Personal Details of Martha Foster
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| Buried: | 19/01/1876 |
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Burial Register
| Name at death | Martha Foster | ||||||
| Age at Death | 78 | ||||||
| Burial Date | 19 January 1876 | ||||||
| Abode |
Newbury |
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| Official at Burial | E W Shalders | ||||||
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| Sources | Burial Register |
Burial Register entry for Martha Foster
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Burial Register Entry for Martha Foster
Memorial Details
| Mrs P Page 129 LS11 M. F. 1876 | |
| Name on Memorial | Martha Foster |
| Date of death | 19/01/1876 |
| Age | 78 |
| Gender | Female |
| Memorial Type | footstone |
| Construction Material | |
| Condition of memorial | |
| Pattison Location Code | LS11 |
| Recorder's Notes | There only seems to be this M. F. burial in 1876 Martha Foster buried 19th January 1876 |
Biographical Information
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Martha Foster c1798-1876
Martha Foster
c1798-1876
According to census records Martha (maiden name unknown) was born in Newbury Berkshire.
The 1841 census records Martha (35) living in Northbrook Street Newbury with her husband John Foster (30), a Draper.
(John was baptised on the 2nd September 1810 in Ovington Essex, the son of Joseph and Mary Foster)
John and Martha were still living in Northbrook Street, Newbury when the 1851 census was taken.
The 1861 census records Martha (60) as a Draper’s Wife, living in West Street, Newbury. She was also recorded living in West Street in the 1871 census.
In 1861 John (50) was record as a Gentleman boarding at the Jack of Newbury Hotel, Newbury. The 1871 census records him as a Retired Clothier living at 2 The Holly’s, Lexden, Colchester, Essex.
Martha died aged 78 in 1876, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 19th January. (Surname registered as Forster at time of death)
John remarried 1st February 1876 in Camberwell Surrey. His 2nd wife was Mary Ann Sangwell.
(Mary Ann was born c1831 in Woolhampton, Berkshire, the daughter of Daniel and Jane Sangwell)
In 1881 John (70), was again recorded as a Retired Clothier. He was living in Westfields with Mary Ann (50).
John died on the 12th June 1885 he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 17th June.
His widow Mary Ann died aged 77 on the 28th August 1908 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 1st September.
Author: C Gambles
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