Talk:W. L. T. Foy

Family
It seems possible to establish that Foy's parents were William Foy, merchant of Stoke Newington, and his wife from 1826 Caroline nee Toller, previously married to Thomas Gellibrand the younger, son of Thomas Gellibrand of Carshalton (brother of William Gellibrand (settler)). On that basis WLT Foy had as half-brother Thomas Samuel Gellibrand, also in the timber trade as partner to David Thomas Morgan in Morgan Gellibrand & Co. DT Morgan's third son Charles James Morgan went into partnership with Foy, in Foy Morgan & Co., while the second son David John Morgan went into Morgan Gellibrand & Co.

William Foy's estate had as executors his son Foy and Thomas Samuel Gellibrand, according to https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Foy-471.

William Foy's daughter Caroline married Alexander Nowell Robertson (newspaper reports). A sideline is that her sister Emily married James Robertson, in business at Melbourne, son of a John Robertson who was a half-brother of Alexander, his mother being Indian; and father being Major John Robertson. Emily was widowed when James died on a voyage to Fiji. See ] pp.16-17. She remarried ; and was mother of Brig.-Gen. Ernest Moncrieff Paul Stewart of Coll, 1864-1942.

https://www.myheritage.com/names/caroline_foy gives as Caroline's siblings "Emily Frances Foy, Samuel Walter Foy and 4 others".

Much more about the Robertsons at https://www.donnachaidh.com/pdf/cadetfamilies.pdf. (talk) 09:58, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

Frederick Toller
states that "Rev F Toller" was the uncle of Caroline Maria Foy, daughter of William Foy of Stoke Newington.

He was very possibly the Frederick Toller, a graduate of St Bees Theological College, whose clerical career can be traced. To make sense of the Foy background, he would be a son of Samuel Toller. Now, Samuel Toller is said by MyHeritage to have had "6 children: Frederick Toller, Thomas Samuel Toller and 4 other children." That at least checks out. WikiTree gives four daughters. Charles Matthews (talk) 08:28, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Frederick Toller was admitted to St Bees in 1834, and was ordained priest by the Bishop of Ripon in 1838.[ In 1837 he was perpetual curate at [[Mythulme]]. In 1837 he carried out baptisms in Bury, Lancashire. From 1837-1840 he was vicar at Hebden Bridge.

He was incumbent at Crosscrake in 1841. In 1848 he was curate at Thornton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, where he carried out baptisms in 1845-6. He was headmaster at Grey's Grammar School, Cavendish, Suffolk, end 1850 to 1852. He was at Ballingdon in 1852. He was at Stone, Staffordshire in 1854.

He made an edition of Phaedrus (1854), for school use.

On his death in 1864, at Datchworth, aged 57, Foy was said to be late curate of Hanley, Staffordshire.. Charles Matthews (talk) 08:51, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Sir Samuel Toller died intestate. His estate was paid via the EIC to his son Edward Thomas and Frederick Toller. The London Gazette report dates the payment to c.1832-3 - not earlier than 1832. The cleric Frederick Toller went to St Bees in 1834. Charles Matthews (talk) 10:34, 3 May 2023 (UTC)