A Surname Inquiry
Folster
Margaret Folster married Thomas Cooper then she moved to Fort William ON. She had sister and a brother George. Her sister Joanna Folster (Apr 1, 1885 - nov 28,1957.), married a McRoberts and is buried in the Foley memorial cemetary. DOES ANYONE KNOW OF THESE PEOPLE?
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Diane Shaw
1901 and 1911 census are free on http://www.automatedgenealogy.com
1921 and 1931 census are free on Ancestry.ca
Names from 1901 census
Georgia Falster, 30, born Folding, married Henry William Mayhew, 1 Oct 1919 in Parry Sound.
She died in 1956 and is buried in Old Martin Cemetery, Horton Renfrew Ontario . Husband is listed on same headstone. From findagrave.com.
1921 census Grattan Tsp, Renfrew Ont.
Isabella Falster, 20, b Toronto, married John McRoberts 28, section foreman, 3 Jan 1912 at Parry Sound. Isabella and John are both buried in Foley Cemetery. He died in 1950 and she died in 1960. 1921 census at Depot Harbour gives 2 childen Wm George McRoberts aged 9 and Samuel Allen McRoberts aged 7. Wm George is buried in Christie Memorial Cemetery, Orrville Ont. died 14 Oct 1993 , His wife Alice Mary Wilson is also buried there.
Re Johanna on 1901 census she is 15 and living with parents and siblings. Headstone says she was married to Allen McRoberts. Marriage: Johanna Folster, 21, married Alan McRoberts, 30, 24 May 1906 at Parry Sound. According to 1911 census they had a son William L McRoberts, aged 6. 1921 census gives son William L as ‘adopted’. No other children listed. 1931 census William is still living with them. No other children ever listed.
Re Samuel. He married Averil Marguerite Bernice Brown, 16 Sept 1925 in Toronto. He is living in Hornpayne and is a train dispatcher. He was in WW1.
Re Bessy
Bessy Sutherland Folster, 23, married Grant Norman Black, 26, 10 Aug 1923, Toronto York Ont
John, Mrs John, Samuel and George McRoberts are all on the 1940s voters list in Parry Sound. 16.
Diane Shaw
Margaret Folster, b 1883 Richmond Hill, d/o George Folster and Isabell Savine married Thomas Cooper, b 1879 Toronto, s/o John Cooper and Ann Maria Smith Cooper, 29 June 1904, Parry Sound District.
Her full name was Margaret Catherine Elizabeth.
SHe died 16 Aug 1922 at Thunder Bay Ont of myocarditis, buried in Fort William, b Dec 12 1883. Had lived in Thunder Bay for 18 yrs.
Children of Margaret and Thomas
George Albert Cooper, 26, s/o of above, married Helen Patola, 26 Oct 1935 at Fort William.
1901 census Foley Muskoka Parry Sound
FALSTER
George, 38, labourer on railroad, b 25 Dec 1862 Scotland, immigrated 1882
Isabella, b 20 March 1865, aged 40, Scotland, immigrated 1882
Maggie, 18, 12 Dec 1882, Ontario
Johana, 15, 1 Apr 1885
Georgina, 10, 8 June 1890
Isabella, 9, 4 Jan 1892
George, 7,
1911 census Fort William
COOPER
Thomas, 32, conductor on railroad, b Dec 1878
Margaret, 27, Dec 1883
Beatrice, 4, June 1906
George, 2, Dec 1908
Helen, 4/12, Feb 1911.
Roy Roblin
I have recently attended the Foley Cemetery, Aug 8th,2024. I found several McRoberts gravestones. Only 4 Folster. Isabel Savine is actually Irvine, poor writing in the record books. Isabel aka Isabella, aka Isabelle may also be Isabel Cormack as records that I found from Scotland , she worked for the Irvine family. She married George Folster and had child Margaret and others. Then suddenly uses Irvine. I have never found death of Isabel Cormack or marriage to Isabel Irvine certificates. One child , Georgina married William Mayhew and both are buried in Renfrew, Ontario. William Mayhew and my great uncle Thomas Cooper worked fit the CNR. THANK YOU for Your assistance. I am still searching for any living Mc Robert’s or Mayhew people.