25th Generation  

273. Matthew FORSTER [47159] (Matthew FORSTER²⁵³, Thomas FORSTER²²⁶, Robert FORSTER¹⁸⁰, Matthew FORSTER¹⁴⁰, Sir Matthew FORSTER Kt.¹⁰¹, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.⁷², Thomas FORSTER 11th Gov. of Bamborough⁵⁸, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt. 10th Governor of Bamborough⁴⁸, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.³⁷, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt³⁴, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt²⁹, Joan de ELMEDEN²⁸, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE²⁰, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)¹⁷, Thomas of Harbottle Castle¹⁴, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)¹⁰, Gilbert of Angus (Earl [1st])⁸, Gilbert⁷, Richard⁶, Gilbert⁵, Robert⁴, Odonel³, Robert², Robert (Sir)¹) was born in 1746 in Ovingham Northumberland England.

Matthew married Isabel SIMPSON [47176] in Mar 1744.

The child from this marriage was:

   300    i. Matthew FORSTER [47177] was born on 1 Aug 1775 and died on 26 Nov 1860 at age 85.

278. Capt. Henry FORSTER [47162] (John FORSTER²⁶⁰, Rev. John FORSTER MA DD [Cambs]²³⁸, John FORSTER²¹⁴, Rev. William FORSTER MA BD [Cambs]¹⁷⁰, William FORSTER¹²⁴, Ralph FORSTER⁷⁷, Thomas FORSTER 11th Gov. of Bamborough⁵⁸, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt. 10th Governor of Bamborough⁴⁸, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.³⁷, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt³⁴, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt²⁹, Joan de ELMEDEN²⁸, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE²⁰, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)¹⁷, Thomas of Harbottle Castle¹⁴, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)¹⁰, Gilbert of Angus (Earl [1st])⁸, Gilbert⁷, Richard⁶, Gilbert⁵, Robert⁴, Odonel³, Robert², Robert (Sir)¹) was born on 21 Oct 1789 in Southend Hall Lewisham Kent England, was baptised on 20 Nov 1789 in Bromley Kent England, died on 24 Oct 1855 in Aix-la-Chapelle Allemagne France at age 66, and was buried on 3 Nov 1855 in St Mary's Lewisham Kent England.

General Notes: In a File of Information received from Marigold Potter in September 2010, she includes the following Lines:
Served in the Royal Artillery Commissioned aged 16 years & 9 months as a Cadet 13/6/1804
2nd Lieutenant 1/7/1806
1st Lieutenant 16/10/1807
Listed as: Lieutenant in F Battery A Brigade
2nd Lieutenant in A Battery A Brigade
Peninsular War
Siege of Copenhagen 1807 & Corunna Campaign
1st Lieutenant at Waterloo
During the Battle of Waterloo 'the bones of his left foot extensively fractured by a grape-shot, eight ounces in weight, which lodged in the foot and so injured the ankle-joint as to produce permanent lameness.' [Parliamentary Papers, Volume 40, page 7. 1836-1837]
Waterloo Medal: Royal Horse and Foot Artillery; Lt Colonel W.Smith's "F" Troop
2nd Captain 26/12/1824
Retired on pay as 2nd Captain 7/2/1832.
Served in the Royal Artillery with Captain David John Edwardes, who later married Henry's sister Caroline.
His Memorial in Saint John the Baptist Church in Lewisham reads:
In honoured memory of
Capt. Henry Forster Royal Horse Artillery
Son of John & Elizabeth Forster who
served in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo Born 21st
October 1789; Died 24th October 1855 and of his wife
Harriet daughter of
Thomas Fitzgibbon of Ballyseeda Limerick who
died 23rd October 1839.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military Service: Captain, Royal Artillery.

• Commissioned: a Cadet, 13 Jun 1804.

• Military Service: a 2nd Lieutenant, 1 Jul 1806.

• Military Service: a Lieutenant of Artillery in the Peninsula War, the Corunna Campaign and at the Seige of Copenhagen, 1807.

• Military Service: 1st Lieutenant, 16 Oct 1807.

Henry married Harriett Anne Louisa FITZGIBBON [47178], daughter of Thomas Gibbon FITZGIBBON [91887] and Eliza OSBORNE [103798], in Oct 1824 in Rathkeale Co. Limerick Ireland. Harriett was born circa 1805 in Limerick Co. Limerick Ireland, died on 23 Oct 1839 in Southend Hall Lewisham Kent England aged about 34, and was buried on 30 Oct 1839 in St Mary's Lewisham Kent England. Another name for Harriett was Harriett Elizabeth FITZGIBBON.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 301    i. Major John FORSTER [47179] was born on 1 Aug 1826 in Lewisham Kent England and died on 16 Sep 1886 in Exbury Hampshire England at age 60.

   302    ii. Henry FORSTER [47181] was born on 3 Jun 1829 in Sheffield Yorkshire England.

+ 303    iii. Eliza Mary Ann FORSTER [47180] was born on 6 Feb 1833 in Southend Hall Lewisham Kent England, was baptised on 14 May 1833 in St Mary's Lewisham Kent England, and died on 3 Oct 1902 in Sandgate Kent England at age 69.

Henry next married Elizabeth [47182] 4Qtr 1842 in Lewisham Kent England. Elizabeth was born about 1821 in Pawlett Somerset England.

Children from this marriage were:

   304    i. Elizabeth FORSTER [47183] .

