George Foster married to Ann Ferguson

maryl:

You did not mention the religious denomination for George and Ann.

I did a search on the subscription site Roots Ireland and did not find the George Foster/Ann Ferguson marriage anywhere in Co. Down and also did not find the baptismal record for Robert. 

Roots Ireland has baptismal records for Saul Church of Ireland parish but marriage records do not start until 1845 when civil registration of non-RC marriages began.

Although there was an RC church in Saul before 1837  https://www.libraryireland.com/topog/S/Saul-Lecale-Down.php ;  the records available do not start until 1868.

Roger McDonnell

Maryl,

I looked for the marriage of Margaret McDonald around 1887 in Ireland but did not see it.  (None in Scotland either).

Mention here of a Richard Forster of Saul who was connected with the Church of Ireland in the 1700s:

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/genealogy/SURNAMES/F/FosFoy.htm

Sadly Saul Church of Ireland’s early records were destroyed in the 1922 fire. As Roger has mentioned they only have marriages from 1845 onwards and baptisms from 1876.

I searched for deaths for George & Ann Ferguson post 1864 (when death registration started). Saul is in the Downpatrick registration area. No-one of either names died there 1864 to 1901.

I note that there are some trees on Ancestry which record Robert as being born in Carleton township, Ontario on 18.7.1860 with his marriage to Margaret in the same place on 22.8.1887.  Robert’s father is given as George Foster but his mother is Rose Ann Eagleson.  You might want to check out those trees to see what the owners sources are.  Obviously some of the information conflicts with what is in your post.

Mary,

You haven’t said what your source is for the 1838 marriage, but does it not say where in Co Down it took place?