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John Thompson Foulds

John was born on December 19th, 1846 in Idle and his baptism took place on April 4th, 1847 at All Saints (Bingley).¹²

Birth Notes
- Birthplace was written down as Bradford, but crossed out and corrected as Idle on 1871 census, age 24
  
  Name: John Thompson Foulds
  Birth Date: 19 Dec 1846
  Parish: Bingley, All Saints
  Baptism Date: 4 Apr 1847
  Father's Name: John Foulds
  Mother's Name: Maria Foulds

John's father was John (Jack) Foulds and his mother was Maria Watmuff. His paternal grandparents were Thompson Foulds and Rebecca (Becca) Wells. He had two brothers and three sisters, named Israel, William, Martha, Mary and Alice. He was the second oldest of the six children. He died at the age of 69 on September 25th, 1916 in Texas (TX). His burial was in September 1916 in Texas (TX).³⁴

Death Notes
- Name    John Thompson Foulds
  Event Type    Burial
  Event Date    1916
  Event Place    Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA
  Photograph Included    Y
  Birth Date    18 Dec 1846
  Death Date    25 Sep 1916
  Affiliate Record Identifier    74853760
  Cemetery    Gonzales City Cemetery
  
  "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch
  Burial, Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA,
  Gonzales City Cemetery;
  citing record ID 74853760, Find a Grave
  http://www.findagrave.com.

General Notes
- John T Foulds was recorded as age 11 on 1851 census, but must be an error as too old for age of parents.
  
  John T Folds, a brother and his father Jack emigrated to the USA, possibly leaving his wife and children behind.

Occupancy & Contact Details
- John lived at Spring Valley from 1851.⁵
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Possible home of John Foulds and wide Maria in 1851
  He lived at Carr House from 1871.¹
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Married home of John Thomas Foulds and Elizabeth, next to Cross Flats on ncensus

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William Foulds
  - b.1771 in Keighley d.Sep 1853 in Keighley
  
  Thompson Foulds
  - b.1801 in Morton (Bingley) d.24 Feb 1856 in Keighley
  
  Hannah (Ann) Wild
  - b.~ 1781 in Yorkshire d.Jun 1841 in Keighley
  
  John (Jack) Foulds
  - b.Oct 1826 in Bingley d.< 1887
  
  Rebecca (Becca) Wells
  - b.1796 in Birstall
  
  John Thompson Foulds
  - b.19 Dec 1846 in Idle d.25 Sep 1916 in Texas (TX)
  
  Maria Watmuff
  - b.13 Jun 1824 in Bramley d.Jun 1865 in Lancashire

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1871 UK Census
² West Yorkshire Births & Baptisms (1813-1910)
³ FindAGrave
⁴ FamilySearch.org
⁵ 1851 UK Census