FOAT John Harry
Name | John Harry FOAT |
Country Of Origin | England |
Born | 1873 |
Died | 1965 |
Birth/ Baptism | Born 1873, Thanet, Kent England |
Parents | John Thomas Hester and Frances Eliza Foat (formerly Huggett) |
Apprenticeship | unknown |
Skills | Watchmaker, Jeweller |
Work Locations | Launceston, Devonport |
Street Address |
Stewart Street, Devonport |
Marriage/Spouse | 30 July 1898, Holy Trinity Church, Newcastle, South Africa, to Frances Robinson. John was recorded as a mechanic. |
Arrival | |
Other | May 1895: Watchmaker and jeweller at West Devonport, formerly of Piper’s, Launceston.
December 1895: Advertised he was leaving the colony and requested customers to collect repairs before 16 December. January 1896: Departed Melbourne with his parents and brother Edgar Foat. Older brother Ernest Hester Foat was also a watchmaker and jeweller in New South Wales and worked in the trade until he died in 1923. 1930: John’s residence, Homebush, New South Wales (recorded as a mechanic). |
Death | 5 August 1965, Eastwood, New South Wales |
References | |
Web: Ancestry: England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index 1873 & 1871 [Ernest Hester FOAT], Marriage Record, Colony of Natal, No. 116/ 1898; Australia Electoral Rolls 1930; Public Record Office Victoria, Passengers Records 1896; Ryerson Index Death 1965 [Sydney Morning Herald 10 August 1965]. North West Post 11 May 1895, 5 December 1895; The Propeller 19 October 1923 [John Thomas Hester FOAT]. |
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