Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

William Foster

Male 1858 - 1930  (72 years)


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  • Name William Foster 
    Born 1858  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation bookkeeper  [2
    Residence 1915  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1921  Galt St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-218202 
    Died 8 Jan 1930  [1
    Buried St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I218202  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Family 1 Emily Jane Dyson,   b. 23 Mar 1852, Lutterworth, , Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1921, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 1901  Lutterworth, , Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F59486  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Matilda Wilshire,   b. 26 Jan 1860, Bideford, , Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1900, Derby, , Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Children 
     1. Maud A. Foster,   b. Jun 1885, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Albert George Foster,   b. 29 Nov 1899, , Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1914  (Age 14 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F59487  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link .
      In/ memory/ of/ William Foster/ 1858 - 1930/ interred at/ St. Catherines, Ontario/ Emily Jane DYSON/ beloved wife of William FOSTER/ at rest Nov. 20, 1921/ aged 69 years/ Albert George FOSTER/ born in Derby, Eng. Nov. 29, 1899/ at rest May 5, 1914/

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Vernon Grant Freestone
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 09 Aug 1910
      Event Place: Winona, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
      Sex: Male
      Age: 26
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
      Occ: book keeper - Galt
      Father's Name: Robt H Freestone
      Mother's Name: Sarah J McDonald
      Spouse's Name: Annie Maud Foster
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 24
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
      Res: Galt
      Spouse's Father's Name: Wm Foster - bookkeeper
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary M Wilson

    3. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Emily Jane Foster, b. 23 Mar 1852 Lutterworth, Eng. d. 20 Nov 1921 Galt St., Hespeler, d/o Wm. Dyson b. England & ___ Stonebanks, b. England, informant Wm. Foster, Hespeler.

    4. [S2691] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915.
      Name:William Foster
      Registration Year:1901
      Registration Quarter:Apr-May-Jun
      Registration District:Lutterworth
      Parishes for this Registration District:View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
      Inferred County:Leicestershire
      Volume:7a
      Page:13
      Records on Page:
      Name
      Emily Jane Dyson
      William Foster
      Frederick John Herbert
      Mary Harriett Wheeler

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1901 - Lutterworth, , Leicestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1915 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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