Kate Foster (nee Larkin) Kate was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire on 5th November
1880. Her parents were Patrick Larkin an Irishman (son of
Thomas Larkin & Catherine Corkern) & Sarah Oakden, a
Staffordshire lass (daughter of Richard Oakden & Sarah
Milward). Her birth certificate states that she was born at
Park Street, Hasland and that her father was a furnace man.
Kate was baptised at the Parish Church, Derby Road,
Chesterfield on 19th May 1881. The entry reads ...
Born Nov 5th 1880 & Baptised May 19th 1881
Kate daughter of Patrick & Sarah Larkin of
Park Street,Derby Road a Furnace Man.
1881 Census for Park St, Hasland, Derby, England
Patrick LARKIN Head Mar 33 Iron Furnace Lab Ireland
Patrick LARKIN Head Mar 33 Iron Furnace Lab Ireland
Sarah LARKIN Wife M 38 Mayfield, Staffs
Charlotte LARKIN Daur 14 Ashborne, Derby
John LARKIN Son 10 Scholar Ashborne, Derby
Elizabeth LARKIN Daur 7 Scholar Hasland, Derby
Rose LARKIN Daur 4 Hasland, Derby
Kate LARKIN Daur 4m Hasland, Derby
Ten years later Kate was baptised again in a Catholic Church
- The Church of Annunciation, Chesterfield.
The entry reads ... Born 5th November
1880 & Baptised 9th July 1891 Catherine
daughter of John & Sarah Larkin
Kate was confirmed in the church on 20th September 1891
& took the confirmation name of 'Mary Elizabeth'.
1891 Census for 24 Froggatts Yard, Chesterfield
Patrick LARKIN head Mar 45 labourer Ireland
Patrick LARKIN head Mar 45 labourer Ireland
Sarah LARKIN Wife Mar 42 Ashborne
John LARKIN son S 19 Coal Miner Ashborne
Rose LARKIN daur 14 Scholar Chesterfield
Kate LARKIN daur 11 Scholar Chesterfield
Lily LARKIN daur 6 Chesterfield
Alice LARKIN daur 4 Chesterfield
Kate married Fred Foster on Boxing Day 1899 at the Parish
Church, Chesterfield. I believe this church is the 'Crooked
Spire', a well known landmark of Chesterfield. The marriage
certificate reads ... December 26th 1899 - Fred Foster
a 21 year old bachelor, a Miner living in
Hadfield Town son of Frank Foster & Kate Larkin
a 19 year old spinster living at Park Road, West
Bols daughter of John Larkin. Both put crosses
for their name. Witnessed by George Jones &
Jemima Barker.
1901 Census for 54 Derby Rd, Hasland, Chesterfield
Fred Foster Head Mar 23 Coal Miner (worker) Holymoorside
Kate Foster Wife Mar 20 Chesterfield
May Foster Daur 2 Chesterfield
Fred Foster Son 6m Chesterfield
Kate had 13 children in all, the first, May, being born before
she married Fred. Workhouse records state ... Kate Larkin
was admitted into the Union Workhouse,
Chesterfield on 5th April 1899. She was a
Roman Catholic and a Mill Hand from
Chesterfield. Her daughter May was born in
the workhouse on Saturday 6th May 1899 after
breakfast & before dinner. Kate left the
workhouse of her own accord on May 20th 1899.
It's not known if Fred was the father of May as her birth
certificate has a line where the father's name should be!
Fred & Kate's other children were, Fred,
Frank, George, Kate, Frances, Elizabeth, Jessie, Ada
(being my paternal grandmother), John, Thomas, Percy
& Edward. Kate died on 12th July 1946 and was buried
in Hasland Church. On Friday 19th July the Derbyshire
Times published an obituary under the title of
'Grassmoor'. Mrs Kate Foster (65), The Bungalow, West
Hill, Grassmoor died on Friday. A native of Chesterfield,
she came to Grassmoor 24 yrs ago and, with her husband,
converted the Old Comrades' Hut into a charming
residence. The funeral was at Hasland Church on
Tuesday. In the Ackowledgments column - Mr F Foster
and family, Grassmoor, wish to thank friends, neigbours
and the Nurse & Doctor for kindness & sympathy
in their bereavement and floral tributes sent.
Kates mother, Sarah Oakden, appears on
another website which takes the Oakden family back to
the late 1500's. You can view this on
Just press the search button, it will take you to a
second page, press the search button again and enter
the name Sarah Oakden and year 1844,
from there you can view Sarah's pedigree chart :O)
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