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Rowland Forster 1524 – 1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Adderstone, N., England

Death Date: 4 May 1589

Death Location: Northumberland, England

Father: Thomas Etherstone

Mother: Dorothy Ogle

Spouse(s): Catherine Selby

Children(s): Elizabeth Forster

In 1524, Rowland Forster Sir entered the world in Adderstone, N., England, born to Thomas V. Forster de Etherstone and Dorothy Ogle. Rowland Forster Sir married Catherine Selby, and had children including Elizabeth Forster. Rowland Forster Sir passed away in 1589 in Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1524, Rowland Forster Sir entered the world in Adderstone, N., England, born to Thomas V. Forster de Etherstone and Dorothy Ogle.
  • Rowland Forster Sir married Catherine Selby, and had children including Elizabeth Forster.
  • Rowland Forster Sir passed away in 1589 in Northumberland, England.

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Rowland Forster's Ancestors

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Rowland Forster
1524 – 1589
Birth Place: Adderstone, N., England
Parents
Thomas V. Forster de Etherstone
1500 – 1526
Etherstone, Northumberland, England
Dorothy Ogle
1500 – 1548
Craister, Northumber, England
Grandparents
Thomas (III) Forster
1418 – 1503
Adderstone, England
Jane Hilton
1515 – 1541
Hilton Castle, Durham, England
Ralph Ogle
1468 – 1513
Bothal, Northumberland, England
Margaret Gascoigne
1473 – 1515
Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Forster
1394 – 1446
Elizabeth Featherstonhaugh
William Lumley
1488 – 1536
Sibill Lumley
1485 – 1518
William Gascoigne
1431 – 1486
Margaret Percy
1447 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Forster
1358 – 1413
Joan Elmeden
William Baron
1451 – 1506
Margaret Bowes
1438 – 1503
William Gascoigne
1387 – 1433
Henry Percy
1421 – 1461

Rowland Forster's Descendants

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Rowland Forster (1524 – 4 May 1589) m. Catherine Selby
  1. 1. Elizabeth Forster m. Thomas (De) Orde

Rowland Forster's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Rowland Forster Sir in Adderstone, N., England
Adderstone, N., England
1589
4 May 1589
Age 65
Death of Rowland Forster Sir in Northumberland, England
Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Adderstone, N., England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1589
    Event Place: Northumberland, England

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