Madalina was the second child of Paulina and James Foster born in the fourth quarter of 1865. (GRO ref: Sculcoates 9d 158). It is interesting to note that her first name is identical in spelling to the first child of Caleb Crompton, born 1821. This suggests that Paulina was still living with her grandmother Martha when she received at letter, in 1854, from her son Caleb in Van Diemen's Land.

There is no obvious evidence of Madalina in the Ancestry 1861 census index.

By the 1871 census her natural father had died and Paulina had remarried to Edmund Hyldon. (GRO ref: Gainsborough 7a 1347) Madalina Foster is recorded as a Hyldon.

1871 Census Sun/Mon. 2/3rd April 1871
Source:      FHL Film  TNA Ref RG10
             Piece 4972 Folio 101 Page 28 Sched 138
Dwelling:    Caravan by highway side (near Branch End/fire hole at Castle Eden)
Place:       Castle Eden, Durham, England

Name                Rel  Mar Age Occ                                 Birthplace
Edmund Hyldon       Head  M   40 Joiner for Government telegraph     Norfolk, Massingham 
Paulina Hyldon      Wife  M   32                                     Yorks, Hull
Alfred Hyldon       Son   U   12 Messenger for Government telegraph  Norfolk, Massingham 
Madalina R Hyldon   Dau   U    5                                     Yorks, Hull

There is no evidence of the Hyldons in the 1881 Ancestry census index.

Malaina's marriage to Thomas Cook

Madalina married Thomas Cook as Rose Foster in the December quarter of 1882 in Stockton. By taking her natural name she confirmed she was James Foster's daughter. (Ref: Stockton 10a 90)

Their children

Madalina and Thomas Cook had at least two children. Little is known about them.

• Thomas Cook born second quarter of 1883. (GRO ref: Gateshead 10a 923)
• Rose Cook born fourth quarter of 1888. (GRO ref: Gateshead 10a 891)

In middle age

The 1901 census shown that the Cooks had a varied household, which contained Madalina's mother, Paulina, and her neice: Lavinia the daughter of her sister Martha amelia.

1901 Census        Sun/Mon 1st March/1st April 1901
Source:            FHL Film  PRO Ref RG13
                   Piece 4626 Folio 43 Page 21 Sched 112                    
Dwelling:          36 Craister Street (Road)
Place:             Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England

Name             Rel   Mar Age Sex Occ                   Status    Birthplace
Thomas Cook      Head   M   36  M  Labourer in shipyard  Employed  Durham, Stockton
Madalina R Cook  Wife   M   36  F                                  York, Hull
Paulina Cariss   M-i-L Wid  65  F                                  York, Nafferton
Lavinia Thomas   N-i-L  U   16  F  General servant       Employed  Durham, Stockton

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Madalina's death

As yet there is no record of Madalina's death.

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