The Forsters of North America

 

Charles Vaughan Forster, the only son of Vaughan Forster and Anne Cameron, was born 20 September, 1798 at Berwick-upon-Tweed.  He enlisted in the Navy and from 1819-20 he was the 6th Officer H.C. ship "Marquis of Wellington", a ship of the East India Company.  On 24 September, 1824 he arrived in the Caribbean where he was employed in H.M. Customs at St George, Bermuda.  On 17 November, 1825 he married at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Jane Dickson the daughter of Patrick Dickson and Jane Alder and then returned to the Caribbean with his wife where she bore him 3 of their 7 children - Dorothy Ann, Vaughan and Thomas Alder Dickson.  With his family, he sailed for Canada and on 18 January, 1833 he took up an appointment with H.M. Customs at St Andrews, New Brunswick where his other children, Charles Cameron, Patrick John William, William Dickson and Donald Cameron were all born.  During the 1840’s the family moved to St John, New Brunswick where he died on 20 August, 1860 then followed by his wife on 22 July, 1876.

 

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Jane Forster née Dickson, wife of Charles Vaughan Forster.

 

Thomas Alder Forster (born 7 October, 1839, Bermuda). Brothers William Dickson Forster (born 27 September, 1840, New Brunswick), seated and Thomas Alder Dickson Forster (born 7 October, 1830, Bermuda). Dorothy Lynn Forster (born 8 January, 1886 at Philadephia) at about 30 years. Anna Whitall Forster (born 20 July, 1898, Philadelphia) at about 27 years, younger sister of Dorothy. Charles Vaughan Forster born 9 March 1857, New Brunswick. Dorothy Jane Isabelle Gladys Foster née Forster (born 21 August, 1899, New Brusnwick), Toronto 1934.

 

Gladys Foster née Forster with her son, Ewan Cameron aged 19, and life long friend Red Hamilton, Toronto 1935. Gladys Foster née Forster at Maimi Beach Florida, May 1940. Gladys Foster née Forster. Andre Verdier (second husband to Gladys) with her twin stepsons, Paul on the bike and Henry.

 

Gladys Foster née Forster, 1948.

 

Ewan Cameron Foster, son of Gladys Foster née Forster, Toronto 1935. Ewan Cameron Foster, summer 1947. Eleanor Foster, wife of Ewan Cameron Foster, Niagara Falls.

 

On left Charlotte Emily Foster (born 8 May, 1915, St. Catherine's), daughter of Gladys, with Helen Glass. Charlotte Emily Foster who married John Melville Sandham (born 5 August, 1918, St. Catherine's) on 12 July, 1941. Mrs. Kirby, Albert Sandham (brother of John), John M. Sandham and Charlotte Foster. Charlotte and John Sandham with their son John Norman Sandham, May 1943. Charlotte Sandham with son Barrie William, July 1947. John Norman Sandham aged 5 1/2 years and brother Barrie William Sandhm aged 2 years.

 

Called 'The Locusts', home of William Dickson Forster, a brother of Charles Cameron Forster, at St. Andrews, Canada. House still stands.

 

All Saints Anglican Church, St. Andrews, Canada - home of the commemorative Forster windows. Charles Vaughan and Jane Forster commemorative stained glass windows at All Saints Anglican Church, St. Andrews, Canada.

 

 

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