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Catherine Foster

Female - Bef 1840


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  1. 1.  Catherine Foster died before 1840.

    Notes:

    Possibly Catherine Foster, bapt 25.9.1814 St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland to Lewis Foster, weaver, and Mary nee Smith.

    Catherine married James Robinson on 24 Nov 1834 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. James (son of Edward Robinson and Ann Georgeson) was born in 1807 in Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1835 in Burscough.
    2. 3. James (Smith) Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1837 in Burscough; died on 2 Jun 1908 in Girdlestone Street, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
    3. 4. Margaret Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1837 in Burscough.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born in 1835 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 1 Mar 1835, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  2. 3.  James (Smith) Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born in 1837 in Burscough; died on 2 Jun 1908 in Girdlestone Street, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Carpenter, Port Elizabeth harbour
    • Baptism: 8 Feb 1837, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    Apparently changed surname to Smith on arrival in South Africa in 1850s. Married as Smith, but no father named on MC. Subsequently told family that his birth name was Robinson. Death notice in the Port Elizabeth Herald states: "James Smith . . . late of Burscough Bridge, Lancashire . . ."
    (Smith possibly maternal grandmother's maiden name. Information from his great-grandson Tony Smith of Tasmania, who has established a DNA match with James Robinson's 2X great-grandmother, Elizabeth Shelton.)

    James married Catherine Mullins on 28 Jan 1862 in St Augustine, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Catherine was born in 1844. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Margaret Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Catherine1) was born in 1837 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 8 Feb 1837, St John the Baptist, Burscough




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