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Richard Forster 1536 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Newham and Tuggal Hall, Northumberland, England.

Death Date: 3 Mar 1581

Death Location: Newham, Northumberland, , England

Father: Nicholas Forster

Mother: Margaret Gallon

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brandling

Children(s): John Forster

The story of Richard Forster began in 1536 in Newham and Tuggal Hall, Northumberland, England.. Richard Forster married Elizabeth Brandling, and had children including John Forster. Richard Forster passed away in 1581 in Newham, Northumberland, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Forster began in 1536 in Newham and Tuggal Hall, Northumberland, England..
  • Richard Forster married Elizabeth Brandling, and had children including John Forster.
  • Richard Forster passed away in 1581 in Newham, Northumberland, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Forster
1513 – 1560
Birth Location: Hunsden, Hertford, England, England
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Margaret Gallon
1500 – 1586
Birth Location: Newham, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Brandling
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Forster
1570 – 1651
Birth Location: Tugall Hall, Beadnell, Northumberland, England
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Richard Forster's Ancestors

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Richard Forster
1536 – 1581
Birth Place: Newham and Tuggal Hall, Northumberland, England.
Parents
Nicholas 'of Newham Forster
1513 – 1560
Hunsden, Hertford, England, England
Margaret Gallon
1500 – 1586
Newham, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (Forster, Lord) Etherstone
– 1526
Etherstone, Northumberland, England
Lady (Elizabeth Fitzhugh , of) Featherstonhaugh
– 1535
Stenhope Hall, Durham, England
Percivall (Gallon) Gallon
1480 –
Isabell Clenhill
1480 –
Great-Grandparents
Sir Forster
– 1526
Lady Feathersto
1489 – 1535
Alexander Featherstonhaugh
1430 – 1508
Cicely Duckett
1443 – 1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Forster
– 1520
Joan DeElmedon
1416 – 1454

Richard Forster's Descendants

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Richard Forster (1536 – 3 Mar 1581) m. Elizabeth Brandling
  1. 1. John Forster (1570 – 1651) m. Grace Ogle (1573 – 1635)
    1. 1. ROBERT FORSTER (May 1598 – 3 Sep 1661) m. Grace Armorer (1618 – 25 Jun 1664)
      1. 1. EDWARD FORSTER (1638 – abt 1736) m. Margaret Walker (25 Jun 1648 – 2 Dec 1715)
        1. 1. Edward Forster (1665 – 19 Apr 1734) m. Mary Errington (1665 – )

Richard Forster's Timeline

3 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Richard Forster in Tughill Hall, Durham, England
Tughill Hall, Durham, England
1536
1536
Birth of Richard Forster in Newham and Tuggal Hall, Northumberland, England.
Newham and Tuggal Hall, Northumberland, England.
1581
3 Mar 1581
Age 45
Death of Richard Forster in Newham, Northumberland, , England
Newham, Northumberland, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Tughill Hall, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Newham and Tuggal Hall, Northumberland, England.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Newham, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1581
    Event Place: Newham, Northumberland, , England
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