238. Sir Thomas FORSTER [47106] (Sir Col. Thomas FORSTER Kt.195, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.160, Sir Matthew FORSTER Kt.122, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.93, Thomas FORSTER 11th Gov. of Bamborough79, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt. 10th Governor of Bamborough69, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.58, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt55, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt50, Joan de ELMEDEN49, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE41, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)38, Thomas of Harbottle Castle35, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)31, Gilbert of Angus (8th Earl)28, Gilbert IV of Angus (Earl)22, Richard V of Redesdale (Lord)16, Odinel II9, Odinel I5, Robert III of Tours & Vian (Lord)3, Robert II of Tours & Vian (Lord)2, Robert1) was born on 6 Aug 1659, died in Oct 1725 at age 66, and was buried on 25 Oct 1725.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Sheriff, Northumberland England.
• Residence: Adderstone Northumberland England.
Thomas married Frances FORSTER [47125] on 27 Jan 1680 in South Bailey Durham Northunberland.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 271 i. Margaret FORSTER [47139] was born in 1681 in Adderstone Northumberland England.
272 ii. General Thomas FORSTER [47140] was born in Mar 1683 in Adderstone Northumberland England, was baptised on 29 Mar 1683, died in 1738 in Boulogne Vendée Pays de la Loire France at age 55, and was buried in Bamburgh [was Bamborough] Northumberland England.
General Notes: From an [at present, 2021] unknown Source,
In 1704 Tom Forster became joint heir with his aunt, Lady Dorothy Crewe, to the Forsters' bankrupt estates in Bamburgh and Blanchland. The Forsters, once an important land-owning family, had fallen heavily into debt after years of gambling and excessive spending by Sir William and Ferdinando Forster, Dorothy's brothers. These debts were settled and the family rescued from their embarrassing predicament by Dorothy's husband, the wealthy Lord Crewe, Bishop of Durham. Despite having sworn oaths to William and Mary, and subsequently officiated at the coronation of George l, the Bishop was a known Jacobite sympathiser, having risen to favour in the Stuart Court. Tom Forster took up his father's parliamentary seat, becoming heavily involved in Jacobite politics and central to the plotting in Northumberland. He was elected as the English 'General' in the 1715 Rising because he was a Protestant, but afterwards made a scapegoat for the failed enterprise, and criticised by some of his fellow Jacobites for his poor leadership. After the surrender at Preston he was imprisoned in Newgate, escaping four days before his trial. He fled to the Continent and remained in exile for the rest of his life, steering clear of further political intrigue and holding an appointment as Steward in the royal household of James lll. After his death in 1738 at the age of fifty-four, his body was brought back to England and buried at Bamburgh.
BUT, in March 2021, Patrick de Meulmeester added the following:
For the record, General Thomas Forster participated in the Jacobite Rebellion in support of the Stuart family lost in the Battle of Preston.
He was then imprisoned in London's Newgate prison from where he managed to escape with the help of his sister Dorothy to the Vendée to join the Stuart Court.
After that Thomas Forster lost everything and it was his brother John Forster who was able to recover land and castles including the one in Bamborough.
John Forster, Thomas Forster's Brother, was a general in Queen Elizabeth's army and was also appointed Lord Warden of the Middle Marshes.
Here's what Dorothy Forster said about The Forster's and was recounted in Walter SEBANT's (1885) book 'DOROTHY FORSTER'
There are in Northumberland as many Forster's as there are Fenwick's and more. First, it had been said, but irreverently, The Lord made Adam and Eve and then He made the Forsters…
The ancient and original seat of the Forster's from time immemorial has been at Etherston, which is, being interpreted, the Adder Stone… (now Adderstone)
There are branches of the Forsters everywhere at Tuggall hall, at Aldermarston, at Bernwick, in London and I know not where else. But with those branches we have NOTHING here to do..
Especially, however, to be considered is the noble branch of Bamborough founded by Sir John FORSTER, the valiant and trusty Warden of the March under Good Queen Elizabeth for twenty-seven years and Governor of Bamborough Castle. It was to his son Sir Claudius that King James made a grant of the castle and manor of Bamborough !
