Coster from Oxford

[Silkbraid]

Hi, wonder if anyone can shed any light on George COSTER. He was living in London at the time of the 1841 and 1851 census, but the latter states he was from Oxford. A number of years ago I visited the local record centre but came away without managing to find a baptism for him. He was aged 49 on the 1851 census. I have been stuck at this point for a long time and wonder if there is anyone out there who perhaps knows a bit more.

[rosie99]

Hi

Could you please give details from the 1851. 

The only George Coster I can see is born c1814 in Benson, Oxfordshire and living in Dorking, Surrey.

See next post

[rosie99]

Ignore that I can see him as G Coster with wife Jane

G Coster   49   Porter bn Oxford   
Jane   Coster 59   Silk Winder bn Sussex
Children bn Spitalfields
Esther 23   
H Coster   20   

I would think that his place of birth is actually Oxfordshire no town mentioned as with Janes Sussex also the same

1841 census for Tower Hamlets gives born in County.

[lizdb]

Is this his marriage?

St Leonards Shoreditch
3rd Nov 1823

George Coster bach of this parish
to Jane Adams widow of this parish

George signed, Jane made mark

Witnesses Lambeth Harford (signed) and MAry Bown (mark)

If so, Esther (on 1841) may be Janes from first marriage, indeed so might "H"

[Silkbraid]

Hi Rosie99 and lizdb,
Am new to this site, so not sure how to reply to you both individually or whether you can only reply to the latest post! Apologies anyway and thanks for your replies.

Yes George Coster did marry Jane Adams in 1823 at St Leonard's Shoreditch and as far as I know had 5 children. I think his wife had at least one daughter from her previous marriage as listed on the 1841 census.

I just can't seem to get any further back with this branch.

[rosie99]

Sorry, I should have welcomed you to rootschat 

No need to apologise, your reply is just fine and no need to reply individually.  Do you have them in 1861

Rosie

[Silkbraid]

No I couldn't find any further trace of them on the census,

Silkbraid

[lizdb]

George seems to have been admitted to Tower Hamlets Workhouse 20 Feb 1857 and discharged 28 Feb


P.S. belated Welcome to Rootschat from me too! 
Your reply is fine.  The thread is like a "conversation" with anyone dipping in, so you don't need to reply individually as we all read the whole conversation so "hear" what is said!

[lizdb]

Baptisms at Christ Church Spital fields, all with father George and mother JAne:

25 Dec 1824 - Samuel
2 Apr 1826 - Julia
31 Aug 1828 - Esther
30 Jan 1831 - Henry
12 May 1833 - Eliza

(sorry I made an error on previous post - Esther wont be from a previous marriage, I was thinking it was 1841 when she was 23 and H 20, but it was 1851, so ages fit with the above baptisms fine!)