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The family in 1871:

1871 England Census
about Joseph Foster Name: Joseph Foster
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Son
Father's name: James Foster
Mother's name: Margret Foster
Gender: Male
Where born: Standish, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Langtree and Standish
Ecclesiastical parish: Standish
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Wigan
Sub-registration district: Standish
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Household schedule number: 42
Piece: 3881
Folio: 40
Page Number: 6
Household Members: Name Age
James Foster 26
Margret Foster 22
Elizebeth Foster 2
Joseph Foster 1
John Hyde 35

But James is a coal miner.

I have Fosters in my tree and they're sometimes listed as Forster. I think it was the accent. How many times have you seen father written as farther

Margee thank you. I don't know I'm getting a bit lost with this one x

Carolyn
I think you have the correct marriage certificate but the wrong birth certificate.

This is Elizabeth in 1891 married to Edward Barnes.
She has named her first daughter Margaret which makes me think that she followed the traditional naming pattern and named her after her mother. So she was the daughter of James the blacksmith and Margaret. Her birth maybe wasn't registered as before 1874 the onus was on the Registrar to find the births and get them registered and parents didn't make the effort until they had to after 1874 when they would incur a fine for not registering a birth.

BARNES, Edward Head Married M 24 1867 Coal Miner
Tredegar
Wales VIEW
BARNES, Elizabeth Wife Married F 22 1869 Dress Maker
Wigan
Lancashire VIEW
BARNES, Margaret A Daughter F 3 1888
Wigan
Lancashire VIEW
BARNES, Edward Son M 0 (1M) 1891
Parr
Lancashire VIEW


Civil Parish:
Parr Municipal Borough:
St Helens Address:
100, Chancery Lane, Parr, St Helens County:
Lancashire

James Forster married Margaret Tomlinson

Marriages Jun 1868 (>99%)
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Deacon James Wigan 8c 117
>>Forster James Wigan 8c 117
Gore Sarah Wigan 8c 117
>>Tomlinson Margaret Wigan 8c 117

So this is the birth certificate you need. She had a second name. Ellen.

Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
FORSTER Elizabeth Ellen Standish Wigan & Leigh TOMLINSON STND/14/290

Births Sep 1868 (>99%)
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Forster Elizabeth Ellen Wigan 8c 8

Are either of these the one that you have?

Births Mar 1869 (>99%)
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Foster Elizabeth Wigan 8c 7

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Births Dec 1869 (>99%)
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FOSTER Elizabeth Ann Wigan 8c 35