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Alexander FOSTER

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Derek

Derek Report 16 Dec 2020 16:29

Thank you everyone for your help, appreciated.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 Dec 2020 16:15

GG's Google result is from this website, in case it's of further interest:

http://www.maggieblanck.com/Mayopages/Customs.html

greyghost

greyghost Report 15 Dec 2020 16:13

Google -
Marriage Age
Until 1972 when a law was passed that both men and women could not wed until the age of 16, Irish females could legally be wed at age 12 and males at age 14. While most women married around the age of 20, pre-famine brides were often younger.

Maddie

Maddie Report 15 Dec 2020 16:13

the legal age of consent was always 21 so they did need permission to marry before that. With permission a girl could marry at 12 and a boy at 14.

Derek

Derek Report 15 Dec 2020 15:54

What was the legal date to marry in them times?

Maddie

Maddie Report 15 Dec 2020 15:36

his son
Name
John Foster
Gender
Male
Birth Date
1 Feb 1875
Birth Place
Ireland
Father
Alexander Foster
Mother
Isabella Keys Foster
FHL Film Number
255921
Household Members

greyghost

greyghost Report 15 Dec 2020 15:28

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie

This looks to be relevant

ALEXANDER FOSSTER
Date of Death 1915
Group Registration ID 4463892
SR District/Reg Area Omagh
Deceased Age at Death 35

Died 9 February at Aughafad. Bachelor aged 35, a Farmer
Death registered by brother John Foster of Aughafad
Look yourself at cause of death

greyghost

greyghost Report 15 Dec 2020 15:25

If age at death correct then born 1835/6

Name ALEXANDER FOSTER
Date of Death 1912
Group Registration ID 5239135
SR District/Reg Area Omagh
Deceased Age at Death 76
Image

From the image - writing poor

Died 1 May 1912 at ??
He was married at the time of death. A 76 year old Farmer. He'd had a Duodenal ulcer for 6 months and that was cause of death
His son - ? John Foster of Aughafad present at the death registered it

greyghost

greyghost Report 15 Dec 2020 15:00

From the same site - https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie

The marriage that Maddie has ?? between Joseph Foster and Jane Keys -
Both of full age, Married at the Meeting house, Fontana
He's a widower. Farmer of Aughafad, parish of Donecavey s/o George Foster a Farmer
She is a spinster of (? Tatnadeveny), parish of Clogher, d/o William Keys a Farmer
Joseph made his mark, she signed.
Witnesses - Samuel Keys and George Coole (or Coote)

Maddie

Maddie Report 15 Dec 2020 14:57

a treee on ancestry has this but needs veryfying

joseph

irth
Abt. 1803 • Rafoe (Rofaw), Donegal, Ireland

1803

(AGE)
Birth of Brother Alexander FOSTER(1807–)
1807 • Lisnacreeve, Tyrone, Ireland

1807

4
Birth of Brother GEORGE FOSTER(1810–)
abt 1810 • Tyrone, Ireland

1810

7
Birth of Brother GEORGE FOSTER(1810–)
1810 • Co. Tyrone, Ireland

1810

7
Marriage
17 May 1827 • Arboe, Tyrone, Ireland
Mary Frances Keys

1827

24
Birth of Daughter Elizabeth FOSTER(1836–)
1836

1836

33
Birth of Son Alexander FOSTER(1836–1912)
abt 1836 • Rafoe, Donegal, Northern Ireland

1836

33
Residence
1839 • Aughafad, Ireland

1839

36
Birth of Son George FOSTER(1842–1910)
1842 • Fintona, County Tyrone, Ireland

1842

39
Birth of Son James FOSTER(1848–)
abt 1848 • County Tyrone, Ireland

1848

45
Birth of Daughter Letitia FOSTER(1850–)
Abt. 1850

1850

47
Birth of Son John FOSTER(1850–)
1850

1850

47
Birth of Daughter Margaret Jane FOSTER(1850–)
Abt. 1850

1850

47
Birth of Son Joseph FOSTER(1855–1888)
Abt. 1855

1855

52
Marriage
06 Apr 1857 • Donecavey, Tyrone, Ireland
Jane Keys

(1840–1892)

1857

54
Birth of Son Thomas Keys FOSTER(1863–1930)
1863 • Irith, Tyrone, Ireland

1863

60
Birth of Daughter Arabella FOSTER(1866–1867)
17 Feb 1866 • Fintona, Tyrone, Northern Ireland

1866

63
Death of Daughter Arabella FOSTER(1866–1867)
1867 • Omagh, Ireland

1867

64
Birth of Son William FOSTER(1872–)
6 Jun 1872 • Fintona, Tyrone, Ireland

1872

69
Birth of Daughter Emily Jane Eliza FOSTER(1874–)
13 Dec 1874 • Aghafad, Tyrone, Ireland

1874

71
Death
4 Apr 1883 • Aghafad, Draughton, County Tyrone, Ireland

alexander
Birth
abt 1836 • Rafoe, Donegal, Northern Ireland

1836

(AGE)
Birth of Brother George FOSTER(1842–1910)
1842 • Fintona, County Tyrone, Ireland

