Children of Alfred and Martha were [1]
[3]:
- Jim Foster, born 1879 at West Ardsley, West Yorkshire
[4] [10],
married ????. Children [1]: Olive, Phyllis, Alfred,
and another daughter (Louisa?) who married Wilf Parkin.
- Fred Foster, born circa 1881 West Ardsley [4] ,
married ???. Adopted one son.
- Ernest Foster, born 1883 at Ardsley [4].
- Mary Jane Foster, born 1886, married
Horace Revell.
- Harry Foster, born 1888 at West Ardsley [4] ,
married Mabel ???. Children [1]: Muriel and Audrey.
- Annie Foster, born 1890 at West Ardsley [4] ,
married Jack Garner. Daughter [1]: Bessie.
- Albert Foster, born 1892 at Ardsley [4] ,
married Edie White. Children [1]: 1 son.
- Elsie Foster, born circa 1894, Ossett, West Yorkshire, married Ben Holmes. No Issue.
- Ethel Foster, born circa 1897, Ossett, West Yorkshire, married Dave Conroy.
Children [1]: Eileen, Bernard & Malcolm.
- Ada Foster, born circa 1900, Ossett, West Yorkshire, married Wilf Scofield. No issue.
Family History Details
Alfred was born out of wedlock and thus bore the same surname as his mother. His mother
was a foundling whose birth name was unknown, and thus she bore the surname of
the Foster family who raised her [1].
The names of his parents have been deduced from census records - - in 1861 and 1871, Alfred
lived with Eli and Mary Ann Holdham and their
younger children. He was listed as Eli's stepson
and thus probably Mary Ann's son. In 1891 and 1901,
Alfred's son Ernest Foster
lived at the home of Henry Wrigley, and was listed as Henry's
grandson. Ernest's maternal grandfather was James Swallow,
therefore Henry must have been his paternal grandfather,
Alfred Foster's father.
In 1881 (census), Alfred Foster and family lived at Baghill, West Ardsley, West Yorkshire.
In 1901 (census), this family lived at Soothill Upper, West Yorkshire.
Alfred was a coal miner, although in his younger years he apprenticed as a wire drawer.
Many of the the Foster children were fair-haired - - Albert and Annie were red-heads and Ada was
blonde. [1]
Harry Foster played violin, and his wife Mabel played piano. She was a parson's daughter.
Annie Garner (Foster) was known for her ginger wine. Elsie Holmes (Foster) was an invalid for much
of her adult life. Jim Foster's son-in-law Wilf Parkin was an organist and violinist at
York Minster cathedral.
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