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The Forster Family of UK and Canada

Updated April 16, 2004

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The Forster Family of Canada
I have recently begun a family genealogy search on my family who resided in and around Gateshead and also Newcastle. My grandparents ran a pub in Bowburn, Coxhoe at one time. I am looking for ancestors before my great grandparents to trace back the family tree. My grandmother was Clarisse Sarah Hunter from Alnwick and resided in Durham Co. all of her life. She had a brother in South Shields and a half sister Maude( who had 4 children Joyce, Heather and 2 boys..live Newcastle area). She married John Henry Forster b June 20, 1879 on July 27 1904. They had 4 children, Duncan Hunter, John Henry (Harry..my father), Clarice and Clifford. I don’t have her birth date but assume she was born around 1875-80. I have no family info on the Hunters and would love to find the missing pieces. They are buried at Ersdon Church Wellfield Whitley Bay.

I was told the Hunter family were wigmakers for the court. The family men were coalminers. However I have an article, from the Alnwick newspaper, actually the anniversary of a death April 1 1879 of her Great Uncle Dr. J M Hunter son of Robert Hunter, Fenkle and Narrowgate Streets. Dr Hunter was a surgeon during the Chinese war in 1860 and also invented the tourniquet. Our family has several mementos from Peking Palace from this very Uncle handed by my Grandmother.



My father grandfather and great-grandfather were in the military and owned a family plumbing business in Newcastle. I think it is still operating today. I hope to trace our ancestors before Henry Forster.We were always told that we were related to Dorothy Forster of Bamborough. Here is what I have from the family bible:



Henry Forster b. April 19, 1850 d. June 15, 1920 married to Mary (nee unknown) b. December 11, 1848 d. September 8 1902 and married on August 24, 1878. They had 8 children all born from 1879 to 1892.

John Henry b June 20, 1879 m. Clarisse Sarah Hunter July 27 1904 d. November 1945 ( my grandfather)

Jonathan Francis b February 15 1881 m. May 31 1913 d. 1945

Elizabeth Mary b. May 15 1882 m. December 21 1905 d. unknown

Margaret Ann June 21 1884 m December 26 1910 d. unknown

Ellen b. September 16 1886 m John Henry Bowman June 22 1910 d. unknown

Jane b. March 11 1888 m. May 28 1917 d. unknown

Frances b .May 24 1890 m a Dryden and owned the Newcastle Chronicle? d July 1918

James Edward b. November 1892 m. May 25 1913 d. November 9 1921


 
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