1842

6
Birth of Brother James FOSTER(1848–)
abt 1848 • County Tyrone, Ireland

1848

12
Birth of Sister Letitia FOSTER(1850–)
Abt. 1850

1850

14
Birth of Brother John FOSTER(1850–)
1850

1850

14
Birth of Sister Margaret Jane FOSTER(1850–)
Abt. 1850

1850

14
Birth of Daughter Martha FOSTER(1853–)
abt 1853 • County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

1853

17
Birth of Brother Joseph FOSTER(1855–1888)
Abt. 1855

1855

19
Marriage
08 Dec 1857 • Fintona Presbyterian Church, Donacavey Parish, Omagh Civil District, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Isabella (Liza) Keys

(1838–1921)

1857

21
Marriage
08 Dec 1857 • Donecavey, Tyrone, Ireland
Isabella (Liza) Keys

(1838–1921)

1857

21
Birth of Daughter Elizabeth Jane FOSTER(1859–1900)
Oct. 1859 • Gortin, County Tyrone, Ireland

1859

23
Birth of Daughter Mary Ann FOSTER(1862–)
22 Mar 1862 • Fintona, Tyrone, Ireland

1862

26
Birth of Brother Thomas Keys FOSTER(1863–1930)
1863 • Irith, Tyrone, Ireland

1863

27
Birth of Son George FOSTER(1864–)
23 May 1864 • Fintona, Tyrone, Ireland

1864

28
Birth of Half-Sister Arabella FOSTER(1866–1867)
17 Feb 1866 • Fintona, Tyrone, Northern Ireland

1866

30
Birth of Daughter Margaret FOSTER(1866–1913)
4 Sep 1866 • Fintona, County Tyrone, Ireland

1866

30
Death of Half-Sister Arabella FOSTER(1866–1867)
1867 • Omagh, Ireland

1867

31
Birth of Daughter Isabella FOSTER(1869–)
28 Sep 1869 • Fintona, Tyrone, Ireland

1869

33
Birth of Half-Brother William FOSTER(1872–)
6 Jun 1872 • Fintona, Tyrone, Ireland

1872

36
Birth of Son Joseph Alexander FOSTER(1873–)
13 Jan 1873 • Fintona, Tyrone, Ireland

1873

37
Birth of Half-Sister Emily Jane Eliza FOSTER(1874–)
13 Dec 1874 • Aghafad, Tyrone, Ireland

1874

38
Birth of Son John James FOSTER(1875–)
28 Jan 1875 • Ireland

1875

39
Death of Father Joseph FOSTER(1803–1883)
4 Apr 1883 • Aghafad, Draughton, County Tyrone, Ireland

1883

47
Death of Brother Joseph FOSTER(1855–1888)
4 Apr 1883 • Armagh, Ireland

1883

47
Birth of Son Robert FOSTER(1884–)
1884 • Omagh, Ireland

1884

48
Birth of Daughter Mary FOSTER(1888–)
abt 1888

1888

52
Death of Brother Joseph FOSTER(1855–1888)
Dec 1888 • Armagh, Ireland

1888

52
Birth of Daughter Annie FOSTER(1890–)
Sep 1890 • Omagh, Ireland

1890

54
Death of Daughter Elizabeth Jane FOSTER(1859–1900)
Abt. 1900 • Gortin, County Tyrone, Ireland

1900

64
Residence
31 March 1901 • Draughton, Tyrone, Ireland

Relation to Head of House: Head

1901

65
Death of Brother George FOSTER(1842–1910)
7 Dec 1910 • Byron, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada

1910

74
Residence
2 April 1911 • Draughton, Tyrone, Ireland

Relation to Head of House: Head

1911

75
Death
01 May 1912 • Aghafad, Draughton, County Tyrone, Ireland




greyghost

greyghost Report 15 Dec 2020 14:46

Father is Joseph https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie

Party 1 Name ALEXANDER FOSTER
Party 2 Name ISABELLA KEYS
Date of Event 08 December 1857
Group Registration ID 3269282
SR District/Reg Area Omagh
Image

From the image - married in the Meeting house of the Presbyterian Church
marriage solemnised at Fintona in the parish of Donacavey, County of Tyrone
Registrar's District of Omagh
Alexander of full age a Bachelor. At marriage living at Aughafady, Parish of Donacavey.
A Farmer, s/o Joseph Foster a Farmer
Isabella age 19 a Spinster of Cr---- , Parish of Dunacavey d/o John Keys a Farmer
He signed, she made her mark
Witnesses - Henry Houston and William Keys

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 15 Dec 2020 14:16

Calculate his birth year from his age in 1911

Derek

Derek Report 15 Dec 2020 14:11

I only have Alexanders dad as Joseph FOSTER, no further details, not even a wife as yet!

