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FOSTER, Maria
1823 - 1910 (87 years) Has no ancestors but one descendant in this family tree.
1821 - 1887 (67 years)-
Name FOSTER, Maria Birth 1823 Tilney All Saints, Norfolk, England 
Gender Female Death 1910 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Person ID I5873 Edgoose Last Modified 4 Feb 2026
Family BRIGGS, David, b. Between 1820 and 1821, Marshland St. James, Norfolk d. 1887, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 67 years) Marriage 1843 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Children 1. BRIGGS, Ephraim, b. 1850, Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F2299 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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MARIA FOSTER or FORSTER 1825 or 1826-
From the 1841 census of Tilney St. Lawrence:
Joseph FORSTER, 45, ag lab, Y
Elizabeth FORSTER, 45, Y
Robert FORSTER, 20, Y
*Maria FORSTER, 15, Y
Isaac FORSTER, 13, Y
David FORSTER, 9, Y
(HO107/770/8)
The marriage between David BRIGGS and Maria FOSTER was registered in 1843.
(GRO March Q 1843 Wisbech 14 183)
From the 1851 census of Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk:
David BRIGGS, head, aged 30, agricultural labourer, born at St. James, Norfolk;
*Maria BRIGGS, wife, aged 29(?), born at Tilney All Saints, Norfolk;
Ephraim BRIGGS, son, aged 1, born at Tilney St. Lawrence.
(HO107/1767/144/13)
The death of a Maria BRIGGS aged 87 was registered in 1910.
(GRO June Q 1910 Wisbech 3b 306)
(revised 10.09.2010)