William Foster

William Foster was born about 1746. He married Susannah Spring at Wrawby, Lincolnshire in 1774.Their daughter Jane was born at Wrawby about 1778.

at Wrawby Churchyard [transcribed by Sally in June 04]

Sacred to the Memory

of SUSANNA late Wife of

WILLIAM FOSTER

who Departed  this Life

January 28th 1813 [?]

Aged 67 Years

Also

Of WILLIAM FOSTER

Who Departed this Life

May 28 1818

Aged 72 years

Jane Foster

Jane Foster was born about 1778 at Wrawby in Lincolnshire. Her parents were William Foster and Susannah Spring, who had married there in 1774.
Jane married John Sergeant at Wrawby in 1799. They had eleven children that we know of, the eldest being our ancestor, William Foster Sergeant, born in 1800.
Jane died in 1838, aged 60 and was buried at Melton Ross with her husband.

John Sergeant

John Sergeant was born about 1770 at Melton Ross in Lincolnshire. It is possible that his father's name was William and his mother's Frances, if they named their children commencing in that order. Other names of John's children coincide with those of William and Frances of Melton Ross.
John married Jane Foster at Wrawby in Lincolnshire in 1799. They had about 11 children, the eldest being William Foster Sergeant. The eldest daughter was Frances Starman Sergeant who was born at Hendon, but died in 1821 and was buried at Melton Ross. So the family moved about, returning to Brigg
John Sergeant died at Barrow in Lincolnshire and is buried at Melton Ross.
A History of 19th Century Brigg by Frank Heathorne says his son Antonie, who was born in Surrey, came to Brigg from Melton Ross in 1834 and started the brewing business.

The maltings in Brigg.
His wife died in 1838 at Brigg, 9 months after her eldest son left for South Australia with his family.