See also
1908 marriage Frederick George Charles Foster to Alice Rose Root
Husband:
Frederick George Charles Foster (1886-1918)
Wife:
Alice Rose Root (1884-1931)
Children:
Marriage:
28 Apr 1908
Frederick a bachelor of 11 <unreadable> Road working as a window cleaner and son of Frederick Henry Foster a painter. Alice a spinster of 11 Albert Road and daughter of Samuel Root a carman. Married by banns and witnessed by Frederick Henry Foster and Alice Maud Sadler
1918 CWGC Frederick George Charles Foster
Name:
Frederick George Charles Foster3
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
Birth:
Q4 1886
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 4)
44b Forest Street, Forest Gate, Essex, England6
son living in four rooms with his parents Frederick and Ellen, brother Arthur, and sister Ethel. Born in Forest Gate Essex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 14)
71 Tower Hamlets Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England4
unmarried son working as a domestic page boy and living with his parents Henry and Ellen, brother Arthur, and sisters Ethel, Nellie, Violet, Amy and Annie. Born in Forest Gate Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 23)
61 Bignold Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England5
married head of the household working as a window cleaner and living in two rooms with his wife Rose, daughter Lilly, and son Arthur. Born in Forest Gate Essex
Death:
24 Apr 1918 (age 31)
Somme, France7
War Memorial:
Pozièrs Memorial, Route d'Albert, Pozièrs, Somme, France7
private 204535 London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 1st Battalion attached to the 3rd Battalion who died 24th April 1918
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
domestic housemaid9
Birth:
Q2 1884
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 6)
3 St. John's Terrace, Forest Gate, Essex, England10
daughter as Rose attending school and living in four rooms with her parents Samuel and Sarah, and sisters Ellen and Bessie. Born in Upton Park Essex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 17)
3 St. John's Terrace, Forest Gate, Essex, England9
unmarried daughter as Rose working as a domestic housemaid and living in three rooms with her parents Samuel and Sarah. Born in Upton Park Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 27)
61 Bignold Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England5
married wife as Rose living in two rooms with her husband Frederick, daughter Lilly, and son Arthur. Born in Upton Park Essex and married for three years with two children, both of whom are still living
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 35 yrs 2 mns)
2 Oakdale Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England11
widowed head of the household living in two rooms with daughter Lily, and sons Arthur and Leonard. Born in West Ham Essex
Death:
Q3 1931 (age 47)
West Ham "Registration District", Essex, England12
1908 baptism Lily Rose Foster
Name:
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
2 Oct 1908
Baptism:
4 Nov 1908 (age 0)
St. Saviour's Church, Macdonald Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England14
daughter of Frederick George Charles Foster (painter) and Alice Rose of 63 Bignold Road, born 2nd October 1908
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 2)
61 Bignold Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England5
daughter living in two rooms with her parents Frederick and Rose, and brother Arthur. Born in Forest Gate Essex
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 12 yrs 6 mns)
2 Oakdale Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England11
daughter whose father had died attending school and living in two rooms with her widowed mother Alice, and brothers Arthur and Leonard. Born in Forest Gate Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 30)
42 Ratcliff Road, East Ham, Essex, England15
married doing unpaid domestic duties living with her husband Leslie, four closed records, and her brother Arthur Foster. Born on 2nd October 1908
Death:
Q4 1940 (age 32)
Essex "South Western Registration District", Essex, England16
Name:
Sex:
Male
Occupation:
tailors presser15
Birth:
30 Mar 1911
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 4 dys)
61 Bignold Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England5
son living in two rooms with his parents Frederick and Rose, and sister Lilly. Born in Forest Gate Essex
Baptism:
12 Apr 1911 (age 0)
St. Saviour's Church, Macdonald Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England18
son of Frederick George Charles Foster (decorator) and Alice Rose of 61 Bignold Road, born 30th March 1911
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 10 yrs 4 mns)
2 Oakdale Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England11
son whose father had died attending school and living in two rooms with his widowed mother Alice, sister Lily, and brother Leonard. Born in Forest Gate Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 28)
42 Ratcliff Road, East Ham, Essex, England15
an unmarried tailor's presser living with his brother-in-law Leslie Browning, his sister Lily, and four closed records. Born on 30th March 1911
Death:
Jun 1985 (age 74)
Havering "Registration District", Greater London, England19
1918 birth register entry William Leonard Foster
Name:
Sex:
Male
Nickname:
Len
Spouse:
Birth:
30 Jun 1918
119 Kitchener Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England20 21 11 23 22
son of Frederick Foster (a private in the Royal Fusiliers and a window cleaner) and Alice Rose Foster formerly Root
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 2 yrs 10 mns)
2 Oakdale Road, Forest Gate, Essex, England11
son as Leonard whose father had died attending school and living in two rooms with his widowed mother Alice, sister Lily, and brother Arthur. Born in Forest Gate Essex
Death:
28 Mar 1987 (age 68)
Interred:
Apr 1987
Chapel Amble Methodist Cemetery, Chapel Amble, Cornwall, England23
born 30th June 1918, died 28th March 1987 aged 68. This plaque is a memorial to William Foster whose ashes were scattered elsewhere
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). West Ham 1908 quarter:2 volume:4a page:245. Cit. Date: 7 September 2026.
Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Stratford Christ Church marriages 1907-1913 ref:D/P 598/1/11 image:47 page:45 entry:89. Cit. Date: 8 September 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1886 quarter:4 volume:4a page:185. Cit. Date: 3 July 2026.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1591 folio:149 page:20 schedule:119. Cit. Date: 5 July 2026.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9391 class:RG78 piece:506 registration district:188 sub-district:2 enumeration district:18 schedule:240. Cit. Date: 8 September 2026.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1335 folio:138 page:50 schedule:329. Cit. Date: 3 July 2026.
Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Poziers Memorial panel:85 and 86. Cit. Date: 8 September 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1884 quarter:2 volume:4a page:125. Cit. Date: 8 September 2026.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1588 folio:130 page:27 schedule:162. Cit. Date: 8 September 2026.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1333 folio:50 page:46 schedule:247. Cit. Date: 8 September 2026.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:8286 registration district:188 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:90. Cit. Date: 7 September 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1931 quarter:3 volume:4a page:212. Cit. Date: 8 September 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1908 quarter:4 volume:4a page:49. Cit. Date: 7 September 2026.
Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Forest Gate St. Saviour baptisms 1908-1927 ref:D/P 631/1/8 image:4 page:2 entry:16. Cit. Date: 7 September 2026.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:0998D page:4 line:4 letter code:CAAW. Cit. Date: 7 September 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Essex South Wetsern 1940 quarter:4 volume:4a page:487. Cit. Date: 8 September 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1911 quarter:2 volume:4a page:47. Cit. Date: 7 September 2026.
Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Forest Gate St. Saviour baptisms 1908-1927 ref:D/P 631/1/8 image:17 page:28 entry:219. Cit. Date: 7 September 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Havering 1985 quarter:2 register:685 volume:13 page:370. Cit. Date: 7 September 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1918 quarter:3 volume:4a page:65. Cit. Date: 7 September 2026.
Birth Certificate. own copy, GRO digital image. Cit. Date: 7 September 2026. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Truro 1987 quarter:1 register:387 volume:21 page:627. Cit. Date: 7 September 2026.
Find a Grave, (on-line at www.findagrave.com). Cornwall Chapel Amble Methodist Cemetery plot:72-73 memorial id:149582003. Cit. Date: 7 September 2026.