Sophy Gooud married John Forster at Balmain North in 1895. They lived at Willoughby and Forestville and they had seven children. Sophy died in 1955.
Being of the same age as Ida -- her step mother -- and marrying at about the same time, Sophy and Ida had families that corresponded in age so they were all firm friends. The Forsters were regular visitors at Louisa Road.
- John James Forster b. 1896. John married Bertha Leona Von Keikleberge and they had one daughter.
- Charles Robert Forster b. 1897. Charles married Beatrice Maud Victoria Savage in 1919 and they had three children. He married Doris Wenban in 1942.
- Raymond Belmont Forster b. 1901. Raymond married Thelma Jean Ainsworth in 1936. They had two daughters and six grandchildren. Raymond died in 1983.
- Cecil Arthur Forster b. 1903. Cecil maried Lola Bax in 1930 and they had two sons. Cecil worked in the advertising industry. He died in 1959.
- Lilian Vera Sophy Forster b. 1905. Lilian married Wilfred Crunkhorn in 1925. Three children.
- James Gooud Forster b. 1907. James married Ethel Brown/Clarke ? in 1938. They had three sons and two grandchildren. James was a school teacher and lived at Chatswood. He died in 1978.
- Sarah Ivy Forster b. 1909. Sarah married Arthur William Baird, a motor trimmer, at Chatswood in 1934. They had four sons and lived at Forestville.
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