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Nicholas Forster 1454–1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1454

Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England

Death Date: 1505

Death Location: England

Father: Thomas Forster

Mother: Elizabeth DeEtherstone

Spouse(s): mercy Foster, Elizabeth Etherstone

Children(s): William Foster

The story of Nicholas Forster began in 1454 in Durham, Durham, England. Nicholas Forster married Elizabeth Defitzhugh Etherstone, Mercy Foster, and had children including William Foster. Nicholas Forster passed away in 1505 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Forster began in 1454 in Durham, Durham, England.
  • Nicholas Forster married Elizabeth Defitzhugh Etherstone, Mercy Foster, and had children including William Foster.
  • Nicholas Forster passed away in 1505 in England.

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Nicholas Forster's Ancestors

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Nicholas Forster
1454–1505
Birth Place: Durham, Durham, England
Parents
Thomas Forster
1425–1450
Bamburg Castle, Northumberland, England
Elizabeth DeEtherstone
1428–1450
Etherstone, England
Grandparents
Thomas Forster
1397–1463
Parish Holy Island, Durham, , England
Joan DeElmedon
1416–1454
Embleton, Durham, , England
Great-Grandparents
William Forster
1372–1397
Elizabeth Orde
1390–1450
William Elmedon
1381–1447
Elizabeth Umfreville
1385–1424
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Forster
1340–1371
Simon Orde
1413–1462
Eleanor Riddell
1415–1431

Nicholas Forster's Descendants

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Nicholas Forster (1454–1505) m. mercy Foster (15 Jul 1689–3 May 1730) m. Elizabeth (deFitzhugh) Etherstone (1450–1474)
  1. 1. William Foster 1465– m. Emme Knight 1467–
    1. 1. Thomas Foster 1490– m. Fitzgeffrey 1495–
      1. 1. Guy Foster 1520– m. Joan Church 1523–
        1. 1. Peter (Patricke) Foster 1558–1609 m. Helen Greenway 1566–1609
        2. 2. Patrick Foster 1550–1610

Nicholas Forster's Timeline

2 Records

1454
1454
Birth of Nicholas Forster in Durham, Durham, England
Durham, Durham, England
1505
1505
Age 51
Death of Nicholas Forster in England
England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1454
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: England

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