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William Forster 1801–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1801

Birth Location: Stanhope, Durham, England

Death Date: Abt. Aug 1867

Death Location: Weardale, Stanhope, Durham, England

Father: William Forster

Mother: Phoebe Martindale

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Byers

Children(s): Thomas Forster, William Forster, Sarah Forster, John Forster, Phebe Forster, Mary Forster

William Forster was born in 1801 in Stanhope, Durham, England, the child of William Forster And Phoebe Martindale. William Forster married Elizabeth Byers, and had children including John Forster, Mary Ann Forster, Phebe Forster, Sarah Forster, Thomas Forster, William Forster. William Forster passed away in 1867 in Weardale, Stanhope, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • William Forster was born in 1801 in Stanhope, Durham, England, the child of William Forster And Phoebe Martindale.
  • William Forster married Elizabeth Byers, and had children including John Forster, Mary Ann Forster, Phebe Forster, Sarah Forster, Thomas Forster, William Forster.
  • William Forster passed away in 1867 in Weardale, Stanhope, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Forster
1768–1823
Birth Location: Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England
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Phoebe Martindale
1776–1820
Birth Location: Stanhope, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Byers
1799–1874
Birth Location: Whitestones, Wearhead, Durham, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Forster
1825–1879
Birth Location: Stanhope, Durham, England
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William Forster
1834–
Birth Location: Stanhope, Durham, England
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Sarah Forster
1841–
Birth Location: Stanhope, Durham, England
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John Forster
1848–1907
Birth Location: Stanhope, Durham, England
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Phebe Forster
1827–1875
Birth Location: Stanhope, Durham, England
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Mary Forster
1837–1862
Birth Location: Stanhope, Durham, England
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William Forster's Ancestors

Self
William Forster
1801–1867
Birth Place: Stanhope, Durham, England
Parents
William Forster
1768–1823
Middleton in Teesdale, Durham, England
Phoebe Martindale
1776–1820
Stanhope, Durham, England
Grandparents
John Martindale
1750–1838
Stanhope, Durham, England
Esther Featherstone
1745–1835
Burnhope, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Featherstone
1711–1764
Sarah Cain
1711–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Featherston
1690–1762
Ann Elliot
1695–
George Cane
1685–1749
Deborah [Cain]
1686–1731

William Forster's Descendants

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William Forster (17 Apr 1801–Abt. Aug 1867) m. Elizabeth Byers (10 Nov 1799–1874)
  1. 1. Thomas Forster 1825–1879
  2. 2. William Forster 1834– m. Mary O'Neill 1836–
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Forster 1871–
  3. 3. Sarah Forster 1841–
  4. 4. John Forster 1848–1907
  5. 5. Phebe Forster 1827–1875
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Forster 1837–1862

William Forster's Timeline

2 Records

1801
17 Apr 1801
Birth of William Forster in Stanhope, Durham, England
Stanhope, Durham, England
1867
Abt. Aug 1867
Age 66
Death of William Forster in Weardale, Stanhope, Durham, England
Weardale, Stanhope, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1801
    Event Place: Stanhope, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. Aug 1867
    Event Place: Weardale, Stanhope, Durham, England
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