FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE FAMILY OF ROBERT GEORGE OSBORNE & ELIZABETH FOSTER
CENSUS INFORMATION:
| 1901 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Robert Foster | Head | Married | M | 34 | Secretary | Bristol, Gloucester |
| Elizabeth Foster | Wife | Married | F | 31 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
| Alithea J. Foster | Mother | Widow | F | 68 | - | Trimley St Mary, Suffolk |
| James N Ashcroft | Boarder | Unmarried | M | 25 | Joiner | Croston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 31 Connaught Road, Preston, Lancashire. (RG13-3954 folio 15 page 21) |
| 2: | Robert's full occupation was Secretary in Limited Company. |
| 3: | The place of birth for Robert's mother was poorly written and appears to be Preiceley St Mary, but there is no such place and other records give her place of birth as Trimley St Mary. |
| 4: | Although the surname is spelled wrong (again) I am certain that James N Ashcroft is James Norris Ascroft, Elizabeth's younger brother. |
| 5: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
| 1911 CENSUS OF LONGTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Robert Geo. Osborne Foster | Head | Married | M | 44 | Secretary | Bristol, Gloucester |
| Elizabeth Foster | Wife | Married | F | 41 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
| Catherine Morley | Niece | - | F | 5 | - | Penwortham, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 8 Park Avenue, Chapel Lane, Longton, near Preston, Lancashire. |
| 2: | Robert's full occupation was Secretary to a Limited Company, Engineers and Iron founders. |
| 3: | Catherine Morley was the daughter of Elizabeth's sister, Catherine (Ascroft) Morley, who died 8 days after giving birth to young Catherine. Catherine was living with Robert and Elizabeth when she married in 1933. |
| 4: | The above information is taken from scanned images at www.findmypast.co.uk. |