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Thomas Forster 1524–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Buckton, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1589

Death Location: Etherstone, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Northumberland

Mother: Dorothy Ogle

Spouse(s): Florence Wharton

Children(s): Cuthbert Forster

Thomas Forster was born in 1524 in Buckton, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Forster Sheriff Of Northumberland And Dorothy Ogle. Thomas Forster married Florence Wharton, and had children including Cuthbert Forster. Thomas Forster passed away in 1589 in Etherstone, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Thomas Forster was born in 1524 in Buckton, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Forster Sheriff Of Northumberland And Dorothy Ogle.
  • Thomas Forster married Florence Wharton, and had children including Cuthbert Forster.
  • Thomas Forster passed away in 1589 in Etherstone, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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Thomas Forster's Ancestors

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Thomas Forster
1524–1589
Birth Place: Buckton, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Forster, Sheriff of Northumberland
1510–1536
England
Dorothy Ogle
1500–
Eglingham, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Forster, Lord) Etherstone
1474–1520
Etherstone, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Etherstona) Haugh
1489–1524
Stenhope Hall, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Forster's Descendants

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Thomas Forster (1524–1589) m. Florence Wharton (1528–)
  1. 1. Cuthbert Forster 1554–1589 m. Elizabeth Forster 1542–1620
    1. 1. Thomas Forster 1569–1648 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Carr 1563–1594
      1. 1. Reginald (Foster) Sr 1595–1681 m. Judith Wignal 1597–1664 m. Sarah Martin –1693
        1. 1. Reginald (Foster, II) Jr 1636–1707 m. Elizabeth Dane 1635–1722
        2. 2. Sarah Foster 1620–1681
        3. 3. Mary Foster 1618–1705
        4. 4. Isaac Foster 1630–1691
        5. 5. Hannah Foster 1675–
        6. 6. Ruth Foster 1671–
        7. 7. Ellen ((Eleanor)) Foster 1673–
        8. 8. Nathaniel Foster 1678–

Thomas Forster's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Thomas Forster in Buckton, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Buckton, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
1589
1589
Age 65
Death of Thomas Forster in Etherstone, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Etherstone, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Buckton, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St Catherins, London
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 74

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A pedigree of the Forsters and Fosters of the north of England : and some of the families connected with them.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Etherstone, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 74
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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