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William (Sir) Forster 1508–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Aldermaston, Berkshire, , England

Death Date: 10 Jan 1574

Death Location: Aldermaston, West Berkshire Unitary Authority, Berkshire, England

Father: Humphrey Forster

Mother: Elizabeth Sandys

Spouse(s): Jane Hungerford

Children(s): Walter Forster

William (Sir) Forster was born in 1508 in Aldermaston, Berkshire, , England, the child of Humphrey Ii Forster And Elizabeth Sandys. William (Sir) Forster married Jane Lady Hungerford, and had children including Walter Sir Forster. William (Sir) Forster passed away in 1574 in Aldermaston, West Berkshire Unitary Authority, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William (Sir) Forster was born in 1508 in Aldermaston, Berkshire, , England, the child of Humphrey Ii Forster And Elizabeth Sandys.
  • William (Sir) Forster married Jane Lady Hungerford, and had children including Walter Sir Forster.
  • William (Sir) Forster passed away in 1574 in Aldermaston, West Berkshire Unitary Authority, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Forster's Ancestors

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William Forster
1508–1574
Birth Place: Aldermaston, Berkshire, , England
Parents
Humphrey II Forster
1476–1566
Aldermaston, Berkshire, England
Elizabeth Sandys
1480–1518
Vine, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
William (Sandys, 1st Baron of the) Vyne
1470–1540
Vyne Manor, Sherborne St. John, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Margery ((Lady)) Bray
1459–1539
Shere, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
William Sandys
1438–1496
Elizabeth Cheney
1453–1470
John Bray
1430–1489
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William (Sandys)
1400–1447
Beatrice Bohun
1400–1446
John (Cheney)
1415–1487
Eleanor Shottesbrooke
1412–1487
Edmund Bray
1404–1430
Beatrice Shirley
1405–1483

William Forster's Descendants

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William ((Sir)) Forster (1508–10 Jan 1574) m. Jane ((Lady)) Hungerford (1515–1580)
  1. 1. Walter ((Sir)) Forster 1525–1622 m. Margaret Netterville 1530–1597
    1. 1. Margaret Forster 1555–1597 m. John ((Sir)) Dungan 1554–1592
      1. 1. Thomas Dungan 1584–1626 m. Ahars Weldon 1570–1675
        1. 1. Guilielmus Dungan 1607–1636 m. Francis ((Sic) [Latham]) Vaughan 1610–1677

William Forster's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William (Sir) Forster in Aldermaston, Berkshire, , England
Aldermaston, Berkshire, , England
1508
1508
Birth of William (Sir) Forster in Aldermaston, Berkshire, , England
Aldermaston, Berkshire, , England
1574
10 Jan 1574
Age 66
Death of William (Sir) Forster in Reading, Berkshire, England
Reading, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Aldermaston, Berkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Aldermaston, Berkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1574
    Event Place: Reading, Berkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Aldermaston, West Berkshire Unitary Authority, Berkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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