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Looking for ancesters of Megan Rachel Foster born 1946 Stourbridge. I believe her mother's maiden name is Brazier.

Are you unable to ask Megan herself? Unless you know otherwise, she may have been born at the end of 1945 with her birth registered the following year.

As there are several possible Foster/Brazier marriages, it might be best to order a copy of Megan's BC.

You can find the reference numbers needed on https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl then order (£11 inc P&P) from https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

No one else seems to have listed her on their trees, not even yourself.

I am unable to ask her as she is deceased. I have used freebmd and it listed her mothers maiden name as Brazier. I was told last night that she married Charles Lawrence McDonald in 1970 which I found on freebmd. again Charles is deceased.
As a pensioner I have little spare money to buy certificates.
Thank you for advice and time.

Did she have siblings

Have you looked for their births

Narrowing down the area may help identify the parents

There’s this one purely on the county of Worcestershire


Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1943

Brasier Judith A Foster Bromsgrove 6c 601
Foster John D Brazier Bromsgrove 6c 601

Afraid you may need to buy a cert to identify

Births Jun 1925 (>99%)
Brazier Judith A Stainton Bromsgrove 6c 330

posible marriage of parents
marriages Jun 1915 (>99%)to viewBrazier Francis J Stainton Portsmouth 2b 1263

Stainton Gertrude B Brazier Portsmouth 2b 1263

posible father's birth

Births Mar 1917 (>99%)
Foster John D Keyworth Bromsgrove 6c 308

Following on from the Brazier/Stainton marriage & the earlier Foster/Brasier one -

Possible sister for Judith

Births Mar 1927 (>99%)
Brazier Frances G Stainton Bromsgrove 6c 275

Possibly her on the 1939 Register - away from parents so not much help

11 Royal Masonic School For Girls Rickmans Worth Park Herts, Rickmansworth U.D., Hertfordshire, England

First name(s) Last name(s) Birth year DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Frances G Dawes (Brazier) 1926 21 Nov 1926 Male At School - 2 31

NB - the image shows ,, for gender ie Female.

Marriages Dec 1946 (>99%)
Brazier Frances G Dawes Bromsgrove 9d 95
Dawes Arthur E Brazier Bromsgrove 9d 95

This is all supposition - although we appreciate your financial constraints, we're having difficulty getting back to free (or even subscription!) records that we're confident with.

1939 ???
Redcliffe, Bromsgrove U.D., Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Last name(s) Birth year DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Netta L A Foster 1884 16 May 1884 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 189 1
Gweneth D Foster 1910 09 Jul 1910 Female Civil Servant (Tax Office Inland Revenue) Single 189 2
John D Foster 1917 28 Feb 1917 Male Assistant Auctioneer ? (B Sc Estate Manager) Single 189 3Redcliffe, Bromsgrove U.D., Worcestershire, England

JOHN D
Last name FOSTER
Birth year 1917
Birth quarter 1
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Keyworth
District Bromsgrove
County Worcestershire
Country England
Volume 6C

GWENETH D
Last name FOSTER
Birth year 1910
Birth quarter 3
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name -
District Bromsgrove
County Worcestershire
Country England
Volume 6C
Page 315

FOSTER, GWENETH DACIE mms REYWORTH
GRO Reference: 1910 S Quarter in BROMSGROVE Volume 06C Page 315

Marriages Sep 1909 (>99%)
FOSTER Samuel Clifford Stourbridge 6c 288
KEYWORTH Netta Louisa A Stourbridge 6c 288


KEYWORTH, NETTA LOUISA AVER mms DAVIS
GRO Reference: 1884 J Quarter in STOURBRIDGE Volume 06C Page 196

Samuel's using his middle name Clifford in 1911.



Gweneth Dacie Foster
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Gweneth Dacie Foster
Age in 1911: 8/12
Estimated birth year: abt 1910
Relation to Head: Granddaughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Bromsgrove
Civil Parish: Tipton
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street address: Stourbridge Rd, 102 Dudley Rd, Bromsgrove, Worchester, Tipton
Registration district: Dudley
Registration District Number: 372
Sub-registration district: Tipton
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Household schedule number: 95
Piece: 17381
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Foster 62
Sarah Foster 53
Alice Foster 27 - daughter
Clifford Foster 25 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< son
Nellie Louisa Aver Foster 26 <<<<<<<<<<daughter-in-law
Ina Kathleen Foster 15 - daughter
Thomas Erick Foster 9 - son
Gweneth Dacie Foster 8/12 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< grand-daughter
Edward Richard Clarkson 39 - servant
Elizabeth Whitehouse 45 - servant

Deaths Jun 1933 (>99%)
Foster Samuel C 48 Birmingham 6d 134



Gwenneth Dacie Foster
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Gwenneth Dacie Foster
Death Age: 83
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1910
Registration Date: Apr 1994
Registration district: Bromsgrove
Inferred County: Worcestershire
Register Number: 29C
District and Subdistrict: 5121B
Entry Number: 102

Are you related to the person in question?

You could have followed the freebmd 'trail' yourself.

Thank you all for the info. Looks like I will have to get some certificates.This is my Brother in Laws real parents as he was adopted and that is all the info he has.
Again many thanks.

Does your brother in law have his adoption file ? - there may be more info in there to help him.

Dea x

I will ask him when he returns from holiday. Thanks for your suggestion Dea.

If he hasn't got it then he needs to as there may well be info in there which will help him look further.

If he doesn't know how to go about this just come back to this thread and ask for assistance - there are many people who can give him all the advice he needs as to how to go about it.

Dea x

Thank you for your advice.