Emma Louisa Davison

F, b. 4 August 1893, d. 21 February 1990
FatherRichard Davison b. 26 Aug 1850, d. 21 Jan 1927
MotherSarah Elizabeth Wills b. 30 Jul 1855, d. 21 Sep 1931
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of David Gardner Crouch
Married NameHer married name was (Davison) Foster. 
Birth*Emma Louisa Davison was born on 4 August 1893 at Grenfell, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada. Richard Davison was listed as the informant on the birth certiifcate.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 
(Daughter) CensusEmma Louisa Davison appeared on the census of 1901 as the daughter of Richard Davison at Grenfell, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada.2 
(Daughter) CensusEmma Louisa Davison appeared on the census of 1906 as the daughter of Richard Davison at Northwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 16, Range 7, West of the 2nd Meridian, Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada ; 8 horses, 5 milch cows and 11 other horned or meat cattle.3 
(Daughter) CensusEmma Louisa Davison appeared on the census of 1911 as the daughter of Richard Davison at Lot 13, Block 137, Saskatchewan Avenue, Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.4 
Marriage*Emma Louisa Davison married Robert Foster, son of Robert Forster and Jeanie Murray, on 27 October 1915 in the residence of Rev. William P. Adam at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada. The wedding party included James Bryson, Eleanor Neill and Rev. William P. Adam.5,7 
Birth of SonHer son Robert James Foster was born on 29 May 1917 at Section 33, Township 16, Range 7, West of the 2nd Meridian, Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.7,8,11,12 
Occupation*Emma Louisa Davison was a housekeeper in 1921 at Section 10, Township 16, Range 8, West of the 2nd Meridian, Wolseley No. 155, Saskatchewan, Canada.8 
Birth of DaughterHer daughter Evelyn Jean Foster was born on 19 February 1921 at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.15,8,11,12 
(housekeeper) CensusEmma Louisa (Davison) Foster appeared on the census of 1 June 1921 as a housekeeper in the household of Samuel Ferguson at Section 10, Township 16, Range 8, West of the 2nd Meridian, Wolseley No. 155, Saskatchewan, Canada.8 
Birth of SonHer son Donald Lloyd Foster was born on 25 November 1922 at Section 36, Township 15, Range 7, West of the 2nd Meridian, Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.9,11,12 
Census*Emma Louisa (Davison) Foster appeared on the census of 1926 as the wife of Robert Foster at Section 10, Township 16, Range 7, West of the 2nd Meridian, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.11 
Death of FatherHer father Richard Davison died on 21 January 1927 at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.16,17,18 
(Beneficiary) WillEmma Louisa (Davison) Foster was listed as a beneficiary in the will of Sarah Elizabeth Wills dated 30 March 1927; Each of her four daughters received one-fifth of the residual of the estate and her two grandchildren of her deceased daughter, Laura Ester (Davison) Springall, each received one-tenth of the residual of the estate.19 
CensusEmma Louisa (Davison) Foster appeared on the census of 1931 as the wife of Robert Foster at Section 28, Township 16, Range 7, West of the 2nd Meridian, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.12 
Death of MotherHer mother Sarah Elizabeth Wills died on 21 September 1931 at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.20,21 
Marriage of DaughterHer daughter Evelyn Jean Foster married Albert Gardner in 1939. 
Residence*Emma Louisa (Davison) Foster and Robert Foster lived in 1974 at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.22 
Death of SpouseHer husband Robert Foster died on 11 May 1979 at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.23,24
Death*Emma Louisa Davison died on 21 February 1990 at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada, at age 96.13,14
Burial*She was buried on 24 February 1990 at Grenfell Cemetery, Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.13,14

Family

Robert Foster b. 6 Jul 1885, d. 11 May 1979
Marriage*She married Robert Foster, son of Robert Forster and Jeanie Murray, on 27 October 1915 in the residence of Rev. William P. Adam at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada. The wedding party included James Bryson, Eleanor Neill and Rev. William P. Adam.5,7 
Children
Last Edited24 Jul 2024

