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John (Abraham) Forster 1858–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1858

Birth Location: White Hills, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 25 Sep 1923

Death Location: Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Robert Forster

Mother: Elizabeth Gardner

Spouse(s): Mary Furze

Children(s): Eric Forster, Rose Forster, Harold Forster, John Forster, Elizabeth Forster, Ada Forster, Reginald Forster, Ruby Forster, Ernest Forster, Daisy Forster, Percy Forster, Holly Forster

In 1858, John (Abraham) Forster entered the world in White Hills, Victoria, Australia, born to Robert Forster And Elizabeth Gardner. John (Abraham) Forster married Mary Matilda Furze, and had children including Ada Violet Forster, Daisy Forster, Elizabeth Lily Forster, Eric Bertie Forster, Ernest Ethelbert Forster, Harold Alfred Forster, Holly Forster, John Godfrey Jack Forster, Percy Leonard Forster, Reginald Forster, Rose May Forster, Ruby Forster. John (Abraham) Forster passed away in 1923 in Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1858, John (Abraham) Forster entered the world in White Hills, Victoria, Australia, born to Robert Forster And Elizabeth Gardner.
  • John (Abraham) Forster married Mary Matilda Furze, and had children including Ada Violet Forster, Daisy Forster, Elizabeth Lily Forster, Eric Bertie Forster, Ernest Ethelbert Forster, Harold Alfred Forster, Holly Forster, John Godfrey Jack Forster, Percy Leonard Forster, Reginald Forster, Rose May Forster, Ruby Forster.
  • John (Abraham) Forster passed away in 1923 in Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.

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John Forster's Ancestors

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John Forster
1858–1923
Birth Place: White Hills, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Robert Forster
1828–1897
Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England
Elizabeth Gardner
1836–1884
Clapham, Surrey, England
Grandparents
John Forster
1801–1869
Washington, Durham, England
Isabella Vartey
1803–1888
Corbridge, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Forster's Descendants

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John ((Abraham)) Forster (24 Jun 1858–25 Sep 1923) m. Mary (Matilda) Furze (1864–6 Dec 1912)
  1. 1. Eric (Bertie) Forster 1893–1971 m. Mary (Maud (Molly)) Jensen 1897–1978
    1. 1. Ena (Mary) Forster 1917–1996 m. Keith (Morrison) Beddie 1914–1969 m. Denis (Rodney (Slim)) Waight 1916–1992 m. Andrew (Cecil) Dickson 1890–1965 m. John (Hubert (Jack)) Gully 1913–1967
      1. 1. Adrienne (Mary) Beddie 1939–1999
      2. 2. Keith (Andrew) Beddie 1937–1992 m. Tiriana (Edith) (Edith) 1941–2015
  2. 2. Rose (May) Forster 1887–1972 m. William (Phillip) Glover 1878–1943
  3. 3. Harold (Alfred) Forster 1890–1961 m. Vera (May) Pollard 1909–1964
  4. 4. John (Godfrey (Jack)) Forster 1888–1955 m. Sophia (Elvena Edith) Forster 1888–1954
  5. 5. Elizabeth ((Lily)) Forster 1883–1949
  6. 6. Ada (Violet) Forster 1885–1948
  7. 7. Reginald Forster 1901–1962
  8. 8. Ruby Forster 1905–1967
  9. 9. Ernest (Ethelbert) Forster 1907–1909
  10. 10. Daisy Forster 1895–1950 m. Henry (Herbert) Rickard-simms 1891–1972
  11. 11. Percy (Leonard) Forster 1897–1967 m. Myrtle (Lena) Winnie 1899–1958
  12. 12. Holly Forster 1899–1965

John Forster's Timeline

2 Records

1858
24 Jun 1858
Birth of John (Abraham) Forster in White Hills, Victoria, Australia
White Hills, Victoria, Australia
1923
25 Sep 1923
Age 65
Death of John (Abraham) Forster in Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1923
    Event Place: Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1858
    Event Place: White Hills, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

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