Cant family northumberland again

[Espoir]

I'm looking for information on two Isabella Cants, both born in 1868 in Northumberland. One was the daughter of Foster and Isabella Cant. The other, Isabella Black Cant, was the daughter of Foster and Jane Cant. They were aunt and niece although born in the same year. As both fathers were called Foster it's difficult to know what became of them. Does anyone know?

[iluleah]

Name:    William Bodley
Birth Date:    1865
Age:    20
Spouse's Name:    Isabella Cant
Spouse's Birth Date:    1867
Spouse's Age:    18
Event Date:    1 Feb 1885
Event Place:    All Saints, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Father's Name:    Joseph Bodley
Spouse's Father's Name:    Foster Cant
......
Looks like possibly the other didn't marry
Name:    Isabella Cant
Event Type:    Death
Registration Quarter:    Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year:    1932
Registration District:    West Ham
County:    Essex
Event Place:    West Ham, Essex, England
Age (available after 1866):    64
Birth Year (Estimated):    1868
Volume:    4A
Page:    247
Line Number:    48
.................
1871
Name:    Isabella Cant
Event Type:    Census
Event Date:    1871
Gender:    Female
Age:    3
Relationship to Head of Household:    Daughter
Birthplace:    Northumberland
Schedule Type:    Household
Registration District:    Tynemouth
Sub-District:    Longbenton
Parish:    Killingworth
County:    Northumberland
Household    Role    Gender    Age    Birthplace
Foster Cant    Self    M    58    Northumberland
Isabella Cant    Wife    F    36    Northumberland
John Cant    Son    M    21    Northumberland
Isabella Cant    Daughter    F    3    Northumberland

and the other in 1871
Name:    Isabella Cant
Event Type:    Census
Event Date:    1871
Gender:    Female
Age:    2
Relationship to Head of Household:    Daughter
Birthplace:    Northumberland
Schedule Type:    Household
Registration District:    Tynemouth
Sub-District:    Longbenton
Parish:    Killingworth
County:    Northumberland
Household    Role    Gender    Age    Birthplace
Foster Cant    Self    M    26    Northumberland
Jane Cant    Wife    F    24    Northumberland
Edward Cant    Son    M    6    Northumberland
Ann Cant    Daughter    F    5    Northumberland
Isabella Cant    Daughter    F    2    Northumberland
James Cant    Son    M    0    Northumberland
Isabell Black    Mother    F    48    Northumberland
..........
In the 1881
Name:    Isabella Cant
Age (Original):    13
Gender:    Female
Birth Year:    1868
Birthplace:    Robins Row, Northumberland, England
Relationship to Head of Household:    Daughter
Marital Status:    Single
Occupation:    Scholar
Address:    1 Robins Row
Event Place:    Longbenton, Northumberland, England
Record Type:    Household
Affiliate Publication Number:    RG11
Piece/Folio:    5086 / 105
Page Number:    36
Household    Role    Gender    Age    Birthplace
Foster Cant    Head    M    68    Acomb, Northumberland, England
Isabella Cant    Wife    F    45    Benton, Northumberland, England
Isabella Cant    Daughter    F    13    Robins Row, Northumberland, England
George Brown    Lodger    M    26    Corbridge, Northumberland, England

and the other
 Name:    Isabella Cant
Age (Original):    12
Gender:    Female
Birth Year:    1869
Birthplace:    Killingworth, Northumberland, England
Relationship to Head of Household:    Daughter
Marital Status:    Single
Occupation:    Scholar
Address:    58 Palmers Ville
Event Place:    Longbenton, Northumberland, England
Record Type:    Household
Affiliate Publication Number:    RG11
Piece/Folio:    5086 / 104
Page Number:    34
Household    Role    Gender    Age    Birthplace
Foster Cant    Head    M    36    Corbridge, Northumberland, England
Edward B Cant    Son    M    16    Killingworth, Northumberland, England
Ann Cant    Daughter    F    15    Killingworth, Northumberland, England
Isabella Cant    Daughter    F    12    Killingworth, Northumberland, England
James Cant    Son    M    10    Killingworth, Northumberland, England
John T Cant    Son    M    7    Killingworth, Northumberland, England
Jane Cant    Daughter    F    4    Killingworth, Northumberland, England
Isabella Black    Servant    F    59    Morpeth, Northumberland, England
........
and maybe
Name:    Isabella Boddy
Event Type:    Death
Registration Quarter:    Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year:    1910
Registration District:    Auckland
County:    Durham
Event Place:    Auckland, Durham, England
Age (available after 1866):    41
Birth Year (Estimated):    1869
Volume:    10A
Page:    133
Line Number:    78

[parakeet]

As far as I know there is only one Isabella Cant. She is the daughter of Foster Cant and his wife (née Black), who died in 1879.  Foster and Jane had another daughter, Jane born in 1877 but died in 1883.

Foster married again in 1883 - Elizabeth Snowdon Campbell and they had a daughter in 1884, also called Jane. He was never married to anybody called Jane.

 But it is possible that there is another Isabella born around that time - could have been one of his brothers' children. I don't know anything about this but I know that Foster had an older sister called Isabella.

Parakeet

[parakeet]

should have written - never married to anybody else called Jane.

Sorry.

parakeet

[Espoir]

Thank you for your reply, Parakeet. My problem is that there are two Isabella Cants both born c. 1868. One is the daughter of Foster Cant born c, 1812, and his third wife Isabella Boyd Cant, and the other is the daughter of this Foster's son, also called Foster Cant, and his wife Jane Black. So the Isabellas are aunt and niece despite having the same age. And both fathers are called Foster. One of the Isabellas married and became Isabella Boddy, but which one? I haven't been able to differentiate them. Thank you again for your reply.

[parakeet]

Hi Espoir

So sorry for not reading  your message properly. Haven't done enough research on the older Foster Cant. My relative is the son's wife Jane Black , who died early.

But I can't resist a puzzle so I'll have a look!

Parakeet

[Espoir]

Thank you for your message, Parakeet. In fact, Jane Black was my great grandmother. Both this Foster and his father, also Foster, seem to have lost their first wives in childbirth (after having a number of children). But I suppose it wasn't unusual.
Thanks again.

[parakeet]

Thanks for your message.

My connection with Jane Black goes through her brother Thomas Black, who was my great grandfather.

Isabella ,their mother seems to have stayed with Jane and Foster for a long time, till she died in 1882.

I must say i have often speculated whether Foster waited until she died or he basically had to marry again afterwards because there was no one there any longer to look after the children. Who knows?

Really good to have made the connection. Quite rare to find this on this side of my family!

Not found anything yet but will keep on looking.

best wishes

parakeet