Info 6b, William robert Foster, Origins

Info 6b. William robert Foster, Origins

William Robert FOSTER

Probably the son born 1902 to Percy frederick Foster and Elizabeth Rae
Percival Foster ,1866-1964,uk , married 1896 Elizabeth Rae Nz
Elizabeth was born 1876 in Lyttleton NZ

Auckland Star, 30th december 1896
Marriages FOSTER-RAE.- 0n November 25th at St Marys Cathedral, Parnell, by Rev. Geo. MacMurray, Percy, second son of G. Foster. Camberwell, London, to Elizabeth, only daughter of Capt. D. Rae, of Auckland.


   George
   Foster 
   b.~1836  Portsmouth, Hants
   d.
   |
   m?marqt1858 Pancras, middlesex
   |
   Caroline
   Miller?
   b.~1829 Brighton, Sussex
   d.
   |              children born Camberwell
 |=============|=============|=============|===========|============|=============|=======|
 Henrietta     Adelaide      William       Lucy        Percy        Paris         Harry
 |             emily         george        isabella    |            george        frederick J.
 b.decqt1858   b.16dec1860   b.16apr1863   b.1865      b.sepqt1867  b.marqt1871   b.09dec1873
 d.marqt1862   d.            d.            bd.1866     d.1964       d.decqt1871   d.
 ***********   |             |                         | aged97     ***********   |
               m.sepqt1887   m.sepqt1887               m.1896 NZ                  m.decqt1902
               |             |                         |                          |
               William       Prucilla c.               Elizabeth                  Edith ruth
               Pullen        Pullen                    Rae                        Greenwood
                                                       b.26nov1876 Parnell NZ
                                                       d.08jul1970
      children born camberwell                         |          Twins born NZ
|==============|=============|=============|============|============|===========|=========|
Adelaide       Percy donald  Doris         William      Edna         Donald      Frank
rae            george        |             robert       margaret     rae         rae         
b.21sep1897    b.decqt1898   b.27sep1900   b.26mar1902  b.21dec1903  b.22mar1909 b.22mar1909
c.17oct1897    c.            c.28oct1900   c.04may1902  c.07feb1904  |           |
d.             d.1965        d,            d.           d.           d.1897      d.1989
|              |             |             |            |            |
m.1926         m.1927        m?1930        m.11jan1928  m.1943       m.28mar1931
|              |             |             |            |            |   
Reginald       Venetta       Alan?         Beryl        Rewa         Rona
morley pointon Mcdonald B.   Illingworth?  may          alice        may
Spick          Edgar                       Glass        Dickson      Pollock

sheet 2


1861 census 
source           RG9; Piece: 381; Folio: 9; Page: 29;
place            Camberwell, 
dwelling         schedule 154, 6 George Street 

George       Foster  head 24   Grocer Cheesemonger        Portsmouth Hants
Caroline     Foster  wife 28                              Brighton Sussex
Henrietta    Foster  dau   2                              Camberwell Surrey
Adelaide  E  Foster  dau   5 months                       Camberwell Surrey


1871 census
source             RG10; Piece: 728; Folio: 40; Page: 38;
place              St. Giles Campberwell, London
dwelling          schedule 198, 74 George Street 

George       Foster  head  34     Grocer                Portsmouth Hants
Caroline     Foster  wife  42                           Brighton   Sussex
Adelaide  E  Foster  dau   10                           Camberwell Surrey
William   G  Foster  son    7                           Camberwell Surrey
Percy        Foster  son    3                           Camberwell Surrey 
Paris        Foster  son    3 months                    Camberwell Surrey


1881 census  
source               RG11; Piece: 671; Folio: 40; Page: 15; 
place                Camberwell, Surrey
dwelling             schedule 95, 74 George Street

George       Foster  head  43  Grocer                          Portsmouth hants
Caroline     Foster  wife  52                                  Brighton sussex
Adelaide  E. Foster  dau   20  Asst. Mistress in Road School   Camberwell
William   G. Foster  son   17  Clerk                           Camberwell
Percy        Foster  son   13  scholar                         Camberwell 
Harry T. J.  Foster  son    7  scholar                         Camberwell


1911 census 
source         District 27 sub 3 enum 26   
place          Camberwell
dwelling       19 Gairlock Road    

George   Foster head 73  Retired Grocer married 53 yrs           Portsmouth
Caroline Foster wife 82  7 children 4 living                     Brighton

