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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Derry (Londonderry) => Topic started by: Curley on Sunday 04 January 09 17:53 GMT (UK)
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Hi Lookers
Looking for information on the Foster families from this area.
Names I know of are Thomas Foster married Margaret Sloss in Saltersland Pres Church in 1851. Family names might have been Janette b 1856, Minerva b,1854 and John b1852.
Information on other children would be welcome , as well as brothers and sisters of Thomas.
Many thanks for reading my post
Curley
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Curley,
Emerald Ancestors has Thomas Foster marrying Margaret Sloss in Magherafelt First Presbyterian Church on 22 May 1851.
A parent search on the IGI gives the following children
15 Oct 1856 Janet
7 Dec 1857 Marion
13 Jul 1858 Joseph Sloss
1 Feb 1862 Margaretta Louise All born in Magherafelt
I have looked at Griffiths and cannot find Foster but there are lots of Sloss households.
Regards
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There are several Foster families in Ballymulderg, Magherafelt Parish in Griffith's Valuation.
http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_family_search_form.php
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Curley,
Agaadowey is correct. I have just entered Foster without Thomas and found what I think are two families, Samuel and John. John appears to rent land in two townlands but onlyone house.
Regards
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Hi Folks
Great piece of work. Many thanks.
I presume my Thomas was too young to have his name on any land since he was only married in 1851. My next query is to find which of the Fosters,s is his father. By the way thanks for the correction on place of marriage.
Cheers Curley
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Since Thomas Foster married 1851 in a Presbyterian Church his marriage certificate should list his father's name and occupation.
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Hi All
Just to confirm what I have established since my last post.
Thomas,s father was John Foster,living in plot 19 in Ballymulderg Beg in the Griffiths Listing.
Children confirmed are Minerva b30 May 1854,Margretta Louisa b 1 Feb 1862,and Marion b 7 Dec 1857. All three are in the Saltersland Pres records of baptism.
Still looking for confirmation of John, only reference is death on Headstone in Saltersland d 25 Dec 1914., Janette also on same headstone died 29 March 1934, and Joseph Sloss, no details known. IGI as you have indicated show birth registrations,but no church baptisms.
Hope this avoids duplication and many thanks for all your efforts so far
Curley
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Thomas Foster was born in 1823 in Ballymulderg to John Foster and was baptised on August 17, 1823 at the 1st Magherafelt Presbyterian Church. He married Margaret Jane Sloss, daughter of Joseph Sloss of Ballymulderg on May 22, 1851 at the 1st Mfelt Presb Xch.
They had the following children: Minerva (1854), Janette (1856), Marion (1857), Joseph Sloss (1859) and Margretta Louisa (1862).
Ron Dale