Researching Billy Foster
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 40041 people with the Foster surname? In that year Foster was ranked number 73 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Billy means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Billy Foster on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Billy Foster and the Foster Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Foster Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Foster family tree.
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Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Billy Foster using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Foster surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Foster Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 54358 people with the Foster surname in the UK? Foster is now ranked number 74 for popularity in the UK. |
Foster Family Tree Databases
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Foster Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 276480 people with the Foster surname in the USA? Foster is ranked number 72 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Foster Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Billy Foster. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Billy Foster
Billy Foster
William A. Foster (September 18, 1937 – January 20, 1967) was a Canadian racecar driver.
Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Foster died in a crash during practice for a NASCAR Grand National stock car race at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California.
Foster won the 1963 CAMRA (Canadian American Modified Racing Association) in 1963 in the first year of the series. He also won the Utah Copper Cup race in 1963 and 1964.
Foster also drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1964–1966 seasons, with 28 career starts, including the 1965 and 1966 Indianapolis 500 races. He finished in the top ten 10 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1966 at Atlanta.
Foster and Mario Andretti became best of friends, building a close relationship which Andretti claimed he would never do again with a fellow racer because Foster's death so significantly affected him.
Foster ran a NASCAR Cup Series race at Riverside International Raceway in 1966 and finished 7th. He died in a practice for NASCAR race at Riverside in the following year. He also competed in 2 NASCAR West Series races in 1965.
Foster was cousins with musician, producer, composer, arranger David Foster and with Canadian stock car driver Jim Steen.
He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1993.
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