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Dorothy Forster 1804 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1804

Birth Location: Cumberland, England

Death Date: 28 Nov 1885

Death Location: Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England

Father: John Forster

Mother: Frances Sanders

Spouse(s): Ralph Gofton, Joseph Gofton

Children(s): Elizabeth Gofton, George Gofton, John Gofton, Ralph Gofton, Richard Gofton, Robert Gofton, Joseph Gofton, Septimus Gofton

In 1804, Dorothy Forster entered the world in Cumberland, England, born to John Forster and Frances Sanders. In 1851, Dorothy Forster resided in Longbenton, Northumberland, England. Dorothy Forster married Ralph Gofton, Joseph Gofton, and had children including Elizabeth Fanny Gofton, George Gofton, John Henry Gofton, Ralph Gofton, Richard Alder Gofton, Robert Gofton, Joseph Henry Gofton, Septimus Gofton. Dorothy Forster passed away in 1885 in Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1804, Dorothy Forster entered the world in Cumberland, England, born to John Forster and Frances Sanders.
  • In 1851, Dorothy Forster resided in Longbenton, Northumberland, England.
  • Dorothy Forster married Ralph Gofton, Joseph Gofton, and had children including Elizabeth Fanny Gofton, George Gofton, John Henry Gofton, Ralph Gofton, Richard Alder Gofton, Robert Gofton, Joseph Henry Gofton, Septimus Gofton.
  • Dorothy Forster passed away in 1885 in Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Forster
1772 – 1858
Birth Location: Ryton, Durham, England
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Frances Sanders
1772 – 1837
Birth Location: Tanfield, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Ralph Gofton
1791 – 1832
Birth Location: Pennyhill Farm, Northumberland, England
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Joseph Gofton
1805 – 1881
Birth Location: Penny-Hill Farm, Bedlington, Northumberland, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Gofton
1832 – 1905
Birth Location: Newburn, Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
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George Gofton
1835 – 1917
Birth Location: Benton, Durham, England
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John Gofton
1837 – 1919
Birth Location: Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
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Ralph Gofton
1838 – 1914
Birth Location: Houghton le Spring, Durham, England
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Richard Gofton
1841 – 1891
Birth Location: Gosforth, Northumberland, England
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Robert Gofton
1844 – 1892
Birth Location: Gosforth, Northumberland, England
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Joseph Gofton
1846 –
Birth Location: Gosforth, Northumberland, England
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Septimus Gofton
1849 – 1918
Birth Location: Gosforth, Northumberland, England
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Dorothy Forster's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Forster
1804 – 1885
Birth Place: Cumberland, England
Parents
John Forster
1772 – 1858
Ryton, Durham, England
Frances Sanders
1772 – 1837
Tanfield, Durham, England
Grandparents
Bartholomew SANDERS
1747 – 1811
Tanfield, Durham, England
Dorothy DAGLISH
1750 – 1846
Tanfield, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
John SANDERS
William DAGLISH
1728 – 1793
Frances CURRY\CURREY
1723 – 1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John DAGLISH
Henry CURRY
1690 –
Dorothy WILKIN
1690 – 1759

