]
  Children	+ 1. S.C. Foster + 2. K.W. Foster + 3. E.A. Foster
  Photos		A wedding group: Roger Foster and Elsie Ball, 3 May 1941 Roger was the first cousin of Dave's Dad John Foster, and had been best man at John's own wedding.
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2008
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Sep 1914 - Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Residence - Address: Bentham Drive No 37, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK - 3 May 1941 - Bentham Drive, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Married - 3 May 1941 - St Philip Church, Sheil Road, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK Died - 31 Jan 1979 - Bolton, Lancashire, UK  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Roger Foster, 1938 Roger Foster at the wedding of his cousin John Foster to Minnie Ferguson
  		Family group: Sarah Bennison's 4 children, c1921 The children are Olive from Sarah's first marriage to Frederick Thomas, and Roger, Mabel and Jack from her second marriage to Roger Foster.
  		Family group: All Sarah Bennison's children on a day out, c1927 Sarah Bennison was dead by the time this was taken, but all of her children are on the coach. We have identified only 6 people, the girl sitting right at the back, and the 5 people standing towards the front. They are her daughter Olive Thomas, with husband (to be?) Albert Hulme; and her 2nd husband Roger Foster with 3 children he and Sarah had.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		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.
  		Siblings Jack, Mabel and Roger Foster, plus cousin Albert and wife Kath, c1975. Albert was a great pianist, and a clown. He could also drink. It appears that quite a lot had been consumed here!
  		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.

  
  

• Notes

  Roger disliked his own Christian name so much - because he was so mistreated by his own father Roger - that he was always known as Reg outside the family. Reg wanted to be an accountant, and his mother left him sufficient money in her will to allow him to train as an accountant. Unfortunately, his father, who appeared jealous of his aptitude for study, wasted the money and thus the opportunity. His father would even tear up books that Reg was studying. Reg thus became an electrician. He progressed very quickly, working at the AAE at Capenhurst. At MANWEB he became the manager responsible for dealing with all emergencies involving electrical supplies and often received a police escort to allow him to reach emergency sites quickly.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Parish Records. [S4] CRI. [S48] Elaine Foster. [S4] CRI, West Derby, Dec 1913, vol 8b, p448. [S4] CRI, Jun 1941, Liverpool North, vol 8b, p952.