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James Forster 1561–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: February 17, 1561

Birth Location: Clemsford, Essex, England

Death Date: August 1585

Death Location: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Sir ^*

Mother: Lady Foster)

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The story of James Forster began in 1561 in Clemsford, Essex, England. James Forster passed away in 1585 in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Forster began in 1561 in Clemsford, Essex, England.
  • James Forster passed away in 1585 in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir ^*
1528–1571
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Adderstone Castle/Manor, Adderstone, Northumberland, England -Held by the Forster's, from the 12th century. A tower, of which no trace emains, existed on or close to the site in 1415. The Forster's lived on the estate over 400 years.
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Lady Foster)
1528–1599
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Forster's Ancestors

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James Forster
1561–1585
Birth Place: Clemsford, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Foster, Yeoman of the Queen Her Majesty's Chamber, Lord of the Marches ^*
1528–1571
VERIFIED- Adderstone Castle/Manor, Adderstone, Northumberland, England -Held by the Forster's, from the 12th century. A tower, of which no trace emains, existed on or close to the site in 1415. The Forster's lived on the estate over 400 years.
Lady (Margaret (aka Margett) Elizabeth Browning Counsby ^* (m.) Foster)
1528–1599
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Grandparents
ROger (Foster,) knight
1511–1570
Hunsden, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Joan Searle) Hussey
1515–1601
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Robert Hopkins
1505–1529
Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
Joane (Woode\) Wood
1510–1530
Bristol, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Etherstone
1474–1526
Lady Featherstonhaugh
1489–1524
Sir Sleaford)
1460–1538
Robert Janes
1480–1563
Agnes Dormer
1482–1564
Sir Woode
1480–1520
Lady Forster
1475–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wood
1460–1528
Denes Diones.
1460–1520

James Forster's Timeline

2 Records

1561
February 17, 1561
Birth of James Forster in Clemsford, Essex, England
Clemsford, Essex, England
1585
August 1585
Age 24
Death of James Forster in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: February 17, 1561
    Event Place: Clemsford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1585
    Event Place: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
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