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Författare Ämne: Foster  (läst 649 gånger)

2006-01-07, 18:50
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Alan Gorry

James Foster was my grandfather. He appears only  in the 1881 and 1891 censuses of England in which he is described as a sailmaker, born in Sweden about 1840, and a Naturalised British Subject.
 
He came to England sometime before 1878 for he  married Mary Ann Burgess in Liverpool on 22 Jul 1878. They had six children all born in Liverpool.
 
James died in Liverpool in about Dec 1894.
 
On James & Mary's marriage certificate his father is named as James Foster also - a Custom House Officer.
 
James may have had a brother named Thomas Foster, Sailmaker, born in Sweden about 1836, also a Naturalised British Subject. Thomas appears only in the 1901 England census. He is a widower, wife's name not known, and has three daughters.
 
Neither I or the General Record Office (GRO) in London have been able to trace the naturalisation papers for James, and it is supposed that they are filed under his Swedish name (if indeed there was one) without cross-reference.
 
Is it possible that Sweden keeps a record of its nationals who take out foreign citizenship, and where might one access such records? Alternatively, are there any family members who remained in Sweden, and have information to share?
 
regards  
Alan Gorry

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