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John Thomas |
b. 1875 in Sheffield,
England, m. Ada Fowler in
Sheffield, England
1.
Lily Foster,
b. 1905 in Sheffield, England, m. Edgar Hickling, 1936 in
England, d. 1995 in Burton-on-Trent;
1. Sheila
Diana Hickling, b. 1939 in Chesterfield, England,
m. Geoffrey Holmes, 1964 in Chesterfield, England;
1.
Susan B.
Holmes, b.1967, m. Mark Shakespeare,
1990
1.
James
Andrew Shakespeare, b. 1998 Derby
Derbyshire England
2. Rachel Elizabeth Shakespeare b. 2000
in Derby Derbyshire England
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2.
Roger Holmes
b. 1969 m. Elizabeth 1997
1.
Jacob
Jonathan Holmes b. 1998 in Scotland
2. Aaron Finlay Holmes b. 2000
in Scotland
3. Georgia Olivia Holmes b.
2003 in Scotland
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3.
Peter B.
Holmes b. 1971 m. Allison
1.
Jade
Louise Holmes b. 1997 in Derby Derbyshire England
2. Kirsty Claire Holmes b.
2000 in Derby Derbyshire England
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| 2. Hilda
Rhodes
Foster, b. 1907 in Sheffield, England, d. 1994 in
Sudbury, Suffolk |
3. Herbert
Snowden Foster, b. 1909 in Sheffield, England, m. Dorothy
Bagshaw, July 1937 in Sheffield, England
1. Anne
Foster,
b. 1938 in Sheffield, England, m. Leonard Capper, 1967 in
Sheffield, England
1.
Rachel Capper,
b. 1968 in Sheffield, England, m. Philip Michelle, 1992 in
Sheffield, England
2. Penelope Capper,
b. 1969 in Sheffield, England
1.
Louis
Capper b. 2004 in Sheffield England
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2. Richard
Foster, b. 1939 in Sheffield, England, m. Maureen
Wragg, 1965 in Sheffield, England
Children:
1. Sallianne Foster,
b. 1969 in Sheffield, England, m. Timothy Major, 1998 in
Sheffield, England
1.
Harry
Foster-Major b. 2001 in Sheffield
2. Charlie Foster-Major
b. 2003 in Sheffield
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2. Robert Foster,
b. 1971 in Sheffield, England |
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4. Diana Emily
Foster, b. 1911 in Sheffield, England, m. M. Reginald
Grainger, September 1937 in Sheffield, England;
Children:
1. Pat Ann Grainger,
b. 1937 in Harrogate, England, m. H. Arnold, 1973 in Australia
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Kirsten
Sarah Arnold, b. 1970 in Guterslo, Germany |
2. Valerie
Diana Grainger, b. 1940 in Harrogate, England, m. Leonard
Turner in Australia
| 1. Andrew
Turner,
b. 1969 in Mount Isa, Australia |
| 2. Benjamin
John Turner, b. 1975 in Mount Isa, Australia |
3. John Edward
Grainger, b. June 1948 in Harrogate, England, m. Linda
Hayward, 1980 in Colchester, Essex, England
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Samuel
James Grainger, b. December 1982 in Colchester, Essex, England |
| 2.
Rebecca
Louise Grainger, b. October 1985 in Colchester, Essex,
England, d. October 1988 in Colchester, Essex, England |
| 3.
Matthew
John Grainger, b. September 1989 in Great Finbourough, Suffolk |
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5. Gertrude
Olive Foster, b. 1915 in Sheffield, England, m. Herbert
Jones, 1938 in Sheffield, England, d. 1998 in Sheffield, England;
1.
Margaret Jones,
b. in Sheffield, England, m. John Shaw in England
1.
Katie Shaw
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2.
Marcus Shaw
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3.
Abigail Shaw
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2. Peter
Mervyn Jones born 1942 in Sheffield, England m. Diane
Bailey,
1979 in Sheffield, England, d. 1988 in Stratford, England
1.
Faye Jones born 1980 in Stratford, England
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3. Michael
Jones born 1945 in England m. Janet Davison, 1968 in
Sheffield, England
1.
Andrew Jones born 1975 in Sheffield, England
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2.
Karen Jones born 1978 in Sheffield, England
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| 6. Margaret
Foster,
b. 1917 in Sheffield, England, d. November 2000 in Suffolk,
England |
| 7. John
Vernon
Foster, b. 1919 in Sheffield, England, m. Joan Leverton,
1951 in Skegness, England, d. 1988 in England |
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| Hilda Foster was
a school teacher. |
| In 1999, Herbert
was still alive but mentally frail. |
| All the children
of Diana Emily Foster except John are
in Australia. Reginald had died and "Emmie" was in
a nursing home 1999. |
The following is
an excerpt from a letter received from Margaret Foster
in 1999.
For some years, my family and Diana (Snowden) were
neighbours. Because of this proximity, I recall, during my early
childhood, visits were made by members of her family on many
occasions. She was cared for by Kate. ... I never visited
the house. Yes it was a tailoring business. Colton, the
eldest son, was a tailor- he moved to Tunbridge Wells in
Kent. I understand that when his business was "low" he would
write to my father and request to make a suit for him! He was a
good tailor!
My father left school early, took a job to help the
family's finances, especially to help with the education of Sam, his
brother, (Samuel Jepson Foster) who attended a teacher training
college. My father became a works manager in a mining tool
manufacturerer's, which after the war closed down since tha patteern in
the mines changed. He was never a tailor [although] the females
in the family were sewers.
My father was an intelligent man- and modest with
it. Each year when asked what he would like for Christmas he
would reply-'A row of houses'- which he acquired eventuallly but not
until later years. He had a penchant for furniture
auctions. He returned home with some interesting things.
Recently a Chinese blosck with a special mechanism, which Father
purchased at auction, made a valuation of £4000 at an Antique's
Road Show, when my sister's son took it for valuation.
He always spoke with fondness of Richard
Foster. (your grandfather)
They were buddies I gather and practical jokers. |
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