Maddie

Maddie Report 15 Dec 2020 14:07

Name: Emily Jane Eliza Foster
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 13 Dec 1874
Birth Place: Aghafad, Tyrone, Ireland
Father: Joseph Foster
Mother: Jane Keys Foster
FHL Film Number: 255915

Name: Emily Jane Eliza Foster
Date of Registration: 1874
Registration District: Omagh
Birth Country: Ireland
Volume: 17
Page: 279
FHL Film Number: 101051

Name: William Deazley
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec, 1901
Registration District: Omagh, Ireland
Volume: 2
Page Number: 251
FHL Film Number: 101259
Records on Page:
Name
William Deaghley
William Deazley
John Short
Elizabeth Robinson
Emily Foster

Name: Emilie Deazley
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birth Place: Co Tyrone
Residence Date: 2 Apr 1911
House Number: 4
Townland/Street: Drumskinny
District: Dromore
County: Tyrone
Country: Ireland
Electoral District: Dromore
Literacy: Read and write
Number of Children Born: 4
Number of Children Living: 4
Years Married: 9
Inferred Marriage Date: 1902
Religion: Church of Ireland
Relationship: Wife
URL:
Household Members Age Relationship
Jane Deazley
74 Mother
William John Deazley
35 Head
Emilie Deazley 34 Wife
Robert Deazley
7 Son
William Deazley
5 Son
David Deazley
3 Son
Albert Deazley
1 Son

Maddie

Maddie Report 15 Dec 2020 14:04

???
Name: Joseph Foster
Gender: Male
Marital status: Widowed
Marriage Date: 6 Apr 1857
Marriage Place: Donecavey, Tyr, Ireland
Father: George Foster
Spouse: Jane Keys
FHL Film Number: 101390
Reference ID: 505

Details

Deceased SurnameFoster
Deceased ForenameJoseph
Primary Beneficiary/ExecutorJane Foster
Date of Death4 Apr 1883
County of DeathTyrone

Name: Arabella Foster
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 17 Feb 1866
Birth Place: Fintona, Tyrone, Ireland
Father: Joseph Foster
Mother: Jane Keys
FHL Film Number: 101121


Name: Arabella Foster
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Date of Registration: 1867
Death Age: 1
Registration District: Omagh
Volume: 17
Page: 171
FHL Film Number: 101583

Maddie

Maddie Report 15 Dec 2020 13:52

for ref

Name: Alexander Foster
Gender: Male
Marital status: Single
Marriage Date: 8 Dec 1857
Marriage Place: Donecavey, Tyr, Ireland
Father: Joseph Foster
Spouse: Isabella Keys
FHL Film Number: 101390
Reference ID: 510

Name: Isabella Keys
Gender: Female
Marital status: Single
Age: 19
Birth Date: 1838
Marriage Date: 8 Dec 1857
Marriage Place: Donecavey, Tyr, Ireland
Father: John Keys
Spouse: Alexander Foster
FHL Film Number: 101390
Reference ID: 510

in the Web: Ireland, Census, 1911
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Name: Isabella Foster
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 72
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birth Place: Tyrone
Residence Date: 2 Apr 1911
House Number: 48
Townland/Street: Aghafad
District: Draughton
County: Tyrone
Country: Ireland
Electoral District: Draughton
Literacy: Cannot read
Number of Children Born: 8
Number of Children Living: 8
Years Married: 50
Inferred Marriage Date: 1861
Religion: Presbyterian
Relationship: Wife
URL:
Household Members Age Relationship
Alexander Foster
72 Head
Isabella Foster 72 Wife
Alexander Foster
25 Son
Annie Foster
13 Grand Daughter

Derek

Derek Report 15 Dec 2020 13:50

I have been trying to find out the date of birth for a Alexander FOSTER born County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. He married Isabella KEYS 08 Dec 1857 Fintona (Donacavey) County Tyrone.

Quite a few have Alexander on their Ancestry trees with lots of guessing about his DoB. Some say 1840, 1839 or 1836.

What was the legal date to marry in them times?

I think his father was Joseph FOSTER.

Many thanks for any help.