By marriage, the Forsters were connected with nearly every family of gentle birth in the north: Lords Crewe, Wharton, Hilton, Ogle,the Radcliffes, Shaftoes, Swinburns, Chaytors, Herons, Selbys, Carnabys, Crasters, Ridleys, Fenwick, Salkelds, Grays of Chillingham, the Coles of Brancepeth….
One of the Forsters was Lord Chief Justice of England, another was Puisne Judge; many of them were Sheriffs, Knights of the Shire.Their history is, in a word, part and parcel of the history of Northumberland itself; that is to say of the great and glorious realm of England…
By my mother's side we came from the Bamborough Forsters - a branch of the family more distinguished in the world than the main stock, and remarkable for the gifts of politeness and love and learning.
273 iii. Elizabeth FORSTER [47141] was born on 14 Aug 1684. (Died young)
274 iv. William FORSTER [47142] was born in 1685 and died before 1690. (Died young)
275 v. Dorothy FORSTER [47143] was born in 1686 and died in 1767 at age 81.
General Notes: She became the Northumbrian heroine of the 'Fifteen' when, with the help of a blacksmith friend, she cleverly engineered her brother Tom's escape from Newgate. The story, which has become entrenched in Northumbrian folklore, tells of her courageous journey to London through snow and ice, riding pillion with the blacksmith from Adderstone, near Bamburgh. After Tom's escape, and in order to outwit the authorities, she pretended that her brother had died abroad and organised that a coffin filled with sawdust should be placed in the Forster Vault at Bamburgh. 'The Lord Crewe Arms' in Blanchland is a property traditionally associated with Dorothy and her brother Tom. In Jacobite times this house belonged to their aunt, Lady Dorothy Crewe, the wife of Lord Nathaniel Crewe, Bishop of Durham.
AND, a Document received from Patrick de Meulemeester in June 2021, he quoted:
See hereunder what Dorothy Forster, the sister of General Thomas Forster said about the FORSTER'S and related by Walter SEBANT (1885) in his book 'DOROTHY FORSTER'
There are in Northumberland as many Forster's as there are Fenwick's and more. First, it had been said, but irreverently, The Lord made Adam and Eve and then He made the Forster's.
The ancient and original seat of the Forster's from time immemorial has been at Etherston, which is, being interpreted, the Adder Stone…
There are branches of the Forster's everywhere at Tuggall Hall, at Aldermarston, at Bernwick, in London and I know not where else. But with those branches we have NOTHING here to do.
Especially, however, to be considered is the noble branch of Bamborough founded by Sir John FORSTER, the valiant and trusty Warden of the March under Good Queen Elizabeth for twenty-seven years and Governor of Bamborough Castle. It was to his son Sir Claudius that King James made a grant of the castle and manor of Bamborough !
By marriage, the Forster's were connected with nearly every family of gentle birth in the north, Lords Crewe, Wharton, Hilton, Ogle, the Radcliffes, Shaftoes, Swinburns, Chaytors, Herons, Selbys, Carnabys, Crasters, Ridleys, Fenwick, Salkelds, Grays of Chillingham, the Coles of Brancepeth.
One of the Forster's was Lord Chief Justice of England, another was Puisne Judge ; many of them were Sheriffs, Knights of the Shire. Their history is , in a word, part and parcel of the history of Northumberland itself; that is to say of the great and glorious realm of England.
By my mother's side we came from the Bamborough Forster's- a branch of the family more distinguished in the world than the main stock, and remarkable for the gifts of politeness and love and learning.
Dorothy married Lord John ARMSTRONG [47147].
+ 276 vi. John FORSTER [47144] was born in 1688 and died in 1745 at age 57.
Thomas next married Mary [47145]. Mary died in Oct 1697.
General Notes: In a Book written by Walter Beasnt, suppposedly a Novel about her Step-Daughter, Dorothy, in that Book, Dorothy is supposed to have stated that her Father's Marriage to has 2nd Wife lasted a short while, as the Wife was killed as a Result of an accidental Shooting.
Thomas next married Barbara LEWES [47146] on 14 Feb 1701.
