Thomas B. Foster and Sarah Lockham were married at the parish of Wawne near Beverley, Yorkshire, England in the year 1810. Thomas Foster was a shoemaker by trade. By the mid 1800's, he and his wife were settled in the Roxham area. Nothing is
known about their issue as of this writing.Wawne was the site of an ancient monastery known as Meaux Abbey. Wawne was also the origin of the Clarkson family of Lacolle.