Birth

1 Oct 1778
Colchester, Essex, England

Death

29 Jul 1852
Clanwilliam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Biography

John Foster was born on 1 Oct 1778 at Colchester, Essex, England.

He was the son of John Foster and Barbara Townley.

He married Mary Kent about 1810 at Colchester, Essex, England. She was born at Colchester, Essex, England. She died on 13 Apr 1877 at Cape of Good Hope.

They had one child: Joseph Frederick Schonnberg Foster.

He married Mary Synnot. Mary was the daughter of Walter Synnot. She was born in 1800. She died on 13 Apr 1877.

He died on 29 Jul 1852 at Clanwilliam, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa at the age of 73.