Isabella Swatridge^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1828 - 1892  (64 years)

• Name	Isabella Swatridge
  Born	1828	, Yorkshire, England   [5, 6]
  Christened	Hutton Cranswick Parish, Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91110655
  Name	Isabella Foster
  Residence	1852	Albion, Peel Co., Ontario   [7]
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	P. Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-107025P
  Died	2 Dec 1892
  Buried	Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I107025	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	George Foster,   b. 30 Aug 1829, , Yorkshire, England ,   d. 13 Jul 1892  (Age 62 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1852	Home District, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Rachael Ann Foster,   b. 13 Sep 1853, Albion, Peel Co., Ontario ,   d. 1921  (Age 67 years)   2. William Foster,   b. 20 Sep 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1931  (Age 75 years)   3. Thomas Foster,   b. 21 Oct 1859, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1917, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)   4. Robert Foster,   b. 7 May 1861, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jan 1923, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   5. John J. Foster,   b. 20 Sep 1863, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Apr 1923  (Age 59 years)   6. Margaret Jane "Maggie" Foster,   b. 28 Mar 1866, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1944  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  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

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107976953/william-swatridge. [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 [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 [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 [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 25. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 3A, Pg. 8. [S1441] Vit - ON, Home District Marriage Register, Rev. Thomas Lawson. George Foster, res: Vaughan, married Isabella Swatridge, res: Albion, married 24 Dec 1852

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1828 - , Yorkshire, England Christened - - Hutton Cranswick Parish, Yorkshire, England Residence - 1852 - Albion, Peel Co., Ontario Residence - P. Methodist - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth