Christopher Foster

Abt 1795 - 1872  (77 years)

• Name	Christopher Foster
  Birth	Abt 1795	Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
  	Parents: John Foster & Mary Armstrong as per Ancestry Family Trees. Not located on Familysearch web site for Christopher's birth/baptism
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Pike, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [1]
  	FOSTER Christopher, 40, Farmer, Dumfries FOSTER Thomas, 35, Dumfries UNDERWOOD Mary, 10, Dumfries BELL John, 25, Ag Lab,Dumfries JOHNSTONE Mary, 25, Female Servant, England
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Harlawpike, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [2]
  	FOSTER Christopher, Head, 56, M, Farmer of 100 acres, employing 3 labourers, Canonbie, Dumfries FOSTER Margaret, Wife, 44, M, Canonbie, Dumfries FOSTER Mary, Dau, F, 12, Scholar, Canonbie, Dumfries FOSTER John, Son, M, 10, Scholar, Canonbie, Dumfries FOSTER Thomas, Son, M, 8, Scholar, Canonbie, Dumfries FOSTER Francis, Son, M, 6, Scholar, Canonbie, Dumfries FOSTER Margaret, Dau, 3, Canonbie, Dumfries FOSTER Isabella, Dau, 1, Cannonbie, Dumfries GRAHAM Robert, Servant, 19, Ag Servant, Langholm Dumfries
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Harlawpike, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [3]
  	FOSTER Christopher, Head, Widower, 66, Farmer of 90 Acres, Canonbie Dumfries ELLIOT Mary, Dau, Mar, 22, Canonbie Dumfries FOSTER John, Son, Unm, 20, Farmers Son, Canonbie Dumfries FOSTER Thomas, Son, Unm, 18, Farmers Son, Canonbie Dumfries FOSTER Francis, Son, Unm, 16, Drapers App, Canonbie Dumfries FOSTER Margaret, Dau, 14, Scholar, Canonbie Dumfries FOSTER Isabella, Dau, 11, Scholar, Canonbie Dumfries ELLIOT John, Son in Law, Mar, 28, Carter, Castleton Roxburgh
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Harlawpike, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [4]
  	FOSTER Christopher, Head, Widower, 76, Farmer of 100 Acres of which 80 Arable, Canonbie Dumfries FOSTER Thomas, Son, Unm, 28, Farmers Son, Canonbie Dumfries ELLIOT Isabella, Dau, Mar, 21, Canonbie Dumfries ELLIOT David, Grandson, 0, Canonbie Dumfries WYLIE Willamina, Visitor, Unm, 18, Domestic Servant Unemployed, Canonbie Dumfries SHOWDEN Catherine, Servant, Unm, 16, General Servant, Dumfries BELL James, Servant, Unm, 16, Farm Servant, Dumfries
  Death	21 Mar 1872	Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
  	As per Family Trees on Ancestry. Needs to be verified.
  Person ID	I3925	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Family	Margaret Hume,   b. 22 Sep 1806, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 8 Jan 1859, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1841	Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [5]
  	Recorded as Christian Foster
  Children	+ 1. Mary Foster,   b. Abt 1839, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 4 Oct 1903, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]   2. John Foster,   b. 17 Apr 1840, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]   3. Thomas Foster,   b. 26 Oct 1842, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]   4. Francis Foster,   b. 1 Aug 1844, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]   5. Margaret Foster,   b. 28 Mar 1846, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]   6. Isabella Foster,   b. 14 Oct 1849, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F1077	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S67] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1841 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 6 June 1841;), 1841 Canonbie Dumfriesshire, Reg 814/00 002/00 001. [S25] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1851 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 30 March 1851;), 1851 Canonbie Dumfriesshire, 814/00 Parish: Canonbie; ED: 2; Page: 9; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1851_205; Year: 1851 via Ancestry. [S64] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1861 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 7 April 1861;), 1861 Canonbie Dumfriesshire, RG09 814 Parish: Canonbie; ED: 4; Page: 1; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1861_142 via Ancestry. [S62] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1871 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 2 April 1871;), 1871 Canonbie Dumfriesshire, RG10 814 Parish: Canonbie; ED: 4; Page: 10; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1871_182 via Ancestry. [S30] Family Search, Subject: Birth Marriage and Burial Entries, (Name: From 2000;), 1841 Canonbie Dumfriesshire, Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. LDS Film No 1067957.