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Thomas III Forster 1452 – 1526 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1452

Birth Location: Etherstone, Durham, England

Death Date: Abt. 1526

Death Location: Adderstone, Northumberland, England

Father: Thomas Forster

Mother: Elizabeth Featherstonhaugh

Spouse(s): Jane Hilton

Children(s): Constance Forster

In 1452, Thomas III Forster Earl of Etherston entered the world in Etherstone, Durham, England, born to Thomas II Forster and Elizabeth Featherstonhaugh. Thomas III Forster Earl of Etherston married Jane Hilton, and had children including Constance Forster. Thomas III Forster Earl of Etherston passed away in 1526 in Adderstone, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1452, Thomas III Forster Earl of Etherston entered the world in Etherstone, Durham, England, born to Thomas II Forster and Elizabeth Featherstonhaugh.
  • Thomas III Forster Earl of Etherston married Jane Hilton, and had children including Constance Forster.
  • Thomas III Forster Earl of Etherston passed away in 1526 in Adderstone, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Forster
1425 – 1512
Birth Location: Etherstone, Durham, England
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Elizabeth Featherstonhaugh
1428 – 1512
Birth Location: Adderstone, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Hilton
1453 – 1512
Birth Location: Hylton Castle, County Durham, England
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Children(s)

Constance Forster
1470 – 1495
Birth Location: Standby, Yorkshire, England
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Thomas Forster's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Forster
1452 – 1526
Birth Place: Etherstone, Durham, England
Parents
Thomas II Forster
1425 – 1512
Etherstone, Durham, England
Elizabeth Featherstonhaugh
1428 – 1512
Adderstone, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Thomas (I) Forster
1394 – 1446
Buckton, Durham, England
Joan (de) Elmedon
1416 – 1465
Embleton, Durham, England
Thomas Featherstonhaugh
1410 – 1435
Stanhope, Weardale, Durham, England
Alison Whitfield
1413 – 1476
Whitfield, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
William Elmedon
1381 – 1447
Elizabeth Umfreville
1385 – 1424
Matthew Whitfield
1389 – 1414
Agnes Ogle
1405 – 1439
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Umfreville
1361 – 1391
Agnes Grey
1365 – 1420
Robert Ogle
1380 – 1436
Matilda Grey
1382 – 1451

Thomas Forster's Descendants

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Thomas (III) Forster (Abt. 1452 – Abt. 1526) m. Jane Hilton (Abt. 1453 – Abt. 1512)
  1. 1. Constance Forster (Abt. 1470 – 1495) m. Thomas Gower (1466 – 1500)
    1. 1. Anne Gower (Abt. 1495 – Abt. 1558) m. Edward Grey (Abt. 1464 – 6 Dec 1533)
      1. 1. Ralph (I) Grey (Abt. 1529 – 17 Dec 1565) m. Isabel Grey (11 Jul 1532 – 6 Oct 1581)
        1. 1. Dorothy Grey (Abt. 1554 – Abt. 1600) m. Robert Delaval (Abt. 1542 – 1 Jan 1607)

Thomas Forster's Timeline

2 Records

1452
Abt. 1452
Birth of Thomas III Forster Earl of Etherston in Etherstone, Durham, England
Etherstone, Durham, England
1526
Abt. 1526
Age 74
Death of Thomas III Forster Earl of Etherston in Adderstone, Northumberland, England
Adderstone, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1452
    Event Place: Etherstone, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1526
    Event Place: Adderstone, Northumberland, England
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