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Descendant's report for Benjamin Foster, shoe maker
Generation No. 1
  1. Benjamin Foster, shoe maker He was born 1810 at East Grinstead, Sussex
2 iJesse who was born 1832 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  He married Jane on c 1833. She was born 1813 at East Grinstead, Sussex. They had the following children:
3 iWilliam who was born 1834 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiBenjamin who was born 1835 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiiMary who was born 1838 at Sussex
  ivSarah who was born 1841 at East Grinstead, Sussex
4 vJohn who was born 1844 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  viHarriett who was born 1847 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  viiElizabeth who was born Jul 1850 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  viiiEmily who was born Jul 1850 at East Grinstead, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Jesse Foster, farm servant was the son of Benjamin Foster, shoe maker and Jane Foster. He was born 1832 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth on c 1875. She was born 1847 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHarriett who was born 1877 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex
  iiJesse who was born 1880 at Horsted Keynes, Sussex
   
  3. William Foster, shoe maker was the son of Benjamin Foster, shoe maker and Jane Foster. He was born 1834 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  He married Sarah Knight on 25th Dec 1853 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex. She was born 1833 at East Grinstead, Sussex. They had the following children:
5 iTrayton who was born 1855 at Rocks, East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 25th Nov 1855 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, son of William Foster (cordwainer) and Sarah Foster
6 iiWilliam who was born 1859 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1859 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, son of William Forster (shoemaker) and Sarah Forster
   
  4. John Foster, farm labourer was the son of Benjamin Foster, shoe maker and Jane Foster. He was born 1844 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth on c 1868. She was born 1848 at Hartfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Trayton Foster, bricklayer's labourer was the son of William Foster, shoe maker and Sarah Foster [Knight]. He was born 1855 at Rocks, East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 25th Nov 1855 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, son of William Foster (cordwainer) and Sarah Foster
  He married Jane Plowman on 25th Dec 1880 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex. She was born 1861 at Wrotham, Kent
   
  6. William Forster, journeyman shoemaker was the son of William Foster, shoe maker and Sarah Foster [Knight]. He was born 1859 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1859 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, son of William Forster (shoemaker) and Sarah Forster
  He married Elizabeth Payne on 7th Feb 1880 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex. She was born 1862 at Copthorne, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFrederick T. who was born May 1880 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiEmily who was born 1882 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  iiiWilliam who was born 1884 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  ivGeorge who was born 1886 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  vErnest who was born 1889 at East Grinstead, Sussex
   

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