Dorothy Forster's Descendants

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Dorothy Forster (Abt. 1804 – 28 Nov 1885) m. Ralph Gofton (15 Nov 1791 – 26 Aug 1832) m. Joseph Gofton (18 Jun 1805 – 5 Sep 1881)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Fanny) Gofton (31 Oct 1832 – 5 Sep 1905) m. John Dawson (8 Apr 1836 – 6 Feb 1913)
    1. 1. John Dawson (24 Nov 1854 – Bef. 1861)
    2. 2. Dorothy ((Dora)) Dawson (5 Nov 1857 – 2 Dec 1935)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Ellen) Dawson (15 Apr 1859 – 23 Oct 1934)
    4. 4. Ralph (Gofton) Dawson (21 Jul 1860 – 16 Jun 1929) m. Martha (L) Stewart (27 Jul 1875 – 21 Aug 1936)
      1. 1. Edith (Lauretta) Dawson (13 May 1901 – )
    5. 5. Robert Dawson (9 Jan 1862 – 16 Jan 1927)
    6. 6. John ((Jack)) Dawson (24 Mar 1865 – 15 Nov 1914)
    7. 7. Fanny Dawson (22 06 1866 – 10 Feb 1950)
    8. 8. Grace (Annie Alder) Dawson (13 Apr 1868 – 22 Aug 1942)
    9. 9. Jane (Lister) Dawson (Jul 1870 – 20 Aug 1870)
    10. 10. George (Henry) Dawson (5 Apr 1872 – 10 Oct 1944) m. Emily (Satira) Myles (2 Apr 1882 – 15 May 1959)
      1. 1. Dorothy ((Dora)) Dawson (28 Aug 1902 – 6 Aug 1988) m. Mortimer (Thomas) Moores (11 Feb 1897 – 16 May 1960)
        1. 1. Dawson (Mortimer) Moores (20 Oct 1921 – Abt. 2000) m. Mathilda (Dorothea) Firth (24 Nov 1925 – 2005)
        2. 2. Denzil ((Bunny)) Moores (20 May 1926 – 2000) m. Mildred Shirley (Nov 1919 – 12 May 2006)
        3. 3. Guy Moores (Abt. 1928 – 2002) m. Charlene Butler
        4. 4. George (Thomas) Moores (26 Sep 1933 – 20 Jan 1989)
      2. 2. John ((Jack)) Dawson (11 Jun 1904 – Apr 1984) m. Clara (Kerr) Crocket (18 Jun 1907 – 1995)
        1. 1. Susan Dawson (1920,s – ) m. Austin Slater
        2. 2. John ((Jack) Crocket) Dawson (abt 1930 – 7 Feb 2023) m. Laura
        3. 3. Richard ((Dickie)George) Dawson (1940 – ) m. Ginny Lane
        4. 4. Katherine (Jane (Kay)) Dawson (10 Feb 1946 – 25 Mar 2012) m. James (Howe ( Howie)) Taylor (1943 – 3 May 1968)
        5. 5. Marian Dawson m. David Humphrey
        6. 6. Claire Dawson m. Vern Wilson
        7. 7. Joanie Dawson m. Nolan
      3. 3. Arnold (George) Dawson (21 Jul 1910 – 10 Jun 1982) m. Doris (Winnifred) Mann (Abt. 1910 – 15 mar 1990)
        1. 1. George (Arnold (Mannie)) Dawson (28 Nov 1932 – 29 May 2015) m. Etta Thomas
        2. 2. Vivian (Florence Emily) Dawson (1 Dec 1932 – 29 Jul 2018) m. Donald (Francis) MacDonald (9 Oct 1921 – 17 Apr 1977)
        3. 3. Cynthia (Audrey) Dawson (14 May 1934 – 18 Oct 2021) m. William (Herbert) MacDonald (4 Dec 1928 – 18 Jan 2013)
      4. 4. Morton (Myles (Don)) Dawson (abt 1923 – 31 Aug 1983) m. Beryl (Frances) Clarke (Abt. 1925 – 6 Jan 2009)
      5. 5. Maxwell (John) Dawson (abt 1927 – 28 Dec 1998)
  2. 2. George Gofton (abt 1835 – 1917)
  3. 3. John (Henry) Gofton (abt 1837 – 1919)
  4. 4. Ralph Gofton (Oct 1838 – 21 Feb 1914)
  5. 5. Richard (Alder) Gofton (abt 1841 – 25 Dec 1891)
  6. 6. Robert Gofton (abt 1844 – 31 Jan 1892)
  7. 7. Joseph (Henry) Gofton (abt 1846 – )
  8. 8. Septimus Gofton (Abt. 1849 – 1918) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Sherwood (abt 1855 – 1906)
    1. 1. Joseph (Henry Alfred) Gofton (abt 1877 – ) m. Eva Gibbs (1879 – )
    2. 2. Charle (Bertram) Gofton (abt 1879 – )
    3. 3. Edwin (E) Gofton (abt 1881 – 1 October 1931)
    4. 4. Mary (Forster) Gofton (abt 1890 – )
    5. 5. Arnold (illiam) Gofton (abt 1894 – )

Dorothy Forster's Timeline

8 Records

1804
Abt. 1804
Birth of Dorothy Forster in Cumberland, England
Cumberland, England
1804
1 Sep 1804
Dorothy Forster was baptized in Farlam,Cumberland,England
Farlam,Cumberland,England
1851
1851
Age 47
Dorothy Forster resided here in Longbenton, Northumberland, England
Longbenton, Northumberland, England
1861
1861
Age 57
Dorothy Forster resided here in Garmondsway Moor, Durham, England
Garmondsway Moor, Durham, England
1871
1871
Age 67
Dorothy Forster resided here in Mainsforth, St Michael, Durham, England
Mainsforth, St Michael, Durham, England
1881
1881
Age 77
Dorothy Forster resided here in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
1885
28 Nov 1885
Age 81
Death of Dorothy Forster in Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England
Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England
1885
29 Nov 1885
Age 81
Burial of Dorothy Forster in St Paul's Churchyard, Whitley Bay, Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England
St Paul's Churchyard, Whitley Bay, Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1804
    Event Place: Cumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5083; Folio: 36; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1342228
    [2] 1871 England Census
    [3] 1861 England Census
    [4] 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1804
    Event Place: Farlam,Cumberland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Longbenton, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Garmondsway Moor, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Mainsforth, St Michael, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5083; Folio: 36; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1342228

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1885
    Event Place: Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1885
    Event Place: St Paul's Churchyard, Whitley Bay, Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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