Children from this marriage were:
277 i. Ralph FORSTER of Carham [120467] was born on 15 Apr 1703 and died before 1735.
278 ii. Mary FORSTER [120468] was born about 1706.
Mary married Vincent PROCTOR of Rock [120469] on 27 Jan 1725.
239. Matthew FORSTER [120474] (Sir John FORSTER197, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.160, Sir Matthew FORSTER Kt.122, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.93, Thomas FORSTER 11th Gov. of Bamborough79, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt. 10th Governor of Bamborough69, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.58, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt55, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt50, Joan de ELMEDEN49, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE41, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)38, Thomas of Harbottle Castle35, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)31, Gilbert of Angus (8th Earl)28, Gilbert IV of Angus (Earl)22, Richard V of Redesdale (Lord)16, Odinel II9, Odinel I5, Robert III of Tours & Vian (Lord)3, Robert II of Tours & Vian (Lord)2, Robert1) was born in 1666 in Alnwick Northumberland England, was baptised on 7 Mar 1667 in St Michael's Alnwick Northumberland England, and died about 1727 aged about 61.
Matthew married Mary COURTNAY [121368].
Children from this marriage were:
279 i. Elizabeth FORSTER [120476] .
280 ii. Catherine FORSTER [120477] .
+ 281 iii. Sir Thomas FORSTER of Walthamstow [120035] was born in 1697 in Alnwick Northumberland England, died in Aug 1763 in Walbrook City of London England at age 66, and was buried on 1 Sep 1763 in St Stephen's Walbrook City of London England.
282 iv. Jacob FORSTER [121369] .
248. John FORSTER [47117] (Francis FORSTER199, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.160, Sir Matthew FORSTER Kt.122, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.93, Thomas FORSTER 11th Gov. of Bamborough79, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt. 10th Governor of Bamborough69, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.58, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt55, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt50, Joan de ELMEDEN49, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE41, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)38, Thomas of Harbottle Castle35, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)31, Gilbert of Angus (8th Earl)28, Gilbert IV of Angus (Earl)22, Richard V of Redesdale (Lord)16, Odinel II9, Odinel I5, Robert III of Tours & Vian (Lord)3, Robert II of Tours & Vian (Lord)2, Robert1).
John married someone.
His child was:
283 i. Thomas FORSTER [120084] was born in 1672 and died in 1726 at age 54.
249. Elizabeth FORSTER [47113] (Francis FORSTER199, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.160, Sir Matthew FORSTER Kt.122, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.93, Thomas FORSTER 11th Gov. of Bamborough79, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt. 10th Governor of Bamborough69, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.58, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt55, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt50, Joan de ELMEDEN49, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE41, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)38, Thomas of Harbottle Castle35, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)31, Gilbert of Angus (8th Earl)28, Gilbert IV of Angus (Earl)22, Richard V of Redesdale (Lord)16, Odinel II9, Odinel I5, Robert III of Tours & Vian (Lord)3, Robert II of Tours & Vian (Lord)2, Robert1) was born in 1660 and died in 1691 at age 31.
Elizabeth married Charles MONTAGUE [47148].
The child from this marriage was:
284 i. Charles MONTAGUE [47149] .
250. Thomas FORSTER [47119] (Robert FORSTER201, Matthew FORSTER161, Sir Matthew FORSTER Kt.122, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.93, Thomas FORSTER 11th Gov. of Bamborough79, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt. 10th Governor of Bamborough69, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.58, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt55, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt50, Joan de ELMEDEN49, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE41, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)38, Thomas of Harbottle Castle35, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)31, Gilbert of Angus (8th Earl)28, Gilbert IV of Angus (Earl)22, Richard V of Redesdale (Lord)16, Odinel II9, Odinel I5, Robert III of Tours & Vian (Lord)3, Robert II of Tours & Vian (Lord)2, Robert1).
Noted events in his life were:
• Residence: Horsley Northumberland England.
Thomas married Margaret FORSTER [47150] on 11 May 1708.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 285 i. Matthew FORSTER [47151] was born in 1715 and died in 1775 at age 60.