Citations

  1. [S5027] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, birth certificate 003294 (1893), Emma Louisa Davison; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  2. [S4907] 1901 census of Canada, Grenfell (South), Assiniboia (East), The Territories, population schedule, district 203, subdistrict 1, p. 7, dwelling 74, family 74, Richard Davidson household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 28 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6552.
  3. [S4908] 1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces, Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, population and livestock schedule, district 15, subdistrict 28, pp. 3-4, family 24, Richard Davison household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 28 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-18360.
  4. [S4909] 1911 census of Canada, Grenfell, Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 213, subdistrict 22, p. 19, dwelling 168, family 173, Richard Davison household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 28 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20456.
  5. [S5006] Alberta Bureau of Vital Statistics, marriage certificate 2857 (1915), Robert Foster and Emma Rosa Davidson; Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton.
  6. [S4952] 1916 Census of the Prairie Provinces, Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 26, subdistrict 17, p. 20, dwelling 161, family 167, Robert Foster household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jul 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-21942.
  7. [S5011] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, birth certificate 14720 (1917), Robert James Foster; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  8. [S4953] 1921 census of Canada, Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 224, subdistrict 26, pp. 1-2, dwelling 10, family 10, Samuel Ferguson household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jul 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  9. [S5013] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, birth certificate 21548 (1922), Donald Lloyd Foster; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  10. [S5014] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, birth certificate 20798 (1924), Madge Laura Foster; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  11. [S4954] 1926 census of Canadian Prairie Provinces, Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 30, subdistrict 38, p. 4, dwelling 35, family 37, Robert Foster household; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1926/Pages/item.aspx : accessed 04 Jul 2024); citing Statistics Canada RG31, Item Number 668553.
  12. [S4955] 1931 census of Canada, Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 202, subdistrict 44, pp. 2-3, dwelling 22, family 22, Robert Forster household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Jul 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  13. [S4958] "Death Notice - Foster," The Leader-Post, 23 Feb 1990, p. C5, col. 2; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 04 Jul 2024).
  14. [S4959] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 Jul 2024), photograph, memorial # 41726462, gravestone for Emma L. Foster (1990), Grenfell Cemetery, Grenfell, Saskatchewan.
  15. [S5012] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, delayed registration of a live birth 21-07-028019 (1986), Evelyn Jean Foster; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  16. [S5016] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, death certificate 317 (1927), Richard Davison; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  17. [S4896] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 Jun 2024), photograph, memorial # 40890394, gravestone for Richard Davison (21 Jan 1927), Grenfell Cemetery, Grenfell, Saskatchewan.
  18. [S4895] "Canada, Saskatchewan Probate Estate Files, 1887-1931," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNTN-T7W : accessed 26 Jun 2024), probate estate file for Richard Davison, granted 16 Feb 1927, images 1-30 of 30; citing FHL digital film 004841864 of original records in the Queen's Bench Provincial Court.
  19. [S5141] Sarah Elizabeth Davison, Grant of Letters of Probate Surrogate Registrar's Certificate no. 17579, Weyburn Court of King's Bench, Weyburn, Weyburn No. 67, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  20. [S5017] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, death certificate 4714 (1931), Sarah Elizabeth Davison; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  21. [S5018] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 Jul 2024), photograph, memorial # 40890520, gravestone for Sarah Elizabeth Davison (21 Sep 1931), Grenfell Cemetery, Grenfell, Saskatchewan.
  22. [S4935] "Deaths - Veronelly, Mary Bellarby," Edmonton Journal, 28 Mar 1974, p. 38, col. 7; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 01 Jul 2024).
  23. [S4956] "Death Notice - FOSTER," The Leader-Post, 12 May 1979, p. 56, col. 2; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 04 Jul 2024).
  24. [S4957] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 Jul 2024), photograph, memorial # 41725157, gravestone for Robert Foster (1979), Grenfell Cemetery, Grenfell, Saskatchewan.