no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

John (Forster) of Gatherwick (abt. 1775 - 1843)

John of Gatherwick formerly Forster
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 68 [location unknown]
Problems/Questions Profile manager: Robert Forster private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 28 Oct 2020
This page has been accessed 89 times.

Contents

Biography

This profile is part of the Forster Name Study.

John Forster of Gatherick (bp. 16 Apr 1775 Haydon Bridge - d. 23 Jul 1843, age 68), was the son of:[1]

  • Matthew Forster of Fenwick in Islandshire (bp. 04 Oct 1747 - d. 17 Jul 1818, age 72),[1]
  • and Catherine (d. 13 Jul 1818), dau. of Robert Simmons of Netherton Burn-foot.[1]

This line of Forsters descend from the Forsters of Upper Eshells & Kentstone in Northumberland. They are not related to the Forsters of Bamburgh, a cadet branch of the senior line at Adderstone, Northumberland.[1]

Marriage

John married Sarah Grey (b. c. 1776 - d. 08 Feb 1854, age 78). She was the dau. of John Grey of Old Heaton in Northumberland.[1]

children

  • John of Seaton Sluice (b. c. 1797 - d. 1871, age 74)[1]
  • Matthew of Kentstone (b. c. 1802 - d. 1881, age 79), unmarried.[1]
  • George Forster of Simcoe, Canada[1]
  • William of Scremerston (b. c. 1812 - d. 1881, age 69)[1]
m. Mary, dau. of Michael Clark of Kelso.[1]
  • Robert of Norham[1]
m. Jane Whitehead of Berwick[1][2]
  • James, immigrated to Australia[1]
  • Patience (b. c. 1800 - d. Oct 1844, age 44)[1]
  • Sarah (d. 10 Feb 1854, age 52)[1]
  • Dorothy (d. 22 Jan 1886, bur. Wooler)[1]
  • Anne (d. 15 Apr 1868, bur. Wooler)[1]

Sources

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Bateson, E. (1893). "Forster of Upper Eshells & Kentstone," in A Hist. of Northumb., 1893, 4, p. 63. Archive.org. eBook.
  2. Category: England, Whitehead Name Study




Is John your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message the profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA
No known carriers of John's ancestors' DNA have taken a DNA test. Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.


Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

Rejected matches › John Forster (1775-)

Connections to Super Bowl halftime show performers: John is 28 degrees from Prince Nelson, 24 degrees from Dan Aykroyd, 24 degrees from Garth Brooks, 27 degrees from Chubby Checker, 27 degrees from Ella Fitzgerald, 24 degrees from Dusty Hill, 33 degrees from Whitney Houston, 19 degrees from Mick Jagger, 24 degrees from Paul McCartney, 25 degrees from Tom Petty, 26 degrees from Chris Stapleton and 27 degrees from Shania Twain on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.