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John Godfrey (Jack) Forster 1888–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1888

Birth Location: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Death Date: 14 Jan 1955

Death Location: Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: John Forster

Mother: Mary Furze

Spouse(s): Sophia Forster

Children(s):

The story of John Godfrey (Jack) Forster began in 1888 in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. John Godfrey (Jack) Forster married Sophia Elvena Edith Forster. John Godfrey (Jack) Forster passed away in 1955 in Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of John Godfrey (Jack) Forster began in 1888 in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
  • John Godfrey (Jack) Forster married Sophia Elvena Edith Forster.
  • John Godfrey (Jack) Forster passed away in 1955 in Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Forster's Ancestors

Self
John Forster
1888–1955
Birth Place: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Parents
John (Abraham) Forster
1858–1923
White Hills, Victoria, Australia
Mary (Matilda) Furze
1864–1912
Kea, Cornwell, England
Grandparents
Robert Forster
1828–1897
Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England
Elizabeth Gardner
1836–1884
Clapham, Surrey, England
John (Peter) Furze
1837–1908
Ruan Lanihorne, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth (Jane) Powell
1837–1912
Ruan Lanihorne, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John Forster
1801–1869
Isabella Vartey
1803–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Forster's Timeline

2 Records

1888
29 Dec 1888
Birth of John Godfrey (Jack) Forster in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
1955
14 Jan 1955
Age 67
Death of John Godfrey (Jack) Forster in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1955
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [2] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1888
    Event Place: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [2] New Zealand, Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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