Robert Foster

M, b. 6 July 1885, d. 11 May 1979
FatherRobert Forster b. c 1858
MotherJeanie Murray
Name Variation Robert Foster was also known as Forster. 
Birth*He was born on 6 July 1885 at Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Robert Forster was listed as the informant on the birth certiifcate.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 
Marriage*Robert Foster married Emma Louisa Davison, daughter of Richard Davison and Sarah Elizabeth Wills, 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.1,3 
Occupation*Robert Foster was a farm labourer between 1916 and 1924 at Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.2,3,4,5,6 
Census*He appeared on the census of 1 June 1916 at Township 16, Range 7, West of the 2nd Meridian, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.2 
(Informant) BirthHe was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Robert James Foster on 29 May 1917 at Section 33, Township 16, Range 7, West of the 2nd Meridian, Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.3,4,7,8 
(Servant) CensusRobert Foster appeared on the census of 1921 as a servant in the household of Samuel Ferguson at Section 10, Township 16, Range 8, West of the 2nd Meridian, Wolseley No. 155, Saskatchewan, Canada.4 
(Informant) BirthRobert Foster was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Donald Lloyd Foster on 25 November 1922 at Section 36, Township 15, Range 7, West of the 2nd Meridian, Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.5,7,8 
Census*Robert Foster appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Emma Louisa (Davison) Foster on the census of 1926 at Section 10, Township 16, Range 7, West of the 2nd Meridian, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada. The household also included Robert James Foster, Evelyn Jean Foster, Donald Lloyd Foster, Madge Laura Foster and Harry Fiddler.7 
OccupationRobert Foster was a farmer in 1931 at Section 28, Township 16, Range 7, West of the 2nd Meridian, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.8 
CensusHe appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Emma Louisa (Davison) Foster on the census of 1931 at Section 28, Township 16, Range 7, West of the 2nd Meridian, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada. The household also included Robert James Foster, Evelyn Jean Foster, Donald Lloyd Foster, Madge Laura Foster, Gordon Oliver Foster and Joyce Elizabeth Foster.8 
Residence*Robert Foster and Emma Louisa (Davison) Foster lived in 1974 at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.12 
Death*Robert Foster died on 11 May 1979 at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada, at age 93.9,10
Burial*He was buried on 14 May 1979 at Grenfell Cemetery, Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.9,10

Family

Emma Louisa Davison b. 4 Aug 1893, d. 21 Feb 1990
Marriage*He married Emma Louisa Davison, daughter of Richard Davison and Sarah Elizabeth Wills, 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.1,3 
Children
Last Edited22 Jul 2024

Citations

  1. [S5006] Alberta Bureau of Vital Statistics, marriage certificate 2857 (1915), Robert Foster and Emma Rosa Davidson; Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton.
  2. [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.
  3. [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).
  4. [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.
  5. [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).
  6. [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).
  7. [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.
  8. [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.
  9. [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).
  10. [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.
  11. [S5008] Scotland, birth certificate for Robert Forster, 06 Jul 1885; digital image, ScotlandsPeople (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 22 Jul 2024); citing statutory births 784/ 48, Roxburghshire, Castleton registration district; General Registry Office, Edinburgh.
  12. [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).