Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,349 pages of information and 244,505 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Edward Hornby Foster

From Graces Guide

Edward Hornby Forster (1869-1940) of John Foster and Son

1869 Born the son of William Foster

1895 Associate member of I Mech E

1896 Married and Manningham to Florence Ruth Anderson

1911 Living at Woodleigh, Shibden Head, near Halifax: Edward Hornby Foster (age 41 born Queensbury), Manufacturer Mohan and Alpeca Yarmondun Fords Sila Dealer & C. With his wife Florence Ruth Foster (age 39 born Bradford), daughter Beatrice Dorothy Foster (age 8 born Northowram) and son Laurence Edward Anderton Foster (age 4 born Northowram).[1]

1926 Resigned from I Mech E

1939 Edward H Foster 70, managing director, worsted spinner, lived in Queenbury with Florence R Foster 67, Mary G R Foster 42[2]

1940 Died at Shibden Head, Halifax

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Sources of Information

  1. 1911 Census
  2. 1939 register
  • Mechanical engineer records