Marian wrote :- >I think that the Sarah Foster on the census is William's second wife and >her siblings seem to be the children of Mary....... Am having problems trying to get my head round this, I'm afraid. :-( If Mary was William's daughter, and Sarah was William's second wife, how could Mary's children be Sarah's siblings? Regards Gordon >From: "Marian Foster" <marianfoster@mypostoffice.co.uk> >To: <eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 1:43 PM >Subject: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Mary Foster >Hi there everyone, >I have a Mary Foster b 1824 Rainford (she says >this consistently on all census) father William (1851 census and two >marriages) but I can't find her baptism on lan-opc or the IGI (only a >member-submitted stab at 1827 Widnes) She lived variously in Whiston, Bold >and Widnes, was an ag lab and charwoman and was married (1) to Robert >Whitfield and (2) to John Unsworth. Any ideas about how to find out who >her mother was? I think that the Sarah Foster on the census is William's >second wife and her siblings seem to be the children of Mary but to be >honest its all a bit circumstantial. I am trying to prove beyond >reasonable doubt that Mary was the sister of my 2x g-grandfather Samuel >Foster. Best wishes, Marian