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From: "Hugh C. Masson" <>
Subject: Re: IRISH FOSTERs
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 14:47:38 -0600
References: <3.0.5.32.20010111105907.0082f350@mail.ultra.net.au>


Eleanor BARRY wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone, I am new to this list. Do you have any folk
> with Irish Foster Heritage on this list?
> My Dad, Ernest William FOSTER was born in Dublin in 1888 to
> Martha RUDD and Allen FOSTER who was a member of the Royal
> Irish Constabulary from 1870-84. From these records I found
> that Allen was a native of Abbeyleix, Co Laois, age 20 when joining
> and Protestant. His Father was John who married Martha RUDD
> in Wexford in 1878.
>
> The closest I have come to his details are from St Michael's
> Church in Abbeyleix but nothing really fits although
> Allen could have put his age up or down to join. There is
> an Allen FOSTER born to Allen/Caroline, 1843 at The Warren
> and except for the date he could be the one.
> Dad always told us that some of family migrated to Canada.
> I would like to know of anyone who may be researching this family and
>
> Am I at liberty to post here the Foster Information that I have collected.
>
> Thanks for your time, Eleanor in Queensland.
>
>

Dear Eleanor and All;
I've fallowed the list for some time and your queery is the first that
fallows our family line. Although recent info doesn't seam to leave any
blanks there could be others that we don't know of. Our family goes back
to a Roland Foster who may of been an emigrant from England. He had a
son William born 1784 in Sligo
Married 1812 to Elizabeth Jackson in Sligo
died 1852 in Canada

One of his sons John Foster is my Great Grandfather. I have most of the
descendants of William and Elizabeth but but don't know if William had
any siblings. Yours could easily be a descendant of one of William's
brothers. The family as long as I've known were rabit Methodists so
being yours were prodestant there is a possible connection. The family
of W & E moved around Ireland a lot as their children were born in Sligo
Kilkenny and Belfast that we know of. If you see any simularities we can
compare notes to track things down. Willing to exchange any and all
information.

Hugh

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