George Wilhelm August's Tree
Rosa's Tree
Timeline Context
1837 Queen Victoria; 1901 King Edward VII; 1910 King George V; 1936 King Edward VIII; 1936 King George VI; 1952 Queen Elizabeth II
1850 Taiping Rebellion; 1853-1856 Crimean War; 1899-1902 Boer War; 1914-1918 WW1; 1939-1945 WW2
Family Sheet Links & Information
| Name | Birth | Birthplace | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | `1921 |
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| George Wilhelm August Koster | 1842 | Uelzen, Germany | Manningham [f] Merchant |
Heaton [b] Stuff & Woolen Merchant |
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| Rosa Koster (Binns) | 1852 | Bradford | Manningham [c] | Manningham [c] | Manningham [f] | Heaton [b] | Bradford [d] Lady |
Bradford Home Duties, wid |
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| Anna E. Rose Backhaus (Koster) | 1876 | Bradford | Manningham [f] | Bradford [a] Wife of Frederick Backhaus |
Ben Rydding [e] Wife of Frederick Backhaus |
Bradford visiting Rosa Bynnes Kingsley (mum) |
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| Ernst August Koster | 1879 | Bradford | Manningham [f] | Heaton [b] | Ireland WoolStapler |
Ireland WoolStapler |
Bradford Wool Buyer |
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| Edward Wilhelm W Koster | 1886 | Bradford | Heaton [b] | Bradford [d] Head of secondary school |
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| George Maximilian Alexander Koster | 1882 | Bradford | Heaton [b] | Bradford [a] Electrical Engineering Student |
Bradford [d] Manager of shipping dept. |
Address Key
| [a] | 135 Wilmon Road, Bradford |
| [b] | 17 Park Drive, Heaton, Yorks. |
| [c] | 28 Northfield Place, Manningham, Yorks |
| [d] | 19 Roseberry Road |
| [e] | Cragside, Ben Rydding, York. |
| [f] | 14 Cunicliffe Villas, Manningham |
Certificates
Frederick Backhaus (Foreign Correspondent) married Anna Emmeline Rosa Koster, (25 & 22 res.), .)[19 Heaton Grove, Heaton & 6 Devonshire Terrace, Manningham resp.], 1898 @ English Presbyterian Chapel, Bradford. Fathers George Frederick Backhaus (Cashier) and August Koster (desceased, Shiff Merchant). Witnesses E.W. Heron, J.Arthur Binns, Rosa Koster, Mary Whittingham
Rosa Binns, born 25th May 1851 at Primrose Terrace, Manningham, Bradford, to Joseph Arthur Binns & Emma Binns (formally Bower).
Georg Wilhelm August Koster (32, 49 Drewton Street, Bradford) married Rosa Binns (23, Oak Lane, Manningham), 21st Jan 1875. @ English Presbyterian Unitarian Chapel, Chapel Lane, Bradford. Fathers: August Koster (Postmaster) & Joseph Arthur Binns (Accountant). Witness: J.Arthur Binns, M.E. Hestletine, Georg Koster. Minister – William Binns
Anna Emmerline Rosa Koster, born 16th February 1876, 1 St. Mary’s Terrace, Manningham. To George Wilhelm August Koster (stuff merchant) & Rose Koster, formally Bins
Georg Wilhelm August Koster, born 15th Oct 1842 at Uelzen, to Georg Friedrich August Koster & Anna Augusta Adolphine Henrietta Von Breymann. Wit: major Georg Von Breymann & Wilhelmina Koster.
Parish Register Extract of August & Georg Koster
June 1886, Naturalisation Certificate - August Koster
Parish Records
Leeds
| 1911 | 11th August | George Maximilian Alexander Koster (28, Shipping Manager, 39 Springfield Place, Leeds) married Mathilde Michelle Jeanne Gobel (24, Lasswade, Edingburgh). | Father: August Koster (deceased, Merchant) & Joseph Gobel (deceased, Furniture Remover). Wit: William Henry Jones & Charlotte Jones. |
Census Returns
1911 Rosa Koster
1911 Anna E.R. Backhaus (Koster)
1939 Register
Anna E.R. Backhouse (Koster)
George Maximillian Alexander Koster
Mathilde Michelle Jeanne Koster (Gobel)
Alien Arrivals
Photographs
August Koster?
Rosa Koster (Binns)
Ernst Koster
Edward Koster
Anna E. Rose Backhaus (Koster)
Major Georg Von Breymann
Family Recollections
Koster Memories
Man in the Miniture
Essay on the Koster Family
Essay on the Von Breymann Family
London Gazette
End of partnership in Koster Brothers 1895
Death of August Koster 1895
Trade Directories
Trade Directory: Bradford 1879 : Koster Brothers – Merchants & Shipping – 2 Union Street
Trade Directory: Bradford 1879 : Koster August (K.Bros) – 81 St Mary’s Terrace
Trade Directory: Bradford 1881 : Koster Brothers – Stuff & Wollen Merchants – 9 Union Street
Post Office Directory 1883 – Koster Brothers – 2 Union Street. (merchants and shippers)
“ “ - August Koster (merchant) – 14 Cunliffe Villa’s
Trade Directory: Bradford 1887 : Koster Brothers (August & George) – Stuff, Wollen & General Merchants – 38 Chapel Street.
Trade Directory: Bradford 1898: Mrs Rosa Koster – 6 Devonshire Terrace
Post Office Directory 1912: Mrs Rosa Koster – 19 Roseberry Road
1912 Kellys Diretory: Koster Edward V.W. Bynnes-,Cavendish School, Smedley Street, Matlock, Derbyshire
Electorial Register
1938, 92 Cavendish Road, London: Koster, George Maximillian Alexander & Koster, Mathilde Michele Jeanne
1945, 16 Marlborough Road, Liverpool: Koster, George Maximillian Alexander & Koster, Mathilde Michele Jeanne
Military Records
| Ernest A. Koster | W.Yorks Reg, Private, 17251 North’d Fus, A/Sjt, 54469 Attached Kings.African.Rifles |
The National Probate Calendar, 1861-1941
Family Wills
Rosa Koster (Binns) change of name by deed poll
Rosa Koster (Binns) Will
Notes
George Wilhelm A. Koster died dec 1895, north bierley, vol 9b, pg 145, age 53 } FreeBMD
George Friedrich W. Koster, died dec 1887, Bradford, 9b, 92, age 42 } FreeBMD
George Max A. Koster born Dec 1882, Bradford, 9b, 128 } FreeBMD
Edward Wilhelm W Koster born June 1886, Bradford, 9b, 118 } FreeBMD
Ernst August Koster born mar 1879, Bradford, 9b, 199 } FreeBMD
George M.A. Koster married Mathilde M.J. Gobel, sept 1911, Leeds, 9b, 853 } FreeBMD
Rosa Koster died dec 1928, Kensington, London, 1a, 199, age 77 } FreeBMD
Frederick Backhouse died jun 1952, age 79, Ashford, 5b, 34 } FreeBMD
Anna E.R. Backhouse died mar 1953, age 77, Ashford, 5b, 54 } FreeBMD
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