Harriet Louisa (Cocker) Foster (bef. 1830 - 1890)

Born before 28 Nov 1830 in Little Eaton, Derbyshire, England

Wife of Richard Foster — married 23 Aug 1859 in St. Alkmund, Derby, Derbyshire, England

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1890 after age 59 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

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Biography

Harriet Louisa Cocker was born in 1830 in Little Eaton, St Alkmund parish, Derbyshire, England to John Cocker and Frances (Buxton) Cocker.

Harriett Louisa Cocker, daughter of John, a tailor, & Frances, residing at Little Eaton, was christened on 28 Nov 1830 at Saint Paul's in Little Eaton.^[1][2]

In 1841 Harriet Cocker (age 10) lived at Little Eaton in Derby St Alkmund with Harriet Boam (35-39), Marey Boam (20-24), and Betsy Blancher (15-19).^[3] Harriet's family also lived in Little Eaton: father John (35-39), mother Frances (35-39), and three siblings: William (6), Agnes (2), and John (0).

In 1851 Harriett Luisa Cocker (age 20, Assistant) lived in Ipstones Village, Staffordshire with her aunt Louisa Buxton (37, Schoolmistress & Shopkeeper).^[4] Harriet's family still lived in St Alkmund parish: father John (45, Tailor), mother Frances (49, School Mistress), and three siblings: William Buxton (16, Assisting His Father), Agnes Maria (11, Scholar), and John Edwd (9, Scholar).

Harriet Louisa Cocker (age 28, Spinster, Schoolmistress, residing at Little Eaton, daughter of John Cocker, Tailor) and Richard Foster (age 23, Bachelor, Butcher, residing at Epworth in the County of Lincoln, son of William Foster, Butcher) were married on 23 Aug 1859 at St Alkmund's Church in Derby, Derbyshire - the witnesses were WIlliam Buxton Cocker & Agnes Maria Cocker.^[5][6] The marriage was registered in Derby in the third quarter of the year.^[7]

Harriet and Richard had eight children:

1. Agnes Maria Foster (1860-)
2. Richard John Foster (1861-)
3. Frances Louisa Foster (1863-)
4. William Arthur Foster (1864-1865)
5. Harry Scarborough Foster (1865-)
6. Edith Mary Foster (1867-)
7. William Buxton Foster (1869-)
8. Cicely May (Foster) Pidd (1871-1928)

In 1861 Harriet Louisa Foster (age 27) lived at Chapel Street in Epworth, Lincolnshire with her husband Richard (25, Butcher), daughter Agnes Maria (1), son Richard John (0), grandmother-in-law Elizabeth Foster (66), nurse Hannah Fawcett (65, Nurse), and servant Hannah Clark (16, House Servant).^[8]

In 1871 Harriet L Foster (age 38, School Keeper) lived at Chapel Street in Epworth with her husband Richard (35, Butcher) and six children: Agnes M (11, Scholar), Richard J (10, Scholar, Frances L (7, Scholar), Mary [Harry] Scarbro (5, Scholar), Edith M (3, Scholar), and William Buxton (1), as well as servant Sarah Anne Parkin (16, General Servant Domestic).^[9]

In 1881 Harriet S[L] Foster (age 47, Certificated Schoolmistress) lived at Chapel Street in Epworth with her husband Richard (45, Butcher (Out of Employ)) and five children: Frances S[L] (17), Harry S (15, Errand Boy in Druggists Shop), Edith M (13, Scholar), William B (11, Scholar), and Ciceley M (9, Scholar).^[10]

Harriet Louisa Foster, aged 59 years, the wife of Richard Foster, passed away on 26 Apr 1890 and was buried in Epworth on 28 Apr 1890.^[11][12] Her death was registered in Thorne, Yorkshire [the RD for Epworth] in the second quarter of the year.^[13]

She is buried at St Andrew Churchyard in Epworth with her husband: "In Memory of HARRIET LOUISA, wife of Richard Foster, who died April 26th 1890, aged 58 years. Also of the said RICHARD FOSTER, who died [...] 1900, aged 64 years."^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ Derbyshire : Little Eaton : St Paul : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5fb6b8b8f493fd36ee6d4158 : viewed 23 May 2022) baptism Harriett Louisa Cocker 28 Nov 1830
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYG5-NB3 : 10 April 2021), Harriett Louisa Cocker, 1830.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SR-4C4 : 28 May 2019), Harriet Cocker in household of Harriet Boam, Derby St Alkmund, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGB2-ZPP : 9 November 2019), Harriett Luisa Cocker in household of Lousia Buxton, Ipstones, Staffordshire, England; citing Ipstones, Staffordshire, England, p. 3, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNTT-8QP : 19 October 2020), Richard Foster and Harriet Louisa Cocker, 23 Aug 1859; citing 23 Aug 1859; citing Marriage, St Alkmund's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England, Derbyshire Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 1,041,162.
6. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVW8-GSQ : 12 March 2020), Harriet Louisa Cocker in entry for Richard Foster, 1859.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DJ6-PSV : 6 January 2015), Harriet Louisa Cocker, 1859; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1859, quarter 3, vol. 7B, p. 54, Derby, Derbyshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7P6-8B5 : 3 March 2021), Harriet Louisa Foster in household of Richard Foster, Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "General Register Office: 1871 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5d7ef5baf4040b1a8e940207 : viewed 23 May 2022), Harriet L FOSTER in household of Richard FOSTER, Chapel Street, Yorkshire, West Riding, England; from 1871 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 10/4725, Folio 12, Page 18, Schedule 98, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Y-R8SR : 11 December 2017), Harriet S Foster in household of Richard Foster, Epworth (Lincoln), Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 15, Piece/Folio 4696/11, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,317.
11. ↑ "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL1L-1WV7 : 4 February 2020), Harriet Louisa Foster, 1890.
12. ↑ "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL1G-V2F9 : 4 February 2020), Harriet Louisa Foster, 1890.
13. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J6X-42M : 31 December 2014), Harriet Louisa Foster, 1890; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Thorne, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114188889/harriet-louisa-foster : accessed 23 May 2022), memorial page for Harriet Louisa Foster (unknown–26 Apr 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114188889, citing St Andrew Churchyard, Epworth, North Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England ; Maintained by Retired QA (contributor 47128769).

• 1830 Baptism: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_946282329 Transcript; First name(s): Harriett Louisa; Last name: Cocker; Gender: Female; Baptism date: 28 Nov 1830; Place: Little Eaton, Derbyshire, England; Father's first name(s): John; Father's last name: Cocker; Mother's first name(s): Frances; Record set: England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms; Collections from England, Great Britain
• 1859 Marriage: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_21989461136%2F2 Transcript; First name(s): Harriet Louisa; Last name: Cocker; Sex: Female; Age: 28; Birth year: 1831; Marital status: Single; Marriage year: 1859; Marriage date: 23 Aug 1859; Marriage place: St Alkmund's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England; Denomination: Anglican; Dedication: St Alkmund; Place:Derby, St Alkmund; County: Derbyshire; Father's first name(s): John; Father's last name: Cocker; Spouse's first name(s): Richard; Spouse's last name: Foster; Spouse's sex: Male; Spouse's age: 23; Spouse's birth year: 1836; Spouse's marital status: Single; Spouse's father's first name(s): William; Spouse's father's last name: Foster; Country: England; Record set: Derbyshire Marriages; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Subcategory: Parish Marriages; Collections from England, Great Britain