252. Elizabeth COLLINGWOOD [120601] (Elizabeth FORSTER209, John FORSTER of Cornhill167, Sir Matthew FORSTER Kt.122, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.93, Thomas FORSTER 11th Gov. of Bamborough79, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt. 10th Governor of Bamborough69, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.58, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt55, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt50, Joan de ELMEDEN49, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE41, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)38, Thomas of Harbottle Castle35, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)31, Gilbert of Angus (8th Earl)28, Gilbert IV of Angus (Earl)22, Richard V of Redesdale (Lord)16, Odinel II9, Odinel I5, Robert III of Tours & Vian (Lord)3, Robert II of Tours & Vian (Lord)2, Robert1) was born about 1685 in Cornhill Northumberland England and died in 1769 aged about 84.
Elizabeth married Prideaux SELBY of Brinkburn and Beal [120600] about 1705. Prideaux was born about 1678 and died in 1744 aged about 66.
Children from this marriage were:
286 i. Hannah SELBY [121603] was born about 1706 and died in Jan 1739 aged about 33.
Hannah married John WILKIE of Broomhouse [121604] on 12 May 1726 in St Mary's Holy Island Northumberland England. John was born about 1697 and died in Feb 1767 aged about 70.
287 ii. Grace SELBY [121605] was born about 1707 and died on 3 Apr 1799 aged about 92.
Grace married William SELBY of Berwick [121606] on 12 Sep 1734 in St Anne's Ancroft Northumberland England. William was born about 1705 and died on 17 Apr 1777 aged about 72.
288 iii. John SELBY of Beal [120603] was born about 1717 and died in Feb 1785 aged about 68.
289 iv. Elizabeth SELBY [121607] was born about 1720 and died about 1804 aged about 84.
Elizabeth married Thomas STIRLING [121608] on 16 Apr 1749 in St John the Baptist Lowick Northamptonshire England.
+ 290 v. Mary SELBY [120536] was born in 1721 and died in Sep 1750 at age 29.
+ 291 vi. George SELBY of Belford [120604] was born about 1724 and died in 1804 aged about 80.
256. Edward GREY [47045] (Margaret WEETWOOD210, Barbara FORSTER169, Phillis FORSTER123, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.93, Thomas FORSTER 11th Gov. of Bamborough79, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt. 10th Governor of Bamborough69, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.58, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt55, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt50, Joan de ELMEDEN49, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE41, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)38, Thomas of Harbottle Castle35, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)31, Gilbert of Angus (8th Earl)28, Gilbert IV of Angus (Earl)22, Richard V of Redesdale (Lord)16, Odinel II9, Odinel I5, Robert III of Tours & Vian (Lord)3, Robert II of Tours & Vian (Lord)2, Robert1) was born about 1608.
Edward married someone.
His child was:
292 i. Sir Philip GREY [47066] was born about 1638.
Philip married Madeleine Magdalen FORSTER [47058]. Madeleine was born about 1627 and died in 1681 aged about 54. Another name for Madeleine was Magdalen.
257. Frances FORSTER [47125] (Sir William FORSTER Kt.217, Nicholas FORSTER174, Elizabeth FORSTER126, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.93, Thomas FORSTER 11th Gov. of Bamborough79, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt. 10th Governor of Bamborough69, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.58, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt55, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt50, Joan de ELMEDEN49, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE41, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)38, Thomas of Harbottle Castle35, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)31, Gilbert of Angus (8th Earl)28, Gilbert IV of Angus (Earl)22, Richard V of Redesdale (Lord)16, Odinel II9, Odinel I5, Robert III of Tours & Vian (Lord)3, Robert II of Tours & Vian (Lord)2, Robert1).
Frances married Sir Thomas FORSTER [47106] on 27 Jan 1680 in South Bailey Durham Northunberland. Thomas was born on 6 Aug 1659, died in Oct 1725 at age 66, and was buried on 25 Oct 1725.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Sheriff, Northumberland England.
