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Catherine Forster 1828–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1828

Birth Location: Elswick, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 3 May 1889

Death Location: Bishopwearmouth, Durham

Father: Joseph Forster

Mother: Margaret Forster

Spouse(s): Robert Gibson

Children(s): William Gibson, Mary Gibson

Catherine Forster was born in 1828 in Elswick, Northumberland, England, the child of Joseph Forster And Margaret Forster. In 1851, Catherine Forster resided in Sunderland, Durham, England. Catherine Forster married Robert Gibson, and had children including Mary Gibson, William Gibson. Catherine Forster passed away in 1889 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham.

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Biography

  • Catherine Forster was born in 1828 in Elswick, Northumberland, England, the child of Joseph Forster And Margaret Forster.
  • In 1851, Catherine Forster resided in Sunderland, Durham, England.
  • Catherine Forster married Robert Gibson, and had children including Mary Gibson, William Gibson.
  • Catherine Forster passed away in 1889 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Forster
1790–1870
Birth Location: –
JF
Margaret Forster
1794–
Birth Location: Ryton, Northumberland, England
MF

Spouses(s)

Robert Gibson
1824–1883
Birth Location: Sunderland Durham England
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Children(s)

William Gibson
1859–1933
Birth Location: Sunderland
WG
Mary Gibson
1870–1930
Birth Location: Sunderland, County Durham England
MG

Catherine Forster's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Forster
1828–1889
Birth Place: Elswick, Northumberland, England
Parents
Joseph Forster
1790–1870
Margaret Forster
1794–
Ryton, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Jane Sterling
1765–1838
William (Gulielmi) Forster
1773–1852
Corbridge, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Tobias Forster
1750–1807
Elisabeth Oren
1750–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Forster's Descendants

1.
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Catherine Forster (abt 1828–3 May 1889) m. Robert Gibson (11 October 1824–1883)
  1. 1. William Gibson 1859–1933 m. Mary (Alice) Dawson 1860–
    1. 1. Catherine Gibson 1892–
    2. 2. Agnes Gibson 1894–
    3. 3. Mary Gibson 1897–
  2. 2. Mary Gibson 1870–1930 m. Frederick Sidney 1870–1941
    1. 1. Joseph Sidney 1890–
    2. 2. Robert Sidney 1892–1916
    3. 3. Hilton Sidney 1895–1957
    4. 4. Henry Sidney 1897–1975
    5. 5. Fredrick Sidney 1899–1900
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Hilton) Sidney 1901–1957
    7. 7. Fredrick Sidney 1906–1933
    8. 8. William Sidney 1903–
    9. 9. Mary (Jane Marshall) Sidney 1910–1911

Catherine Forster's Timeline

8 Records

1828
abt 1828
Birth of Catherine Forster in Elswick, Northumberland, England
Elswick, Northumberland, England
1849
October 1849
Age 21
Catherine Forster was married in Sunderland, Durham, United Kingdom
Sunderland, Durham, United Kingdom
1851
1851
Age 23
Catherine Forster resided here in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England
1861
1861
Age 33
Catherine Forster resided here in Sunderland, Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Sunderland, Durham, England
1871
1871
Age 43
Catherine Forster resided here in Sunderland, Trinity, Durham, England
Sunderland, Trinity, Durham, England
1881
1881
Age 53
Catherine Forster resided here in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England
1889
April 1889
Age 61
Death of Catherine Forster in Sunderland, Durham
Sunderland, Durham
1889
3 May 1889
Age 61
Burial of Catherine Forster in Bishopwearmouth, Durham
Bishopwearmouth, Durham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1828
    Event Place: Elswick, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1849
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2397; Folio: 159; Page: 1; GSU roll: 87075

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Sunderland, Sunderland, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3778; Folio: 47; Page: 4; GSU roll: 543185

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Sunderland, Trinity, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 5015; Folio: 63; Page: 50; GSU roll: 847383

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5000; Folio: 126; Page: 70; GSU roll: 1342203

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bishopwearmouth, Durham
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Monk-Wearmouth, Durham, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1889
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 May 1889
    Event Place: Bishopwearmouth, Durham
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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