Birth: 1753 Horsforth, Yorkshire, UK
Father: David Foster b1721-a1755
Mother: Elizabeth Overend b1721-1761
Christening: 27 May 1753 St Margaret, Horsforth, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage: 5 January 1789 St Wilfrids, Calverley, Yorkshire, UK
Wife: Zillah Lambert 1759-1847
Death: May 1808 Manningham Yorkshire, UK
Buried: 23 May 1808 St Peter, Bradford, Yorkshire, UK
John Foster 1789
William 1790
Joseph Foster 1791-1841/51
Nelly Foster [Batty] 1796-a1818
William 1799
Christening of John Foster in the IGI on 27 May 1753 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, father David Foster. The same information is in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, and in Horsforth Baptisms adding his father was a labourer.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for the baptism of John Foster on 27 May 1753 at Horsforth, St Margaret, father David Foster. "Baptised [...] May 27 John Son of David Foster Lab 1753".
There is an entry in Calverley Marriages for a John Foster as a witness to the marriage of William Frederick Foster, a gentleman of Calverley, and Anna Louisa Eleanora la Trobe on 15 May 1787.
Marriage of John Foster and Zillah Lambert in the IGI on 5 January 1789 in Calverley, Yorkshire. The same information is in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, and in Calverley Marriages adding both were of Calverley, John was a clothier and James Eastward and JO (this may be Jonas Overend who appears to have been a professional witness!) were witnesses.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for John Foster and Zillah Lambert on 5 January 1789 at Calverley, St Wilfrid. "The Year 1788 Page 157 [...] No. 84 John Foster of this Parifh Clothier & Zillah Lambert of this Parish Spinster Married in this Church by Banns this Fifth Day of January in the Year One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Eighty Nine [both made their marks] in the Prefence of James Easwood [and] Jonas Overend".
His son was baptised on 8 August 1789, at St Peter, Bradford, father John Foster of Stanningley Clothier.
His son was baptised 22 May 1791 father John Foster of Stanningley.
His son was baptised on 16 October 1791 at St Peter, Bradford, father John Foster of Manningham.
His daughter was baptised on 19 June 1796 at St Peter, Bradford, parents John and Zillah Foster of Stanningley.
His son was baptised on 7 October 1799 at St Peter, Bradford, father John Foster of Stanningley Clothier.
Two entries in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for John Foster buried 23 May 1808 at Bradford St Peter "1808 Burials in March [page] 147 [...] May [...] 23 John Foster of Manningham Weaver".
Were there two John Fosters, a clothier of Stanningley and a weaver of Manningham?
There are eight entries in Ancestry Family Trees for John Foster.
Horsforth is just north of Leeds, Calverley is 5 miles NE of Bradford, Manningham is 1 mile NW of Bradford, Stanningley is 3 miles east of Bradford..
John Foster was Felicity's fourth great grandfather.
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