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William John Forster 1799 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1799

Birth Location: Chester le Street, Co Durham, England

Death Date: Abt. 1870

Death Location: Weardale, Durham, England

Father: John Forster

Mother: Frances Sanders

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William John Forster was born in 1799 in Chester le Street, Co Durham, England, the child of John Forster and Frances Sanders. William John Forster passed away in 1870 in Weardale, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • William John Forster was born in 1799 in Chester le Street, Co Durham, England, the child of John Forster and Frances Sanders.
  • William John Forster passed away in 1870 in Weardale, Durham, England.

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William Forster's Ancestors

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William Forster
1799 – 1870
Birth Place: Chester le Street, Co Durham, England
Parents
John Forster
1772 – 1858
Ryton, Durham, England
Frances Sanders
1772 – 1837
Tanfield, Durham, England
Grandparents
Bartholomew SANDERS
1747 – 1811
Tanfield, Durham, England
Dorothy DAGLISH
1750 – 1846
Tanfield, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
John SANDERS
William DAGLISH
1728 – 1793
Frances CURRY\CURREY
1723 – 1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John DAGLISH
Henry CURRY
1690 –
Dorothy WILKIN
1690 – 1759

William Forster's Timeline

4 Records

1799
12 Jan 1799
Birth of William John Forster in Chester le Street, Co Durham, England
Chester le Street, Co Durham, England
1799
10 Feb 1799
William John Forster was baptized in Chester Le Street,Durham,England
Chester Le Street,Durham,England
1870
Abt. 1870
Age 71
Death of William John Forster in Weardale, Durham, England
Weardale, Durham, England
1870
23 Oct 1870
Age 71
Burial of William John Forster in St. Margaret, Lynn, Norfolk, England
St. Margaret, Lynn, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1799
    Event Place: Chester le Street, Co Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    [2] Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1799
    Event Place: Chester Le Street,Durham,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1870
    Event Place: Weardale, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1870
    Event Place: St. Margaret, Lynn, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers

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