FreeBMD Marriages Mar 1859 (>99%) ordered 24 june 2018
Foster William W Bromwich 6b 759
Parsons Jane W. Bromwich 6b 759
application 9309322-24; certificate MXH 387136
1859 Marriage solemnized at St John’s Church in the Parish of Wednesbury in the County of Stafford
no 232 30 January
William Foster, age 56, widower, Coach Harness Dresser, residing Walsall; made mark
father: William Foster, Coach Harness Dresser
Jane Parsons, age 42, widow, residing Walsall; made mark
father Peter Hand, Boatman
Married in the Church of St John acc to the R&C of the Estab Church by Banns
Witnessess: Richard Williams & Eliza Willimas (both made mark)

1861UKC England Census, 2 pages; Staffordshire Walsall Borough District 16; image 9-10 of 37 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Class: RG 9; Piece: 2013; Folio: 144; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542903; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Civil Parish: Walsall Borough; Town: Walsall
County/Island: Staffordshire; Country: England
Registration district: Walsall
Sub-registration district: Walsall
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Household schedule number: 34
Piece: 2013; Folio: 144; Page Number: 8
Household Members:
William Foster 60 b Walsall Brass Dresser
Jane Foster 43 born: Stone, Staffordshire, England
Julia Parsons 9 step daughter b staff stafford
*Who is Julia Parsons????
only one julia parsons b 1850-1861 in Staffordshire per
POSSFreeBMD Births Sep 1851 (>99%)
Parsons Julia Maria Kidderminster 18 422
Mother’s Maiden name PORTWAY per GRO
POSS Marriages Sep 1869 (>99%)
PARSONS Julia Walsall 6b 741
Kirk Isaiah Walsall 6b 741

1871UKC England Census; Staffordshire Walsall Walsall District 7; image 36 of 39 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 2961; Folio: 21; Page: 35; GSU roll: 836427; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthew
Town: Walsall;County/Island: Staffordshire; Country: England
Registration district: Walsall
Sub-registration district: Walsall
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Household schedule number: 187
Piece: 2961; Folio: 21; Page Number: 35
Household Members:
William Foster 70 b Walsall, Staffordshire, England; Brass dresser
Jane Foster 60


*****
who was William Foster? Where was he on the 1851UKC?
William Foster, b 1801 +/- 10yrs in Staffordshire
none with bplace of Walsall (though one in registration district of Walsall)
none with occ Brass Dresser

William Foster b abt 1796 Easington, Staffordshire, England
Head Wednesfield, Staffordshire; wife Hannah
Name: William Foster; Gender: Male
Age: 55; Est birth year: abt 1796; Where born:Easington, Staffordshire, England
Relation: Head; Spouse's Name: Hannah Foster
Civil Parish:Wednesfield; County/Island:Staffordshire; Country:England
Registration district: Wolverhampton
Sub-registration district: Willenhall
William Foster 55 OCC keysmith
Hannah Foster 53
Lucy Foster 16
Mary Foster 10
*per Genuki: Wednesfield, Staffordshire is 4.2 miles ( 6.8 Km) NW of Wednesbury, Staffordshire. This is measured directly between the two points 'as the crow flies' ignoring any geographical features such as rivers or hills.

William Foster b abt 1798 Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Head Wolverhampton, Staffordshire; wife Sarah
Name: William Foster; Gender: Male
Age: 53; Estimated birth year: abt 1798; Where born:Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Relation: Head; Spouse's Name: Sarah Foster
Civil Parish: Wolverhampton
Ecclesiastical parish: St George
County/Island: Staffordshire; Country: England
Registration district: Wolverhampton
Sub-registration district: Wolverhampton Eastern
William Foster 53 OCC stock-taker in iron work
Sarah Foster 50
Thomas Foster 16
Joseph Foster 14
Charles Foster 10
*per Genuki: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire is 5.0 miles ( 8.1 Km) WNW of Wednesbury, Staffordshire. This is measured directly between the two points 'as the crow flies' ignoring any geographical features such as rivers or hills.

William Foster b abt 1801 Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Head Willenhall, Staffordshire; wife Sarah
Name: William Foster; Gender: Male
Age: 50; Est birth year: abt 1801; Where born: Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Relation: Head; Spouse's Name: Sarah Foster
Civil Parish: Willenhall; Ecclesiastical parish: St Giles
County/Island: Staffordshire; Country: England
Registration district: Wolverhampton
Sub-registration district: Willenhall
OCC Lockmaker, employer of 4 men
*per Genuki: Willenhall, Staffordshire is 2.6 miles ( 4.2 Km) NW of Wednesbury, Staffordshire [52.551915,-2.020616]. This is measured directly between the two points 'as the crow flies' ignoring any geographical features such as rivers or hills.