• Residence: Adderstone Northumberland England.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 238)
266. Rev. John FORSTER MA DD [Cambs] [46805] (John FORSTER235, Rev. William FORSTER MA BD [Cambs]191, William FORSTER145, Ralph FORSTER98, Thomas FORSTER 11th Gov. of Bamborough79, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt. 10th Governor of Bamborough69, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.58, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt55, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt50, Joan de ELMEDEN49, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE41, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)38, Thomas of Harbottle Castle35, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)31, Gilbert of Angus (8th Earl)28, Gilbert IV of Angus (Earl)22, Richard V of Redesdale (Lord)16, Odinel II9, Odinel I5, Robert III of Tours & Vian (Lord)3, Robert II of Tours & Vian (Lord)2, Robert1) was born on 26 Aug 1713, was baptised on 9 Sep 1713 in St Sepulchre-without-Newgate London England, died on 12 Jul 1787 in Elton Huntingdonshire England at age 73, and was buried in Elton Huntingdonshire England.
General Notes: In a Document received from Marigold [Roberts] Potter in February 2015, she included the following:-
The Rector's allotment in lieu of tithes and common rights (but excepting) Easter offerings, surplice fees, and mortuaries, and certain insignificant tithes arising from small specified tenements) amounted to about 500 acres, contained principally in two farms, called respectively the Home Farm and the Lodge Farm - the former adjoining the village, the latter at a distance from it of nearly two miles.
Noted events in his life were:
• Graduation: Emmanuel College, Cambridge University as a Bachelor of Arts, 1731, Cambridge Cambridgeshire England.
• Graduation: Emmanuel College, Cambridge University as a Master of Arts, 1732, Cambridge Cambridgeshire England.
• Graduation: Emmanuel College, Cambridge University as a Doctor of Divinity, 1736, Cambridge Cambridgeshire England.
• Occupation: Rector, Abt 1737, Durham Co. Durham England.
• Occupation: Rector, Abt 1738, Walsoken Norfolk England.
• Appointment: Rector, 31 Jan 1739, Elton Huntingdonshire England.
• Occupation: Rector, Feb 1739-1787, Elton Huntingdonshire England.
John married Jane JARVICE [46806] on 22 Jun 1745 in Castor Northamptonshire. Jane died in 1792 in Elton Huntingdonshire England and was buried in Elton Huntingdonshire England.
General Notes: In a Document received from Marigold [Roberts] Potter in February 2015, she included the following:-
"Another flat black marble slab on the chancel floor, within the rails, has an oval sunk recess, with the arms of Forster impaling...and bearing this legend:-
Underneath this marble stone
are deposited the remains of
Jane Forster
Relict of the late John Forster D.D.
many years rector of this Parish
She died the 2d of April 1792
Aged 78 years.
Children from this marriage were:
293 i. John FORSTER [39103] was born about 1747 in Elton Huntingdonshire England, was baptised on 26 May 1747 in Elton Huntingdonshire England, and died before 1752.
General Notes: In an e-Mail dated April 02, 2010, [Mad Uncle] Hugh Drake-Brockman said:
I found this entry in a Record for the Memorials of St. Bartholomew's Church, Sydenham, Kent. (Now regarded as part of London)
138. Glass (north wall in entrance). A copy of the deed of conveyance for the parcel of land on which St Bartholomew's church was built. John FORSTER Esquire of Southend [Hall], Lewisham £238 18s, formerly part of Sydenham Common but now enclosed 8 May 1829. Adjacent to his land on the north-east and north-west sides. John died 1 Dec 1834, Southend [Southend Hall, Lewisham] and was son of Rev John FORSTER Rector of Elton, Durham and Walsoken, and he married Elizabeth d 25 Jan 1837 daughter of Rev Ralph DRAKE-BROCKMAN of Beachborough in Kent. John's grandson Major John FORSTER of Exbury House, Hampshire was father of Henry William, Lord FORSTER of Lepe, created 12 Dec 1919, MP for Bermondsey, 1892 \endash 1918 and for Bromley 1918-19, and Governor General of Australia 1920-25 who donated Forster Memorial Park in Downham to Lewisham Council in 1922. He married Rachel, daughter of 1st Lord MONTAGU of Beaulieu, Hampshire and one daughter was the mother of Michael PITT-RIVERS and the other married the uncle of Eric LUBBOCK, Lord AVEBURY.
