Mary Ann FOSTER

1868 - 1958  (89 years)

• Name	Mary Ann FOSTER
  Birth	6 Sep 1868	Alverstoke, Hants   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	47532BF3E51346C29507D92AEFB3B98F41B0
  Death	19 Feb 1958	Nunnery Fields Hospital, Canterbury, Kent   [3]
  Notes	From Graham Foley, April 2011: Mary Ann Foster [is] my wifes great grand aunt. Mary Ann and Joe looked after Annie Foster (b1896) I think from about the age of 10 and was treated as their daughter, when Mary died Annie was the only beneficiary. I have sent you picture of Joe taken September 1903 at Southsea. I am trying to find a picture I have of him with Mary at Buckingham Palace I think he was awarded the O.B.E. His rank when he retired was Lieutenant Commander. I have his Marriage Certificate, it shows his fathers name as Henry Minter retired R.N. also have the death certificate. Further from Graham, April 2011: My wife Marilyn's Grandfather is John George Foster brother of Annie. He had told Marilyn many times how lucky his sister was to have lived with Joe and Mary, I can only suggest that Annie returned to her parents when Joe came home from sea. Marilyn (B.1948) can remember her visits to Mary Ann at Tankerton and remembers her death, she thinks it was in hospital at Canterbury. 1939 Register: at 23 Wontner Rd, Wandsworth, London Minter, Mary Ann born 6 Sep 1868, widow, unpaid domestic duties. From England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 at Ancestry.com: Minter Mary Ann of Buntingford Priest Walk Tankerton Kent widow died 19 February 1958 at Nunnery Fields Hospital Canterbury Probate London 15 April to Annie Emily Stanley married woman. Effects £3047 0s 5d.
  Person ID	I563	Ickham, Kent
  Last Modified	26 May 2016

  
  

  Father	John FOSTER   d. Between 1881 and 1891
  Mother	Julia Ann BURKE,   b. Abt 1843, Galway, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Dec 1864	Alverstoke RD   [4]
  Family ID	F751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph Alfred Minter,   b. 17 Jan 1863, Ballycotton, Cork, Ireland d. 16 Jun 1939, Buntingford, Priest Walk, Tankerton, Kent (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	3 Dec 1888	Register Office, Portsea, Hants   [5, 6]
  	Joseph Alfred Minter, 25 years, bachelor, signalman RN of 25 Gloucester Street, Portsea, father Henry Minter, pensioner RN. Mary Ann Foster, 20, spinster of 38 Charles Street, Langport, father John Foster, pensioner RN. Witnesses George Thomas Warrener and Jane Caroline Smith.
  Family ID	F738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2011

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index, Q3 1868 Alverstoke 2b/499. (Reliability: 3). [S238] 1939 Register at findmypast.co.uk. [S3] BMD index, aged 89, Q1 1958 Canterbury 5b/300. (Reliability: 3). [S3] BMD index, Q4 1864 Alverstoke 2b/881. (Reliability: 3). [S3] BMD index, Q4 1888 Portsea 2b/1037. (Reliability: 3). [S29] Marriage certificate (copy).