Caroline died 1916 Camberwell
George died 1918 Hospital in Epsom Surrey buried Southwalk 27 dec 1918

sheet 3

1891 Emigration Rimutaka for Wellington New Zealand
Departed London uk 26th June 1891,
Percy Foster   22   farm Cadet

The Press Association, 14th August 1891
ARRIVAL OF R.M.S. RIMUTAKA. PRESS ASSOCIATION Telegram) Wellington, August 13th Arrived R.M.S. Rimutaka, from London, She left Plymouth on the 28th June, Teneriffe on the 3rd July, the Cape on the 28th, and Hobart at 6 p.m. on the 8th Inst. The voyage was an uneventful one, and moderate and variable weather was experienced. She has 141 passsengers for New Zealand ports. 233 bags of mails and twenty-three boxes parcels post. Passengers for Lyttelton - Saloon Mr and Mrs Yorke and family. Second saloon - Miss F. McDonald, Messrs O. S. Collings, T. A. Maakew, R. E. Theobald. Steerage; J. A. Bateson, R. A. Dixon, G. and J. French, M. McDonald, A, McAdam and G. Savage. For Timaru; Saloon - Dr. C. H. vayley. Second saloon - Mr J. Radcliffe.

The Press Association, 14th August 1891

ARRIVAL OF R.M.S. RIMUTAKA.
PRESS ASSOCIATION Telegram) Wellington, August 13th
Arrived R.M.S. Rimutaka, from London, She left Plymouth on the 28th June, Teneriffe on the 3rd July, the Cape on the 28th, and Hobart at 6 p.m. on the 8th Inst.
The voyage was an uneventful one, and moderate and variable weather was experienced. She has 141 passsengers for New Zealand ports. 233 bags of mails and twenty-three boxes parcels post.
Passengers for Lyttelton - Saloon Mr and Mrs Yorke and family. Second saloon - Miss F. McDonald, Messrs O. S. Collings, T. A. Maakew, R. E. Theobald.
Steerage; J. A. Bateson, R. A. Dixon, G. and J. French, M. McDonald, A, McAdam and G. Savage.
For Timaru; Saloon - Dr. C. H. vayley. Second saloon - Mr J. Radcliffe.

In 1896 Percy Foster Married Elizabeth Rae and soon after they went to England where their first child Adelaide was born in 1897.


1901 census uk
source         RG13; Piece: 494; Folio: 47; Page: 80
place          Camberwell
dwelling       schedule 528, 60 George Street 

Percy           Foster  head  33     Grocer shopkeeper          Camberwell
Elizabeth       Foster  wife  24                                New Zealand
Adelaide  Rae   Foster  dau    3                                Camberwell
Percy Donald G  Foster  son    2                                Camberwell
Doris           Foster  dau    6months                          Camberwell

Percy and family returned to New Zealand in 1904

1904 passengers arriving Wellington on SS Corinthic
departed London 26th September 1904

Percy     Foster   Grocer   36
Mrs       Foster   wife     28 
Adelaide  Foster   child     6
Percy     Foster   child     5
Doris     Foster   child     4
Wm        Foster  child      2
Edna      Foster  child      1

sheet 4

Voters Register
1905 Grey Lynn 
Percy     Foster, Cheapside, Arch Hill, Grocer
Elizabeth Foster, Cheapside, Arch Hill,

1914 Waitemata, Auckland
Percy      Foster, Owens Road, Devonport, Milk Vendor
Elizabeth  Foster, Owens Road, Devonport, Married

1916 street Directory
Percy Foster, 4 Owens Road, Milkman

1919 Waitemata, Auckland 
Percy                Foster, 185 Victoria road, Devonport, Dairyman
Elizabeth            Foster, 185 Victoria road, Devonport, Married
Adelaide  rae        Foster, 185 Victoria road, Devonport, spinster
1919 Waitemata Suppliment
Percy donald  george Foster, 185 Victoria road, Devonport, labourer

1928 Waitemata, Auckland
Percy                Foster, 185 Victoria Road, Devonport, milk vendor
Percy donald george  Foster, 185 Victoria Road, Devonport, milkman*
William robert       Foster, 185 Victoria Road, Devonport, milk vendor
Edna margaret        Foster, 185 Victoria Road, Devonport, spinster

Percy donald married 28th oct 1927 Venetta Mcdonald Boyd Edgar

1935 Waitemata , Auckland
Percy Foster, 108 Victoria Road, Devonport, N1, Milk Vendor

Beryl may      Foster, 35 Albert Road, Devonport N1, spinster
William robert Foster, 35 Albert Road, Devonport N1, Milk Vendor

