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Looking at the 1823 baptism in Ovenden, Yorkshire, posted on page one by Maddie on 17 Feb, at 14:25:

This will probably be that William - though goodness knows if he's the man who married Ellen/Helen or not:

William Foster
in the 1841 England Census
Name: William Foster
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Gender: Male
Where born: Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Halifax
Hundred: Morley
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Street Address: Causey Side
Occupation:
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Registration District: Halifax
Sub-registration District: Ovenden
Neighbors:
Piece: 1302
Book: 2
Folio: 24
Page Number: 9
Household Members:
Name Age
William Foster 15 - wool comber

Seems to be a household on his own, but maybe in the same house as Edward Hooson and family.

They don't seem to be immediate relatives.
Edward Hooson married Mary Ann Halliday in 1833.

His father's name was JOHN. Look at the marriage info I posted on page one

thank you for your Help you got the right WilliamHelen his daughter was my mum aunty his wife Ellend in Chelsea b Brompton cemetery still not sure who is his father is

Confirmation of relevance of census info I posted - I'm not busy enough, obviously

FOSTER, HELEN CLIFTON
GRO Reference: 1850 S Quarter in WANDSWORTH AND CLAPHAM UNION Volume 04 Page 577
FOSTER, CHARLES CLIFTON
GRO Reference: 1854 J Quarter in WESTMINSTER Volume 01A Page 261
FOSTER, JOHN CLIFTON
GRO Reference: 1852 M Quarter in WESTMINSTER Volume 01A Page 255
FOSTER, ELIZA CLIFTON
GRO Reference: 1856 J Quarter in WESTMINSTER Volume 01A Page 283


FOSTER, MARY CLIFTON
GRO Reference: 1857 D Quarter in WESTMINSTER Volume 01A Page 271
FOSTER, CHARLOTTE CLIFTON
GRO Reference: 1859 M Quarter in WESTMINSTER Volume 01A Page 299

True - got carried away!

But the poster asked about William’s parents ;-) ;-) ;-)

There are too many William Fosters of about the right age in London!

yes it did not seem right the 1881 census seems to fit

there is this but its a needle in a haystack

William
Last name Foster
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1825
Age 64
Death quarter 4
Death year 1889
District Chelsea
County London
Volume 1A
Page 242

or

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Last name Foster
Birth year -
Death year 1888
Death date ? ? 1888
Burial year 1888
Burial date 08 Oct 1888
Burial place St George, Hanover Square
County Middlesex
Country England
Archive
City of Westminster Archives Centre
Record set Westminster Burials

Did you change your post @ 15:10, Maddie? I'm sure you posted a burial in St Geo area in 1873 - and that's what ErikaH's reply above relates to..
ie - this one:

William Foster
in the Westminster, London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1812-1910
Name: William Foster
Age: 49
Birth Date: abt 1824
Burial Date: 18 May 1873
Burial Place: St George, Hanover Square, London, Westminster, England
Parish as it Appears: St George, Hanover Square



This death relates to that burial, I think::

Deaths Jun 1873
FOSTER William 49 Kensington 1a 77



However, there's also this possibility:

William Foster
in the 1881 England Census
Name: William Foster
Age: 59
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1822
Relationship to Head: Pauper
Gender: Male
Where born: Yorkshire, England <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Civil Parish: Kensington
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address: "Kensington Workhouse" Martoes Road
Marital status: Widower <<<<<<<<<<< [ George said Ellen died 1872 ]
Education:
Employment status:
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Occupation: Serv Dom <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Registration District: Kensington
Sub registration district: Kensington Town
ED, institution, or vessel: Kensington Workhouse 3


Have you seen Ellen/Helen's death cert to verify she's the right person, George?

