Foster: 2nd son of John of Manchester, gent., PEMBROKE matric. 26 Mar. 1825 aged 15; scholar 1825-33; BA 1829; MA 1834; minor canon Gloucester 1832-41; V of Barnwood, Gloucs., 1841-3, and of Penmark, Glamorgan 1843; precentor Llandaff cathedral 1872; see Machester School Reg. iii, 286