Waterloo Region Generations
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Isabella Swatridge[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1828 - 1892  (64 years)


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  • Name Isabella Swatridge 
    Born 1828  , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Christened Hutton Cranswick Parish, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91110655 
    Name Isabella Foster 
    Residence 1852  Albion, Peel Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    P. Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-107025P 
    Died 2 Dec 1892 
    Buried Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I107025  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family George Foster,   b. 30 Aug 1829, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1892  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1852  Home District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Rachael Ann Foster,   b. 13 Sep 1853, Albion, Peel Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1921  (Age 67 years)
     2. William Foster,   b. 20 Sep 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1931  (Age 75 years)
     3. Thomas Foster,   b. 21 Oct 1859, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1917, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     4. Robert Foster,   b. 7 May 1861, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1923, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     5. John J. Foster,   b. 20 Sep 1863, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1923  (Age 59 years)
     6. Margaret Jane "Maggie" Foster,   b. 28 Mar 1866, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1944  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F27397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Isabella was christened in the parish of Hutton Cranswick in North Yorks on the date listed above. Her parents were William and Jane Swatridge. She married George Foster on Dec 17 1852 in Gristhorpe, North Yorks. They emigrated to Ontario Canada in 1853, living first near Albion (now in Etobicoke, Ont) and later north of Toronto.

      George, Isabella and three children (Rachel Ann, William and Thomas) moved to Wellesley Township (Waterloo County) in 1860, farming the West 1/2 of Lot 6, Concession 12 west of Hawkesville. Three more children (Robert, John J & Margaret Jane) were born in Wellesley Twp.


      Source: The Foster Family History, by Joy (Foster) Spiers, 2001.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107976953/william-swatridge.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11571-86.
      Robert Foster, 25, occ. Shoe Maker, b. Hawksville, res. Crosshill, son of George and Isabella, married Paulina Strickler, 24, b. Linwood, res. same, daughter of Frederick and Fredericka, Witness: Daniel Strickler of Wellesley and Christena Schnurr of Linwood, 21 Sept 1886 at Linwood

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012138-88.
      Thomas Foster, 29, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, son of George and Isabella Married Henriette Hosea, 23, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, daughter of Robert and Eliza, Witn: John Foster Of Listowel and Charlotte Hosea Of Linwood, 28 March 1888 In Wellesley

    4. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012316-92.
      Merritt M. Winn, 32, occ. Farmer, b. Hawksville, res. Wellesley Twp., son of Jacob and Jane Winn, Married Margret J. Foster, 26, b. Wellesley Twp., res. Same, daughter of George and Isabella Foster, Witn: Pearson Winn of Waterloo and Florence Ruler, of Hawskville, 2 March 1892 at Hawksville

    5. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 25.

    6. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 3A, Pg. 8.

    7. [S1441] Vit - ON, Home District Marriage Register, Rev. Thomas Lawson.
      George Foster, res: Vaughan, married Isabella Swatridge, res: Albion, married 24 Dec 1852

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1828 - , Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - - Hutton Cranswick Parish, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1852 - Albion, Peel Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - P. Methodist - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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