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From: "Bill Taylor" <>
Subject: Re: FOSTER BROS.IN RAINFORD
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 98 19:32:48 PDT


Hi

Foster Bros were a large chain of low to medium priced Menswear Shops. thier Head Office originally was in Birmingham. I seem to remember in their prime, which was probably in the 60s and 70s they had 600 shops. I seem to remember they were taken over some years ago.

Hope this helps

Bill Taylor
Sevenoaks, Kent


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> HelloAll~ I wonder if anyone can tell me about a store in RAINFORD
> called FOSTER BROS. such as what kind of store it is and does anybody
> have knowledge of that FOSTER family? How near is Rainford to
> St.Helens ? I'm interested in hearing anything on FOSTER'S in St. Helens
> ~ Or surrounding area for that matter~ I assume My gr.parents Wm.Sr. &
> Alice (DAY) FOSTER lived in St.Helens when my Dad Billy(Jr.) was born in
> 1910/11-they already had a daughter Anne ~ they left for America around
> 1912/13 ~ I know Alice had a married sister named Lily that lived in
> Newton Le Willow around 1973, also I think she had a brother named
> Joseph (Jack) DAY that may have lived in IOWA~ Thanks ahead of time for
> ANY info.
>
> "WEARIN THE GREEN IN CALIF." ALICE >*;*<
>
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