   305    ii. John FORSTER [47184] .

288. Rev. Richard Stewart Evelyn FORSTER [47166] (John FORSTER²⁶⁰, Rev. John FORSTER MA DD [Cambs]²³⁸, John FORSTER²¹⁴, Rev. William FORSTER MA BD [Cambs]¹⁷⁰, William FORSTER¹²⁴, Ralph FORSTER⁷⁷, Thomas FORSTER 11th Gov. of Bamborough⁵⁸, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt. 10th Governor of Bamborough⁴⁸, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.³⁷, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt³⁴, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt²⁹, Joan de ELMEDEN²⁸, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE²⁰, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)¹⁷, Thomas of Harbottle Castle¹⁴, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)¹⁰, Gilbert of Angus (Earl [1st])⁸, Gilbert⁷, Richard⁶, Gilbert⁵, Robert⁴, Odonel³, Robert², Robert (Sir)¹) was born about 1804 in Lewisham Kent England, was baptised on 17 Sep 1804 in St Mary's Lewisham Kent England, and died on 3 May 1865 in Brighton Sussex England aged about 61.

General Notes: In a File of Information received from Marigold Potter in September 2010, she includes the following Lines:
Educ. Oxford University B.A. and M.A.
Occupation: 7/10/1827 Ordained Chapel at Fulham Palace London
7/10/1827 Deacon
Minister. Perpetual Curate
13/11/1829 Stipendiary Curate at Carshalton
1/4/1835 Rector at Castle Carlton Lincs
2/4/1835 Rector at Carlton Pava Lincs

Richard married Catherine Frances AUSTEN [47185], daughter of Francis L AUSTEN [91883], on 2 Jun 1832 in Acton Middlesex England. Catherine was born about 1809 in Wilmington Kent England and died on 31 Aug 1880 in Brighton Sussex England aged about 71.

Noted events in her life were:

• Death: at 5 Denmark Terrace, 31 Aug 1880, Brighton Sussex England.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 306    i. William Stewart Evelyn FORSTER [47186] was born about 1834 in Brighton Sussex England, was baptised on 14 Jan 1834 in St Nicholas' Brighton Sussex England, and died 3Qtr 1911 in London England aged about 77.

   307    ii. Penelope Eliza FORSTER [47187] was born about 1836 in Great Carlton Lincolnshire England.

Penelope married Walter Henry BOZANQUET [47196] on 4 Apr 1866 in Christ Church St Pancras London England.

   308    iii. Emily Jane Evelyn FORSTER [47188] was born 4Qtr 1837 in Great Carlton Lincolnshire England.

   309    iv. Rev. Henry Reginald FORSTER [47189] was born 1qtr 1840 in Louth Lincolnshire England and died on 3 Oct 1893 in Camperdown Colony of Victoria at age 53.

General Notes: In a Document received from Marigold [Roberts] Potter in February 2015, she commented that,
On August the 16th, 1861, Henry was permitted to resign his Commission in the 6th Dragoon Guards and retire. He sold his Commission.

Henry married Jane FRAZER [91884], daughter of Rev. T D FRAZER [91885], on 12 Jan 1864 in Nelson Nelson New Zealand.

   310    v. Lucy Catherine Frances FORSTER [47190] was born 2Qtr 1841 in Great Carlton Lincolnshire England.

   311    vi. William James FORSTER [47191] was born 2Qtr 1842 in Louth Lincolnshire England.

   312    vii. Edward Montague FORSTER [47192] was born on 2 Jul 1844 in Lewisham Kent England and died after 1871.

   313    viii. Caroline Georgiana FORSTER [47193] was born 2Qtr 1848 in Lewisham Kent England and was baptised on 27 Aug 1848 in The Vicarage Rottingdean Sussex England.

Caroline married David John EDWARDES [91886].

+ 314    ix. Francis Samuel FORSTER [47194] was born on 7 Sep 1851 in Southend Hall Lewisham Kent England.

   315    x. Cecil FORSTER [47195] .

289. Rev. Charles Manners FORSTER [47167] (John FORSTER²⁶⁰, Rev. John FORSTER MA DD [Cambs]²³⁸, John FORSTER²¹⁴, Rev. William FORSTER MA BD [Cambs]¹⁷⁰, William FORSTER¹²⁴, Ralph FORSTER⁷⁷, Thomas FORSTER 11th Gov. of Bamborough⁵⁸, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt. 10th Governor of Bamborough⁴⁸, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.³⁷, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt³⁴, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt²⁹, Joan de ELMEDEN²⁸, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE²⁰, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)¹⁷, Thomas of Harbottle Castle¹⁴, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)¹⁰, Gilbert of Angus (Earl [1st])⁸, Gilbert⁷, Richard⁶, Gilbert⁵, Robert⁴, Odonel³, Robert², Robert (Sir)¹) was born on 26 Apr 1806, was baptised on 9 Jun 1806 in St Mary's Lewisham Kent England, and died 2Qtr 1857 in Uxbridge Middlesex England at age 50.

Charles married Charlote Frances HOLLAND [47173]. Charlote was born in 1809 and died on 8 Aug 1837 in Southend Hall Lewisham Kent England at age 28.

The child from this marriage was:

   316    i. Charlotte Frances FORSTER [103921] died in 1914.

Charlotte married George HARRIES [103922] on 17 Jul 1855 in St George's Hanover Square London England.