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William Forster 1372 – 1397 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1372

Birth Location: Buckton,,Durham,England

Death Date: 1397

Death Location: Buckton,,Durham,England

Father: Richard Forster

Mother: Elizabeth Orde

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Orde

Children(s): Thomas Forster

In 1372, William Forster entered the world in Buckton,,Durham,England, born to Richard Forster and Elizabeth De Orde. William Forster married Elizabeth De Orde, and had children including Thomas Forster. William Forster passed away in 1397 in Buckton,,Durham,England.

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Biography

  • In 1372, William Forster entered the world in Buckton,,Durham,England, born to Richard Forster and Elizabeth De Orde.
  • William Forster married Elizabeth De Orde, and had children including Thomas Forster.
  • William Forster passed away in 1397 in Buckton,,Durham,England.

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William Forster's Ancestors

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William Forster
1372 – 1397
Birth Place: Buckton,,Durham,England
Parents
Richard Forster
1340 – 1371
Bansborough,,Northumberland,England
Elizabeth (De) Orde
Buckton,,Yorkshire,England
Grandparents
Reginald Forster
1283 – 1328
Bansborough,North,Cumberland,England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Forster's Descendants

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William Forster (1372 – 1397) m. Elizabeth (De) Orde (1390 – 1450)
  1. 1. Thomas Forster (1397 – 1463) m. Joan Elwerden (1405 – 1425)
    1. 1. Thomas Forster (1418 – 1503)
      1. 1. Constance Forstre (1470 – 1495) m. Thomas Gower (1466 – 1500)
        1. 1. Anne Gower (1492 – 1530) m. Edward Grey (1477 – 1533-12-06)

William Forster's Timeline

2 Records

1372
1372
Birth of William Forster in Buckton,,Durham,England
Buckton,,Durham,England
1397
1397
Age 25
Death of William Forster in Buckton,,Durham,England
Buckton,,Durham,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1372
    Event Place: Buckton,,Durham,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1397
    Event Place: Buckton,,Durham,England

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