Foster Shildon

[moraf]

Hi
I'm looking for  anything on my g. grandfather, Joseph Foster.
All I have so far is;

1891.  7 Cottage Row Shildon
Joseph - 30 head - coal miner b. Ferryhill
Mary Jane - 20 wife -    b. West Auckland
Jane Ann - 2 - daug. - b. Shildon
Thomas - 1 - son b. Shildon

Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Moraf.

[Ecneps]

Hello Moraf

A child's birth certificate would give you Jane's maiden name, unless you already know it

The marriage certificate should give you both fathers' names and occupations, to be certain of finding them in earlier census

possible marriage registration:
Sep 1887 Auckland    10a   281
 FOSTER    Joseph    and on same page  WADE  Mary Jane


Barbara
 

[Ecneps]

Here's the 1901 census:

RG13  Piece  4644  Folio  113  Page  16
11 West Street, Shildon

FOSTER
Joseph      41   Ferryhill   Coal Miner Hewer
Mary J      31   West Auckland
Jane A      12   Shildon
Thomas      11       "
Margaret L  8       "
Ethel         5   Spennymoor
John Wm     2   Shildon
   

[slaw]

marriage for joseph foster and mary jane wade Sep qtr 1887 auckland 10a281
Mary Jane is with family on 1881 RG11 4926/43/17 free to search at www.familyseach.org
christening for mary jane 24th  july 1870 St.Helens Auckland

[moraf]

Barbara,
Thanks for that. Brilliant!

That is the correct marriage. Family legend has it that Mary Jane Wade had a cousin, Rev.Spencer Wade but I have no evidence. Also there were 2 more children to Joseph and Mary- Robert Edward (my grandfather) and Joseph.
Thanks again.
Moraf.

[Ecneps]

Hi Moraf,

If you're certain Mary Jane's surname was Wade, that means slaw has probably found the right family in 1881 for you. To find out the Spencer Wade connection we will have to go back a bit further in the census. 

Still not sure of Joseph's father's name, or do you know that already?

Barbara

[Ecneps]

Possible 1861 census:  under Forster not Foster

1861  RG9  Piece  3697  Folio 59 Page 27
Chilton Colliery Village

FORSTER
James       head m 38   Yorkshire Ingleton?      Coalminer
Jane      wife  m  26  Durham Middleton Teesdale
Thomas      son          8  Shildon
John       "            7       "
William         "           5       "
Margaret   dau        3       "
Joseph      son        8 mo   b. Ferryhill


Barbara

[Ecneps]

Jane remarried, the only marriage I can see is   Dec 1865  Auckland  10a 325
 FORSTER    Jane       HOLLINGWORTH Richard   

but the census shows Richard's name as HENWITCH (indexed as Abenwetch on one site and Abramovitch on another) so I'll need to check that  - edit I have, and the name is (almost) right in 1881

1871 census RG10 piece 4928 folio 64 page 56
Auckland Terrace, Old Shildon
Richd HENWITCH head 44  Yorkshire, Leeds    Coalminer 
Jane     "            wife 33    Durham    
Thos FORSTER   step-son 18   Shildon Durham     Coalminer
John       "              "        17        "                           "
Wm          "               "        15       "                            "
Margrt    "       step-dau   13       "
Joseph   "       step-son  11   Chilton, Durham
Elzth       "      step-dau   9    Shildon
George HENWITCH son   5         "
Ricd              "            "    2       "
John  SPENCE   lodger   13        "
 
in 1881 the name is Hollingsworth, and Joseph and the other children have taken their stepfather's surname, Joseph probably reverted back when he married Mary Jane Ward.  Their marriage cert should show if his father was deceased

1881 census RG11    Piece 4918  Folio 54 Page 37    http://www.rootschat.com/links/077q/
16, Low Garbutt St, Shildon, Co.Durham


Barbara

[moraf]

Slaw, Barbara,
Thanks for the great work.
Mary Jane was definately Wade, so the right family.
I don't have anything on the family before 1891 census.