Percy donald george  Foster, 19 Abbotsford Terrace, N1, Milkman
Veneta Mcdonald boyd Foster, 19 Abbotsford Terrace, N1, married

1946  North Shore, Ackland
Percy donald george   Foster, 140 Victoria Road, Milkman
Venetta mcdonald boyd Foster, 140 Victoria Road, married

1954 Mt. Albert, Auckland
Percy      Foster, 75 Denny Ave, S3, Retired 
Elizabeth  Foster, 75 Denny Ave, S3, married
Percy died 1964 and Elizabeth died 1970

PERCY FOSTER 5th August 1964 Aged 97 Years Also his loved wife ELIZABETH 8th July 1970 Aged 94 Years Treasured Memories

Source Billion Graves

sheet 5

Ackland Star, 1st October 1927
Wedding of the Week FOSTER - EDGAR. A pretty wedding was celebrated by the Rev. D, Hereon at St. David's Church on Wednesday, 28th inst. The bride was Venetta Macdonald Boyd Edgar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs J Edgar, Waiheke, and the bridegroom was Percy Foster, son of Mr.and Mrs. Foster, of Devonport. The bride wore, a dainty frock of ivory French satin trimmed with silver lace. A long tulle veil, embroidered in silk, was held in place with clusters, and coronet of orange blnmuwn., Silver and white streamers fell from the shower bouquet of white raises and sweet peas. Two bridesmaids and a little flower girl accompanied the bride. Miss Elsie Edgar wore mauve crepe de chine, worked with gold lace, mauve tulle headdress with shaded lavender bouquet. Miss Edna Foster wore an Alice blue gown of crepe de chine, with tulle headdress and bouquet of shaded blue. Little Dorothy - Totman wore a. pretty apple greerf georgette dress, with wreath of rosebuds round the head, and carried a basket Of roses. Mr. J. Edgar gave his daughter away, Mr. W. Foster acting as groomsman. A very largely attended ; wedding breakfast was held at Nairn's, the large white wedding bell and other floral decorations being most attractive. Mrs. J. Edgar, mother of the bride, received the guests in a black and white ensemble suit and blade hat, Mrs. Foster, the bridegroom's mother wore a smart black silk gown and hat to match.

Ackland Star, 1st October 1927

Wedding of the Week
FOSTER - EDGAR.
A pretty wedding was celebrated by the Rev. D, Hereon at St. David's Church on Wednesday, 28th inst. The bride was Venetta Macdonald Boyd Edgar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs J Edgar, Waiheke, and the bridegroom was Percy Foster, son of Mr.and Mrs. Foster, of Devonport.
The bride wore, a dainty frock of ivory French satin trimmed with silver lace. A long tulle veil, embroidered in silk, was held in place with clusters, and coronet of orange blnmuwn., Silver and white streamers fell from the shower bouquet of white raises and sweet peas. Two bridesmaids and a little flower girl accompanied the bride.
Miss Elsie Edgar wore mauve crepe de chine, worked with gold lace, mauve tulle headdress with shaded lavender bouquet. Miss Edna Foster wore an Alice blue gown of crepe de chine, with tulle headdress and bouquet of shaded blue. Little Dorothy - Totman wore a. pretty apple greerf georgette dress, with wreath of rosebuds round the head, and carried a basket Of roses.
Mr. J. Edgar gave his daughter away, Mr. W. Foster acting as groomsman. A very largely attended ; wedding breakfast was held at Nairn's, the large white wedding bell and other floral decorations being most attractive.
Mrs. J. Edgar, mother of the bride, received the guests in a black and white ensemble suit and blade hat, Mrs. Foster, the bridegroom's mother wore a smart black silk gown and hat to match.

New Zealand Herald, 4th March 1931
Marriages FOSTER - POLLOCK; On January 28th. at St. James' Presbyterian Church, Pukekohe, by the Rev. J. Pattison, Frank Rae, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Foster, of Devonport, to Rona May, third daughter of Mrs. nnd the late Mr. W. Pollock, of Pukekoho.

New Zealand Herald, 6th June 1939
Jocky in Hospital When his mount, Right Royal, fell at the second to last fence in the Panmure Hurdles at Ellerslie yesterday, the jockey, Frank Rae Foster, aged 30, was thrown to the ground. He was admitted to the Auckland Hospital last night suffering from concussion, his condition later being reported to be not serious.