Willm Foster b abt 1806 Great Bridge, Staffordshire, England
Head Baswich, Milford, and Walton, Staffordshire; wife Mary
Name: Willm Foster; Gender: Male
Age: 45; Est birth year: abt 1806; Where born:Great Bridge, Staffordshire, England
Relation: Head; Spouse's Name: Mary Foster
Civil Parish: Baswich, Milford, and Walton
County/Island: Staffordshire; Country: England
Registration district: Stafford
Sub-registration district: Stafford
Willm Foster 45 OCC Boatman
Mary Foster 38
John Foster 12
Susanah Foster 5
Sarah Foster 3
Henry Foster 17
*per Genuki: Baswich, Staffordshire is 17.2 miles (27.7 Km) N of Wednesbury, Staffordshire. This is measured directly between the two points 'as the crow flies' ignoring any geographical features such as rivers or hills.


NO!NO! William Foster b abt 1798 Penkridge, Staffordshire, England
Head Penkridge, Staffordshire; wife Elizabeth
William Foster 53 OCC farm labourer
Elizabeth Foster 30
Edward Foster 19
Diana Foster 2
John Foster 4 Mo
in 1861
Name: William Foster; Gender: Male
Age: 68; Estimated birth year: 1793; Where born:Penkridge, Staffordshire, England
Relation: Head; Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Foster
Civil Parish: Penkridge; County/Island: Staffordshire; Country:England
William Foster 68
Elizabeth Foster 41
John Foster 10
Ellenor Foster 4
Martha Foster 3

NO!NO! Willm Foster b abt 1796 Hanbury, Staffordshire, England
Head Baswich, Milford, and Walton, Staffordshire; wife Prudence
in 1861
Name: William Foster; Gender: Male
Age: 66; Estimated birth year: 1795; Where born: Hanbury, Staffordshire, England
Relation: Head; Spouse's Name: Prudence Foster
Civil Parish: Baswich; County/Island: Staffordshire; Country:England

NO!NO! William Foster b abt 1798 Grinston, Staffordshire, England
Head Tittesworth, Staffordshire; wife Ann
Name: William Foster; Gender: Male
Age: 53; Est birth year: abt 1798; Where born: Grinston, Staffordshire, England
Relation: Head; Spouse's Name: Ann Foster
Civil Parish: Tittesworth; Ecclesiastical parish: St Luke
Town: Leek; County/Island: Staffordshire; Country: England
in 1861
Name: William Foster; Gender: Male
Age: 66; Estimated birth year: 1795; Where born: Grindon, Staffordshire, England
Relation: Head; Spouse's Name: Ann Foster
Civil Parish: Tittesworth; Ecclesiastical parish: St Luke
Town: Leek; County/Island: Staffordshire; Country: England

NO!NO! William Foster b abt 1802 Darlaston, Staffordshire, England
Lodger Darlaston, Staffordshire Registration district: Walsall
OCC Labourer bklayer (HOH is bricklayer journeyman)
in 1861
Name: William Foster; Gender: Male; Relation: Brother
Age: 66; Estimated birth year: 1795; Where born:Darlaston, Staffordshire, England
Civil Parish: Darlaston; Ecclesiastical parish: St George
County/Island: Staffordshire; Country: England
OCC Labourer in Colliery

NO!NO! William Foster b abt 1798 Crakemarsh, Staffordshire, England
Head Uttoxeter, Staffordshire; wife Jane
William Foster 53 OCC Cordwainer
Jane Foster 51
Maria Foster 30
Mary Foster 21
Louisa Foster 23
Ann Foster 17
Selina Foster 13
John Foster 9
in 1861
Name: William Foster; Gender: Male
Age: 63; Estimated birth year: 1798; Where born: Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England
Relation: Head; Spouse's Name: Jane Foster
Civil Parish: Uttoxeter; County/Island: Staffordshire; Country:England
William Foster 63 OCC shoemaker
Jane Foster 62
Maria Foster 40
Mary Foster 32
Ann Foster 26
John Foster 19

NO!NO! William Foster b abt 1796 Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Head Burton upon Trent, Derbyshire; wife Ann
Name: William Foster; Gender: Male
Age: 55; Estimated birth year: abt 1796; Where born: Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Relation: Head; Spouse's Name: Ann Foster
Civil Parish: Burton upon Trent; Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
Town: Burton upon Trent; County/Island: Derbyshire; Country: England
in 1861
Name: William Foster; Gender: Male
Age: 60; Estimated birth year: 1801; Where born:Burton, Staffordshire, England
Relation: Head; Spouse's Name: Ann Foster
Civil Parish: Burton Extra; Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
Town:Burton upon Trent; County/Island:Staffordshire; Country:England

NO!NO! William Foster b abt 1803 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Brother Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
OCC Cabinet locksmith journeyman
in 1861
Name: William Foster; Gender: Male; Relation: Brother
Age: 55; Estimated birth year: 1806; Where born: Wolverhampton
Civil Parish: Wolverhampton; Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
County/Island: Staffordshire; Country: England
OCC Lockmaker