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Bernard Arthur Foster

Bernard Arthur Foster[1]

Male 1923 - 2006  (82 years)

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  • Name Bernard Arthur Foster  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 15 Aug 1923  Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1955  Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    • Salesman, Dad worked for Davsons in Georgetown before it was taken over by Bookers. He then left to work in his father's business in import and export, Foster & Company.
      He was a salesman and then Managing Director of the family business, Foster & Company in Georgetown, Guyana.
    Travel 16 May 1955  Southampton, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Barbados to Southhampton arriving, Travelling with wife Bessie and son Michael Stephen.
    Immigration 1978  Surbiton, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • from Britiah Guiana with his wife in
    Death 17 Jan 2006  Kingston-upon-Thames, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Burial Main Cemetery, Georgetown, British Guiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • We buried Dad's ashes in the grave of his first son Peter Bernard Foster DOB 04 May 1950. Peter died in 1952 and is buried in the main cemetery in Georgetown in the Foster section. I'll have to ask others for the date.
    Person ID I622  Gittens Direct Line from REunion
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2014 

    Father Walter Edgar "Mike" Foster,   b. 17 Jun 1893, Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1975, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Mary Agnes King,   b. 16 May 1893, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1976, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 1917  Georgetown, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9
    Family ID F202  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bessie Strang,   b. 24 Sep 1925, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1999, Esher, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 16 Oct 1948  Georgetown, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Peter Bernard Foster,   b. 5 May 1950, Georgetown, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1952, Georgetown, Guyana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    +2. Michael "Stephen" Foster
    +3. Diana Elizabeth Foster
     4. Jane Margaret Foster
    Family ID F875  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2013 

  • Photos
    Bernard Arthur Foster
    Bernard Arthur Foster
    Picture from Stephen Foster via e-mail Aug 13, 2011

  • Sources 
    1. [S443] Ancestry.com, UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2008;).

    2. [S372] Paul Foster, Samuel James Foster - Information from Barrie Callinan.

    3. [S372] Paul Foster, Samuel James Foster - Information from Barrie Callinan, Excerpt of Foster Family History by e-mail.

    4. [S1083] Ancestry.com, UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2008;).

    5. [S1084] Ancestry.com, UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2008;).

    6. [S1085] Ancestry.com, UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2008;).

    7. [S323] Foster, Michael Stephen, E-mail correspondence. Michael Stephen Foster [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,], e-mail<., Aug 13, 2011>, "Reply to forwarded e-mail from Diana,".

    8. [S184] Edghill, Diana Elizabeth, E-mail correspondence. Diana Elizabeth Edghill [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,], e-mail<., Aug 15, 2011>, "RE: Bernard & Bessie Foster family link update,".

    9. [S3541] Foster, Noel, E-mail correspondence with Cliff Gittens. Privately held by Gittens, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Noel Foster, New Zealand [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Cliff Gittens, e-mail<; privately held by Gittens, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Langley, BC.