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Charles Ernest Forster 1836–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1836

Birth Location: Lauterberg, Osterode am Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

Death Date: 5 April 1919

Death Location: Kangaroo Flat, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia

Father: Christian Föerster

Mother: Ernestine Wolter

Spouse(s): Maria Dow

Children(s): Karl Forster, Maria Forster, Walter Forster, Christian Forster, Augustus Forster, Louisa Forster, Peter Forster, Jane Forster, Janet Forster, Emma Forster, John Forster, Ernest Forster

Charles Ernest Forster was born in 1836 in Lauterberg, Osterode am Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany, the child of Christian Friedrich Foerster And Ernestine Wilhelmine Wolter. In 1903, Charles Ernest Forster resided in Freshwater Creek, Corio, Victoria, Australia. In 1919, Charles Ernest Forster resided in Australia. Charles Ernest Forster married Maria Dow, and had children including Augustus Forster, Christian Forster, Emma Forster, Ernest Forster, Jane Forster, Janet Forster, John Forster, Karl Forster, Louisa Forster, Maria Forster, Peter Louis Forster, Walter Forster. Charles Ernest Forster passed away in 1919 in Kangaroo Flat, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Charles Ernest Forster was born in 1836 in Lauterberg, Osterode am Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany, the child of Christian Friedrich Foerster And Ernestine Wilhelmine Wolter.
  • In 1903, Charles Ernest Forster resided in Freshwater Creek, Corio, Victoria, Australia.
  • In 1919, Charles Ernest Forster resided in Australia.
  • Charles Ernest Forster married Maria Dow, and had children including Augustus Forster, Christian Forster, Emma Forster, Ernest Forster, Jane Forster, Janet Forster, John Forster, Karl Forster, Louisa Forster, Maria Forster, Peter Louis Forster, Walter Forster.
  • Charles Ernest Forster passed away in 1919 in Kangaroo Flat, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Forster's Ancestors

Self
Charles Forster
1836–1919
Birth Place: Lauterberg, Osterode am Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
Parents
Christian Friedrich Föerster
1790–1850
Germany
Ernestine (Wilhelmine) Wolter
1801–1882
Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Forster's Descendants

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Charles (Ernest) Forster (1836–5 April 1919) m. Maria Dow (30 Oct 1842–8/2/1921)
  1. 1. Karl Forster 1875–1945 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Murray 1869–1950
    1. 1. Alexander (Ernest) Forster 1911–1991 m. Frances (Jean) Forster 1913–2006
      1. 1. Peter (James Alexander) Forster 1940–2014
  2. 2. Maria Forster 1865–1869
  3. 3. Walter Forster 1888–
  4. 4. Christian Forster 1871–1943
  5. 5. Augustus Forster 1886–1971 m. Christina (Amelia) Allen 1886–
  6. 6. Louisa Forster 1883–1979 m. Robt Beattie 1886–1964
    1. 1. Ida Beattie 1916–1919
    2. 2. Ruth Beattie 1916–
    3. 3. Marion Beattie 1919–1993
  7. 7. Peter (Louis) Forster 1881–1963 m. Edith (Elizth) Cutts 1877–1970
  8. 8. Jane Forster 1878–
  9. 9. Janet Forster 1873–
  10. 10. Emma Forster 1869–
  11. 11. John Forster 1863–1880
  12. 12. Ernest Forster 1862–1880

Charles Forster's Timeline

6 Records

1836
1836
Birth of Charles Ernest Forster in Lauterberg, Osterode am Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
Lauterberg, Osterode am Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
1903
1903
Age 67
Charles Ernest Forster resided here in Freshwater Creek, Corio, Victoria, Australia
Freshwater Creek, Corio, Victoria, Australia
1919
1919
Age 83
Charles Ernest Forster resided here in Australia
Australia
1919
1919
Age 83
Charles Ernest Forster resided here in Euroa, Echuca, Victoria, Australia
Euroa, Echuca, Victoria, Australia
1919
5 April 1919
Age 83
Death of Charles Ernest Forster in Bendigo Victoria Australia
Bendigo Victoria Australia
1919
6 May 1919
Age 83
Charles Ernest Forster - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Lauterberg, Osterode am Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index
    [2] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Freshwater Creek, Corio, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Euroa, Echuca, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 April 1919
    Event Place: Bendigo Victoria Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index
    [2] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kangaroo Flat, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 May 1919
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

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