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Frances Elizabeth Forster 1846 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1846

Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England

Death Date: 31 Mar 1918

Death Location: West Ham, Essex, England

Father: Robert Forster

Mother: Catherine Fenwick

Spouse(s): Moritz Mertens, Benjamin Waite

Children(s): Moritz Mertens, Harriet Waite, Mabel Waite

In 1846, Frances Elizabeth Forster entered the world in Dover, Kent, England, born to Robert Forster and Catherine Fenwick. In 1851, Frances Elizabeth Forster resided in Dover, Dover St Mary, Kent, England. Frances Elizabeth Forster married Moritz Brelgotneider Mertens, Benjamin Waite, and had children including Moritz Mertens, Harriet Waite, Mabel Forster Waite. Frances Elizabeth Forster passed away in 1918 in West Ham, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Frances Elizabeth Forster entered the world in Dover, Kent, England, born to Robert Forster and Catherine Fenwick.
  • In 1851, Frances Elizabeth Forster resided in Dover, Dover St Mary, Kent, England.
  • Frances Elizabeth Forster married Moritz Brelgotneider Mertens, Benjamin Waite, and had children including Moritz Mertens, Harriet Waite, Mabel Forster Waite.
  • Frances Elizabeth Forster passed away in 1918 in West Ham, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Forster
1801 –
Birth Location: Farlam, Cumberland, England
RF
Catherine Fenwick
1823 –
Birth Location: Carnarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales
CF

Spouses(s)

Moritz Mertens
1833 – 1889
Birth Location: Beuthan, Prussia
MM
Benjamin Waite
1831 – 1905
Birth Location: Islington, Middlesex
BW

Children(s)

Moritz Mertens
1869 – 1869
Birth Location: Poplar, London
MM
Harriet Waite
1871 –
Birth Location: Stoke Sub Hamdon; Somerton
HW
Mabel Waite
1882 – 1963
Birth Location: Williton, Somerset, England
MW

Frances Forster's Ancestors

Self
Frances Forster
1846 – 1918
Birth Place: Dover, Kent, England
Parents
Robert Forster
1801 –
Farlam, Cumberland, England
Catherine Fenwick
1823 –
Carnarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Grandparents
John Forster
1772 – 1858
Ryton, Durham, England
Frances Sanders
1772 – 1837
Tanfield, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew SANDERS
1747 – 1811
Dorothy DAGLISH
1750 – 1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John SANDERS
William DAGLISH
1728 – 1793
Frances CURRY\CURREY
1723 – 1813

Frances Forster's Descendants

1.
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Frances (Elizabeth) Forster (30 Aug 1846 – 31 Mar 1918) m. Moritz (Brelgotneider) Mertens (1833 – Oct 1889) m. Benjamin Waite (19 Nov 1831 – 21 Oct 1905)
  1. 1. Moritz Mertens (April 1869 – April 1869)
  2. 2. Harriet Waite (1871 – )
  3. 3. Mabel (Forster) Waite (29 Nov 1882 – Jul 1963)

Frances Forster's Timeline

13 Records

1846
30 Aug 1846
Birth of Frances Elizabeth Forster in Dover, Kent, England
Dover, Kent, England
1847
7 Mar 1847
Age 1
Frances Elizabeth Forster was baptized in St. Mary-the-Virgin, Dover, Kent, England
St. Mary-the-Virgin, Dover, Kent, England
1851
1851
Age 5
Frances Elizabeth Forster resided here in Dover, Dover St Mary, Kent, England
Dover, Dover St Mary, Kent, England
1861
1861
Age 15
Frances Elizabeth Forster resided here in West Hackney, Hackney St John, Middlesex, England
West Hackney, Hackney St John, Middlesex, England
1868
Apr 1868
Age 22
Frances Elizabeth Forster was married in Mile End Old Town, London, England
Mile End Old Town, London, England
1871
1871
Age 25
Frances Elizabeth Forster resided here in St John, Kent, England
St John, Kent, England
1881
1881
Age 35
Frances Elizabeth Forster resided here in Dunster, Somerset, England
Dunster, Somerset, England
1891
1891
Age 45
Frances Elizabeth Forster resided here in Bournemouth, St Michael, Holdenhurst, Hampshire, England
Bournemouth, St Michael, Holdenhurst, Hampshire, England
1901
1901
Age 55
Frances Elizabeth Forster resided here in Great Clacton, Great Clacton, Essex, England
Great Clacton, Great Clacton, Essex, England
1911
1911
Age 65
Frances Elizabeth Forster resided here in West Ham, Essex, England
West Ham, Essex, England
1918
31 Mar 1918
Age 72
Death of Frances Elizabeth Forster in West Ham, Essex, England
West Ham, Essex, England
1918
5 Apr 1918
Age 72
Burial of Frances Elizabeth Forster in Newham, London, England
Newham, London, England
1918
28 May 1918
Age 72
Frances Elizabeth Forster - Probate in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1846
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 904; Folio: 101; Page: 30; GSU roll: 6096014
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2354; Folio: 14; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341566
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 4a; Page: 28
    [5] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 993; Folio: 106; Page: 3; GSU roll: 838724
    [6] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1695; Folio: 75; Page: 38
    [7] 1861 England Census
    [8] 1851 England Census
    [9] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [10] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1847
    Event Place: St. Mary-the-Virgin, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 1868
    Event Place: Mile End Old Town, London, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Dover, Dover St Mary, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: West Hackney, Hackney St John, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St John, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 993; Folio: 106; Page: 3; GSU roll: 838724

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Dunster, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2354; Folio: 14; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341566

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bournemouth, St Michael, Holdenhurst, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 904; Folio: 101; Page: 30; GSU roll: 6096014

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Great Clacton, Great Clacton, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1695; Folio: 75; Page: 38

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: West Ham, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1918
    Event Place: West Ham, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 4a; Page: 28
    [3] Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Newham, London, England
    Record Source: Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 28 May 1918
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
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