Helen Foster
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: Helen Foster
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823
Registration Year: 1872
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 49
Registration District: Chelsea
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1a
Page: 177


Helen Foster
in the Brompton, London, England, Cemetery Registers, 1840-2012
Name: Helen Foster
Death Age: 49
Birth Date: abt 1823 6 Jul
Burial Date: 6 Jul 1872
Cemetery: Brompton Cemetery
Burial Place: London, London, England

Place of death: 7 Symons Street, Chelsea

Looks good, in view of the address in 1871

?????
William
Last name Foster
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1825
Age 52
Death quarter 4
Death year 1877
District Pancras
County London
Volume 1B
Page 135

birth year out

The father's name was JOHN, according to the marriage cert.

or

William
Last name Foster
Gender Male
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1823
Baptism date 30 Jul 1823
Residence York, York, England
Place York
County Yorkshire
Country England
Father's first name(s) James Richard
Father's last name Foster
Mother's first name(s) Mary
Mother's last name -

not this one as in york 1841 and 1851

??

Name: William Foster
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823
Date of Trial: 19 Oct 1841
Trial Year: 1841
Location of Trial: Essex, England
Sentence: Acquittal
Crime: Larceny by Servant

So.....a starting point

Name: Helen Clifton
Gender: Female
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 3 Mar 1850
Marriage Place: St John, Hoxton, Hackney, England
Father: William Clifton
Spouse: William Foster, Servant
Father: John Foster************************************Deceased, Servant


1851
Name: William Foster
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Helen Foster
Gender: Male
Where born: Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Streatham
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
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County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Registration District: Wandsworth
Sub-registration District: Putney
ED, institution, or vessel: 2c
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Schedule Number: 12
Piece: 1579
Folio: 313
Page Number: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
William Foster 28
Helen Foster 27
Helen Foster 10 Mo

1861
Name: William Foster
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: 1823
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Helen Foster
Gender: Male
Where born: Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Paddington
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Registration District: Kensington
Sub-registration District: St John Paddington
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Schedule Number: 78
Piece: 9
Folio: 59
Page Number: 17
Household Members:
Name Age
William Foster 38
Helen Foster 37
Helen Foster 10
John Foster 9
Charles Foster 7
Eliza Foster 5

1871
Name: William Foster
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: 1823
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Yorkshire England
Civil parish: St George Hanover Square
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: St George Hanover Square
Sub-registration district: Belgrave
ED, institution, or vessel: 45
Household schedule number: 97
Piece: 114
Folio: 62
Page number: 32
Household Members Age Relationship
William Foster 48 Head
Helen Foster 48 Wife
William Foster 24 Son
John Foster 19 Son
Eliza Foster 14 Daughter
Frederick Guley 30 Servant
George Stone 18 Visitor



Ancestry links a death in 1877 in Guildford - it is not this man's - his occupation was Miller, and his widow's name was Deborah

for ref

Name: William Foster
Gender: Male
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 3 Mar 1850
Marriage Place: St John, Hoxton, Hackney, England
Father:
John Foster
Spouse:
Helen Clifton
Register Type: Parish Register

??????
Name: William Foster
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1823
Baptism Date: 9 Jun 1823
Baptism Place: Zion Methodist New Connexion,Ovenden,York,England
Father:
John Foster
Mother:
Ann
FHL Film Number: 0828150 (RG4 3407-10)

Sorry took so long answering not been well Williamb1823 in York d1877in London i think he married Ellen/Helen Clifton b1823.d1872 in Chelsea got married in Stoke Newington his son Charles Foster was b188 d. 1909 in Wandsworth he m. Emily Craycraft b.1863Margate Kent married in Fulham

Only ONE death on freebmd in 1877 for a William Foster aged anywhere in his forties - in Staffordshire

The 1841 census mentioned by Malyon - just in case it turns out to be relevant:

William Foster
in the 1841 England Census
Name: William Foster
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831
Gender: Male
Where born: Hertfordshire, England
Civil Parish: Bishops Hatfield
Hundred: Broadwater
County/Island: Hertfordshire
Country: England
Street Address: Hatfield Union Workhouse
Occupation:
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Registration District: Hatfield
Sub-registration District: Hatfield
Neighbors:
Piece: 436
Book: 11
Folio: 37
Page Number: 4

William Foster I was not an uncommon name, which is why more information has been asked for.