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Foster/Marsh.

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Terence

Terence Report 20 Sep 2025 19:48


Thank you all for the information you have found for my neighbour.

I will pass it all on to her in the next few days. She will be delighted.

Terry L.

Abby

Abby Report 20 Sep 2025 16:30

durham records


Baptisms Hartlepool 1926 Minnie Doreen Foster 1926 20 Sheriff Street

Baptisms Hartlepool 1926 John George Foster 1926 20 Sheriff Street

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Sep 2025 16:29

Sarah Nelson Foster's parents were John Marsh and Edith J. Weatherill.

Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Sep 2025 16:22

And his birth:-

First name(s) John G
Country England
Last name Foster
Volume 10A
Birth registration year 1926
Page 266
Registration quarter 3
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Mother's maiden name Bew
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Hartlepool
Subcategory Civil Births
County Durham
Collections from Great Britain, England

and that of his twin sister:-

First name(s) Minnie D
Country England
Last name Foster
Volume 10A
Birth registration year 1926
Page 266
Registration quarter 3
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Mother's maiden name Bew
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Hartlepool
Subcategory Civil Births
County Durham
Collections from Great Britain, England

Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Sep 2025 16:21

This looks like John G. Foster born 1926's parents marriage:-

First name(s) John G
County Durham
Last name Foster
Country England
Marriage quarter 4
Volume 10A
Marriage year 1925
Volume as transcribed 10A
Registration month -
Page number 229
Marriage
Finder™
John G Foster married one of these people
Gwendoline Bew
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Spouse's last name Bew
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Hartlepool
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
District number -
Collections from Great Britain, England

Kath. x

Abby

Abby Report 20 Sep 2025 16:14


durham records online


Marriages Hartlepool 1918 John Marsh abt 1898 40 Sunderland Street


Marriages Hartlepool 1918 Edith Jane Weatherill abt 1899 40 Sunderland Street

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Sep 2025 16:14

This looks like John G. Foster with his widowed father and twin sister in 1939 to me:-

1939 Register
22 Blake Street, Hartlepool, West Hartlepool C.B., Durham, England

First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number

John G Foster 27 Mar 1888 Male Goods Wagon Checker London & North Eastern Railway Widowed 41 1
Minnie D Evans (Foster) 11 Aug 1926 Female At School Single 41 2
John G Foster 11 Aug 1926 Male At School Single 41 3

Kath. x

Abby

Abby Report 20 Sep 2025 16:10



from durham records online

Baptisms Hartlepool 1928 Sarah Nelson Marsh 41 Sunderland Street

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Sep 2025 16:08

The marriage:-

First name(s) John G
County Durham
Last name Foster
Country England
Marriage quarter 4
Volume 1A
Marriage year 1948
Volume as transcribed 1A
Registration month -
Page number 2274
Marriage
Finder™
John G Foster married one of these people
Sarah N Marsh
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Spouse's last name Marsh
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District West Hartlepool
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
District number -
Collections from Great Britain, England

Use the District, volume number and page number to order the marriage certificate from the General Register Office online.

Kath. x

Terence

Terence Report 20 Sep 2025 15:32

Thanks for your help. Will look at freebmd etc .

Terry l.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Sep 2025 15:18

John Gordon Foster died 1994 aged 71….DoB July

Had a sister Jean….so look for his birth based on those facts
Also brother Brian

Above info from newspaper announcements of his death

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 20 Sep 2025 14:49

Easy to find if you know where to look.

Terence, the free website www.freebmd.org,uk
is a very useful site and relatively easy to use.

B= births
m = marriages
D = deaths

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Sep 2025 14:38

OK, just because I’ve nothing better to do

1939 Register

John Marsh 15.06.1898
Edith Jane Marsh 13.12.1899

Now look for their marriage to determine MMN…………it was in 1918

Easy to find

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Sep 2025 14:31

Sarah Nelson Foster died 25 Feb 1984….newspaper entry refers to her as ‘former’ wife of Gordon…….presumably John G

Find the death on freebmd to ascertain her DoB

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Sep 2025 14:23

Buy a copy of the marriage certificate for names of both fathers

Use freebmd to find details needed for ordering. You’ve been given links to the site on previous occasions

OR

Find births of the couple on the GRO site…..also free….then look for marriages of parents

Nothing we can do that you can’t ;-) ;-)

Terence

Terence Report 20 Sep 2025 14:10

Hi ,everybody.
Trying to help a neighbour with family search.

She was looking for Parents of both John G.Foster and Sarah Nelson Marsh who she thinks married in c.1948 at West Hartlepool.
Any help will be greatly appreciated., Terry L.