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Janet Forster 1536 – 1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Of Little Ryle, Northumberland, Eng

Death Date: 1624

Death Location: Durham, Durham, England

Father: * Knight"

Mother: Lady Radclyffe

Spouse(s): Alexander Collingwood

Children(s): Edward Collingwood

In 1536, Janet Forster entered the world in Of Little Ryle, Northumberland, Eng, born to * Sir John Forster, Lord Warden of Middle Marches, "Sir Knight" and Lady Jane Radclyffe. Janet Forster married Alexander Collingwood, and had children including Edward Collingwood. Janet Forster passed away in 1624 in Durham, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1536, Janet Forster entered the world in Of Little Ryle, Northumberland, Eng, born to * Sir John Forster, Lord Warden of Middle Marches, "Sir Knight" and Lady Jane Radclyffe.
  • Janet Forster married Alexander Collingwood, and had children including Edward Collingwood.
  • Janet Forster passed away in 1624 in Durham, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

* Knight"
1517 – 1602
Birth Location: Etherstone Castle, Northumberland, , England
*K
Lady Radclyffe
1522 – 1564
Birth Location: Badby, Daventry, Northampton, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Alexander Collingwood
1532 – 1586
Birth Location: Little Ryle, Northumberland, Eng
AC

Children(s)

Edward Collingwood
1559 – 1624
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
EC

Janet Forster's Ancestors

Self
Janet Forster
1536 – 1624
Birth Place: Of Little Ryle, Northumberland, Eng
Parents
* Sir John Forster, Lord Warden of Middle Marches, "Sir Knight"
1517 – 1602
Etherstone Castle, Northumberland, , England
Lady (Jane) Radclyffe
1522 – 1564
Badby, Daventry, Northampton, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Cuthbert, Lord of Dilton Radcliffe Sherriff van) Northumberland
1490 – 1545
Cartington Tower, Northumberland, England
Countess (Margaret Dert DeClifford) Radcliffe
1494 – 1596
Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England
Great-Grandparents
Eduard Radcliffe
1455 – 1530
Anne Cartington
1491 – 1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Forster's Descendants

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Janet Forster (1536 – 1624) m. Alexander Collingwood (1532 – 1586)
  1. 1. Edward Collingwood (1559 – 1 May 1624) m. Ann (Mosley Ory) Collingwood (Abt. 1560 – abt 1636)
    1. 1. John Collingwood (1589 – 15 Nov 1624) m. Hannah (Ursula Foster) (Collingwood) (1566 – 22 Jan 1652)
      1. 1. Anne Collingwood (1615 – 26 May 1647) m. Thomas Gaswaie (1600 – 19 Nov 1658)
        1. 1. Col. (Nicholas) Gassaway (11 Mar 1634 – 10 Jan 1691) m. Anne (Hester) Besson (1670 – 1692)

Janet Forster's Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Janet Forster in Of Little Ryle, Northumberland, Eng
Of Little Ryle, Northumberland, Eng
1624
1624
Age 88
Death of Janet Forster in Durham, Durham, England
Durham, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Of Little Ryle, Northumberland, Eng

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, England
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