COMPLETED - THANKS! Help needed finding Annie & John FOSTER

[Pandora_pam]

I have come to a stumbling block on my family tree and need some help! I have George David Foster born 19/07/1884 in Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand however his parents are a bit of a mystery.  All I know is his parents were John and Annie Foster (probably from the Blenheim area in the 1880s).  Any help anyone can give is appreciated!

[alamar]

Hi, you could start by getting his birth cert. It will tell you parents names, occupation, ages and mother's maiden name. John is listed on 1881 elec roll as a carpenter living in Warwick St, Blenheim. They were still there in 1893 roll.

Alan

[Eyesee]

Having a look on Paperspast there are birth notices for a couple of children in the Marlborough Express.
Daughter on 29 Mar 1883 at Warwick St.
Death of a daughter in early March 1883 (Minnie Constance)

Did not look on the BMD site, but did look on the CD and there is a marriage for a John FOSTER to an Annie THOMSON in 1881 which is a possibility. There are THOMSONs mentioned in the Marlborough Express also.

Ian C

[Mk2_Zephyr]

and that marriage cert,

if indeed them, it would give heaps of info.   


but alas, seems there are two maybe three  John-Annie Fosters having kids in the 1880s .... 

1880   Christina Maud       Annie John
1880   Annie Frances       Annie John
1881   Minnie Constance       Annie John
1882   John Durham          Annie John
1882   Elizabeth          Annie John
1883   William          Annie John
1883   Sarah Jane Lily       Annie John
1884   George David          Annie John
1884   Annie Margaretta       Annie John
1884   Emma Isabelle       Annie John
1885   Ellen             Annie John
1886   Annie Eleanor       Annie John
1885   William Andrew Cockburn      Annie John
1887   John Elliot          Annie John
1887   Elizabeth Mabel       Annie John
1887   Hilda Florence       Annie John

[Mk2_Zephyr]

yeah, marriage 1878, John FOSTER and Annie BOORD ?

[Thamesite2017]

There is a Wconnect tree
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3221842&id=I635513693
that has a 1888 for a chid in Blenheim parents JOhn and Annie, would be worth contacting to see if same line
Bye
Althea

[Pandora_pam]

  Thanks all.  The last post from Althea was the right one as Ada was a sister to George David Foster, parents Annie Peckham and John Foster.  The Peckham name rang a bell with someone in the family.