I thought it might be of interest to Forster People
The site can be seen in full at:-
<http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIsSydenham/01.htm>
AND, In a File of Information received from Marigold Potter in September 2010, she includes the following Lines:
Occupation: Lawyer of the Middle Temple
Secretary to the Commissioners of American Claims 24/6/1783 to 24/6/1785
Appointed to American Commissioners 'to inquire into the claims of American Loyalists, 1783-1785, based upon their losses and services in consequence of their attachment to the British Government'.
Ref: Guide to the Materials for American History to 1783, page 70, by Charles McLean Andrews, 1914 .
Vicar Newington Church
1790 B.A. Oriel College
Marigold also states that, referring to the Saint John the Baptist Church at Lewisham:
There is a hatchment on the west wall of the Church showing the Forster Arms impaling those of Elizabeth Drake-Brockman.
294 ii. Jane FORSTER [94469] was born about 1748 in Elton Huntingdonshire England, was baptised on 9 May 1748 in Elton Huntingdonshire England, died on 1 Dec 1763 in Elton Huntingdonshire England aged about 15, and was buried on 6 Dec 1763 in Elton Huntingdonshire England.
295 iii. Amey FORSTER [94470] was born about 1749 in Elton Huntingdonshire England and was baptised on 15 May 1749 in Elton Huntingdonshire England.
Amey married Thomas TOURNAY [94471]. Thomas was born in Hythe Kent England.
296 iv. Mary FORSTER [94473] was born about 1750 in Elton Huntingdonshire England and was baptised on 14 Mar 1750 in Elton Huntingdonshire England.
297 v. James FORSTER [94475] .
+ 298 vi. John FORSTER [94474] was born about 1752 in Elton Huntingdonshire England, was baptised on 17 Aug 1752 in Elton Huntingdonshire England, died on 1 Dec 1834 in Southend Hall Lewisham Kent England aged about 82, and was buried on 9 Dec 1834 in St Bartholomew's Sydenham Kent England.
299 vii. Elizabeth FORSTER [102422] was born about 1755 in Elton Huntingdonshire England and was baptised on 4 Feb 1755 in Elton Huntingdonshire England.
267. James FORSTER [47135] (John FORSTER235, Rev. William FORSTER MA BD [Cambs]191, William FORSTER145, Ralph FORSTER98, Thomas FORSTER 11th Gov. of Bamborough79, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt. 10th Governor of Bamborough69, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt.58, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt55, Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt50, Joan de ELMEDEN49, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE41, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)38, Thomas of Harbottle Castle35, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)31, Gilbert of Angus (8th Earl)28, Gilbert IV of Angus (Earl)22, Richard V of Redesdale (Lord)16, Odinel II9, Odinel I5, Robert III of Tours & Vian (Lord)3, Robert II of Tours & Vian (Lord)2, Robert1) was born in Enfield Middlesex England, was baptised on 19 May 1718 in St Andrew's Enfield Middlesex England, died on 2 Jan 1781 at age 62, and was buried on 3 Jan 1781 in Stanground Peterborough Cambridgeshire England.
General Notes: In a Document received from Marigold [Roberts] Potter in February 2015, she included the following Comments on James Forster:-
Education: School Caddington Herts.
Grey's Inn
Occupation: Lawyer
Admitted as Pensioner (age 17) at Magdalen College 31/10/1735
Admitted at Grays Inn 25/10/1735
Barrister 1742
Probably Justice of Ely
Address: 1713 Snow Hill
July 1770 Purchased Hoe Place in the Manor of Woking. The property passed to his three daughters on James' death in 1781.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Serjeant at Law & Chief Justice, Isle of Ely Cambridgeshire England.
James married Susan STRANGE [47138].
Children from this marriage were:
+ 300 i. Susannah FORSTER [94438] .
301 ii. Harriet FORSTER [94457] .
Harriet married Andrew SPROULE [94458].
+ 302 iii. Elizabeth FORSTER [94459] was born in 1763 and died in 1827 at age 64.
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