The Foden Family from Cheshire

St. Mary's Church, Astbury, Cheshire

James Foden was born on 29 April 1810 at Astbury, Cheshire. About 1832 he married Elizabeth Burrows in the London area, born about 1812 in London as the daughter of George Burrows and Martha Allen.

Elizabeth Burrows

James' occupation is listed as a farrier and also a whitesmith. Elizabeth died in 1873 at Chelsea, and James died in 1880 also at Chelsea.

They had nine children.

Jane Foden was born about 1833 at Chelsea, London, baptised in 1838 at St. Luke's Church, Chelsea, and emigrated to Australia on the "Taymouth Castle", arriving in Adelaide on 25 June 1855. On 27 June 1859 she married William Rich at St. James Church, Blackiston. William was born on 19 February 1815 at Hawkhurst in Kent, and had emigrated to Australia arriving at Adelaide on the "Olivia" on 14 November 1853.

Willliam died on 3 January 1899 at Goodwood, South Australia, and Jane died at Millicent. S.A. on 27 September 1901. They had five children:
- Amy Foden Rich was born 10 November 1858 at Mt. Torrens, S.A., and died on1 June 1943 at Mt. Gambier, S.A. aged 84 years.
- George James Rich was born 30 September 1860 near Mt. Torrens, S.A, and died 18 June 1927 at Wagga Wagga, N.S.W., aged 66 years.
- Jesse Rich was born 19 December 1862 near Mt. Torrens, S.A., and died on 26 August 1925 at Horsham, Vic. aged 62 years.
- Francis Rich was born 21 May 1865, near Mt. Torrens, S.A., and died 22 November 1953 at Surrey Hills, Vic., aged 88 years.
- Charles Rich was born on 12 May 1868 at, Mt Gambier, S.A., and died 9 February 1938 at Prahran, Vic., aged 69 years.

Jane Foden and her
daughter Amy

Mary Ann Foden was born on 17 November 1834 at Chelsea, London, and married on 20 December 1852 at St. Mary Abbot, London, David Allen who was born 22 July 1826 at Chelsea, London. [ See The Allen Family of Chelsea for the history of this branch of the family.]

Mary and David emigrated to Australia on the "Albinus" arriving in Melbourne on 2 August 1853.
Mary died on 9 July 1882 at Ballarat, and David died 31 May 1912 at Richmond aged 85 years.

They had eight children:
- Mary Allen born 2 October 1871 at Sebastopol, Vic., died 8 September 1943 at of Brunswick, aged 71 years.
  
  David Allen (1826-1912) and
  Mary Ann Foden (1834-1882)
  
  Ann
  
  Thomas
  
  David
  
  James
  
  Elizabeth
  
  Mary

George James Foden was born on 28 April 1838 in St. Luke, Chelsea. In December 1861 he married Ann Hughes who was born about 1834 in Aberystwith, Cardigan, Wales. George's occupation is listed in the census of 1881 and 1901 as an oil colourman. Ann's father was George Morgan and the mother was Anne Williams.

George died in December 1907 at Brentford, Middlesex aged 70 years, and Ann died in 1928 aged 94 years also at Brentford.

They had four children:

George Morgan Foden was born in September 1864 at Kensington, London, and married in September 1890. The census of 1901 lists his occupation as an oil colourman working at Ealing.
Annie Foden was born on 7 August 1866, did not marry, and died after 1928 at Brentford.
Henry Foden was born in June 1868 at Kensington in London, and was married in June 1892 at Brentford, Middlesex. Henry was also listed in the 1901 census as an oil colourman working at Fulham. He dies in June 1945 at Brentford.

Jane Foden was born in December 1869 at Kensington in London.

George James Foden	Ann Hughes	George Morgan (b.1864)	Annie (b.1866)
George James Foden	Ann Hughes	Henry Foden (b.1868)	Jane (b.1869)

Martha Foden was born on 19 February 1840 at Arthur Street, Chelsea and died as an infant aged 11 months 3 weeks on 12 February 1841 at Kensington, and is buried in St. Luke's churchyard.

Samuel Foden was born in September 1842 at Chelsea. In March 1863 he married Jane Hannah Hyde who was born about 1846 at Wandsworth, Surrey. The 1881 census lists Samuel's occupation as a housepainter of Battersea, Surrey. Jane died in September 1884 aged 38 years, and Samuel died in March 1894 aged 51 years at Wandsworth, Surrey.

