Foster, John Ebenezer, 1847-1912 (solicitor and antiquary)
Person
Biography
John Ebenezer Foster (1847-1912) was born in Cambridge on 23 May 1847. He was educated in Amersham, before matriculating at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1865 (B.A., 1869; M.A., 1872). After completing his studies Foster established a practise as a solicitor in the city. He was a Cambridge antiquary, and served as honorary secretary and editor of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. He died in Cambridge on 27 October 1912.
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Fonds
Henry Roberts: Transcripts made for John Ebenezer Foster
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.5933
Scope and Contents
282 folios: (fo. 1) will of John Powell; (fo. 3) will of Mrs Helen Pindar; (fo. 5) extracts from wills; (fo. 8) list of vice-chancellors of Cambridge University, 1506-1765; (fo. 21) list of registries of Cambridge University, 1506-1778; (fo. 24) notes of wills and biographical notes; (fo. 106) extracts from the burial registers of All Saints and St Michael's, Cambridge, relating to members of Trinity College; (fo. 124) extracts from the burial registers of All Saints, Cambridge, relating to...
Dates:
1900 (circa)
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