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William Forster 1551–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1551

Birth Location: Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 1576

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Sir ^*

Mother: Lady Foster)

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Children(s):

The story of William Forster began in 1551 in Hertfordshire, England. William Forster passed away in 1576 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Forster began in 1551 in Hertfordshire, England.
  • William Forster passed away in 1576 in Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir ^*
1528–1571
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Adderstone Castle/Manor, Adderstone, Northumberland, England -Held by the Forster's, from the 12th century. A tower, of which no trace emains, existed on or close to the site in 1415. The Forster's lived on the estate over 400 years.
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Lady Foster)
1528–1599
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Forster's Ancestors

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William Forster
1551–1576
Birth Place: Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Foster, Yeoman of the Queen Her Majesty's Chamber, Lord of the Marches ^*
1528–1571
VERIFIED- Adderstone Castle/Manor, Adderstone, Northumberland, England -Held by the Forster's, from the 12th century. A tower, of which no trace emains, existed on or close to the site in 1415. The Forster's lived on the estate over 400 years.
Lady (Margaret (aka Margett) Elizabeth Browning Counsby ^* (m.) Foster)
1528–1599
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Grandparents
ROger (Foster,) knight
1511–1570
Hunsden, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Joan Searle) Hussey
1515–1601
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Robert Hopkins
1505–1529
Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
Joane (Woode\) Wood
1510–1530
Bristol, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Etherstone
1474–1526
Lady Featherstonhaugh
1489–1524
Sir Sleaford)
1460–1538
Robert Janes
1480–1563
Agnes Dormer
1482–1564
Sir Woode
1480–1520
Lady Forster
1475–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wood
1460–1528
Denes Diones.
1460–1520

William Forster's Timeline

2 Records

1551
1551
Birth of William Forster in Hertfordshire, England
Hertfordshire, England
1576
1576
Age 25
Death of William Forster in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
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