They had 12 children:

Samuel John Charles Foden was born in March 1864 at Chelsea, married to Bertha Pierce in June 1883 at Wandsworth. He was employed as a domestic coachman, and died in September 1921 at Fulham aged 57 years. They had eight children with one dying as an infant. One son Charles Stanley Foden was born in 1876 at Uckfield in Sussex, and in 1926 married Alice Florence Quagliotti born in 1904 to Battista and Alice Quagliotti from Italy. Charles and Alice had a son Peter Charles Foden born in 1928, and died in Shropshire in 1994.
Elizabeth Foden born June 1865 at Chelsea, and in 1885 at Fulham was married to Henry Wright, a clerk from Whitechapel, and together had three children.
Ellen Foden born March 1867 at Chelsea, and is listed in the 1881 census aged 14 years and living at 8 Stonells Place, Battersea.
Ella Foden born March 1869 at Chelsea and died as an infant in September of the same year.
Charles Hyde Foden was born in September 1870 at Chelsea, married at Wandsworth in September 1894 to Eliza Mary Cracknell and had a son Arthur Foden born about 1896. Charles is recorded in the 1901 Census as aged 30 years employed as a club steward at Acton, and later died in December 1922 at Croydon.
Mary Jane Foden was born in June 1872 at Wandsworth and died as an infant in December of the same year.
Florence Amelia Foden was born in December 1873 at Wandsworth, and the 1901 Census lists her as aged 17 years and working as a dressmaker living at 102 Chatham Road, Battersea..
Alice Foden was born in March 1875 at Wandsworth, and was married in 1897 at Camberwell, UK.
William Henry Foden was born in December 1877 at Wandsworth, married, and had two sons and a daughter.

Henry George Foden was born in 1880 at Battersea, and in December 1905 married Lucy Emma Fisher, daughter of Stephen and Sarah Fisher. Henry died in 1944 aged 64 years, and Lucy died about 1967. Henry and Lucy had 10 children.

Lilian Beatrice Foden was born in 1906 and died as an infant in 1907.
Henry Leslie Foden was born in 1907 and died in 1985. After marrying he had two children.
Charles William Foden was born in 1909 and died in 1983.
Gladys Lucy Foden was born in 1910 and died in 2002. Under her married name of Gladys Woods she had two children.
Doris Ellen Foden was born in 1915 and died in 1916.
Frank Alfred Foden was born in 1916 and died in 1917.
Raymond John Foden was born in 1920 and died in 1921.
Marion Joan Foden was born in 1921, and married as Marion de Rose had two sons.
Jean Ivy Foden was born in 1922, and married as Jean Saunders had two children.

Stanley Herbert Foden was born in 1926, and died in 1998.

Henry George
Foden

Lucy Emma
Fisher

Gladys Lucy
Foden

Marion Joan
Foden

Jean Ivy
Foden

Lillian Mary Foden was born in 1882 at Battersea, and was married to Frederick Alexander in 1904 at Lambeth. They had three children.

Beatrice Jane Foden was born in March 1884 at Battersea, and in 1905 was married to Archibald Alecock. They had four children.

Beatrice Jane Foden with her children

Continuing from the original lineage from James Foden and Elizabeth Burrows in Chelsea, of the nine children born to them the four youngest children were all girls.

Elizabeth Foden was born on 21 November 1845 at Arthur Street, Chelsea and died in December 1931 aged 85 years. The 1901 census lists her occupation as a dressmaker.

Hannah/Anna Foden was born in December 1848, and died in September 1850 at Chelsea as an infant. [ Her birth was registered as Hannah, however at the time of her death it was recorded as Anna.]

Emma Foden was born in June 1851 and died in September 1852 at Chelsea as an infant.

Ann Foden was born in March 1854 at Chelsea, and died after 1861.

Elizabeth Foden

Ann Foden

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please e-mail direct to Betty Moyle

David Allen (1826-1912) and Mary Ann Foden (1834-1882)	Ann	Thomas	David
David Allen (1826-1912) and Mary Ann Foden (1834-1882)	James	Elizabeth	Mary