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Forster of Bamburgh
The Baronetcy of Forster of Bamburgh was created in the Baronetage of England by James IJames I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
for Claudius Forster of Bamburgh Castle
Bamburgh Castle
Bamburgh Castle is an imposing castle located on the coast at Bamburgh in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed building.-History:...
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, on 7 March 1620.
The Forsters of Adderstone
Adderstone
Adderstone is a village in the English county of Northumberland. Its name is given as Edredston in Domesday Book and is Anglo-Saxon Old English 'Eadred's farmstead'.- Governance :...
and Bamburgh, a long-established and prolific Northumbrian family, provided twelve successive Governors of Bamburgh Castle over a period of 400 years, but the family was ultimately ruined as a result of their part in the Jacobite rebellions
Jacobite rising
The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in Great Britain and Ireland occurring between 1688 and 1746. The uprisings were aimed at returning James VII of Scotland and II of England, and later his descendants of the House of Stuart, to the throne after he was deposed by...
in the 18th century.
Forster of Bamburgh (1620)
- Sir Claudius Forster, 1st BaronetSir Claudius Forster, 1st BaronetSir Claudius Forster, 1st Baronet was a member of an ancient and influential Northumbrian family. He was descended from a long line of Governors of Bamburgh Castle, and was granted ownership of Bamburgh Castle and estates by the Crown in 1609.He was knighted by James I in 1603 and created a...
(c. 1575-1623) Extinct on his death
Forster of Aldermaston
The Baronetcy of Forster of Aldermaston was created in the Baronetage of England by James IJames I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
for Humphrey Forster of Aldermaston Court
Aldermaston Court
Aldermaston Court is a country house built in the Victorian era with incorporations from an earlier house, located in the village of Aldermaston in the English county of Berkshire...
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
on 20 May 1620.
The Forsters of Aldermaston descended from the Forsters of Harpsden
Harpsden
Harpsden is a village and civil parish just south of Henley-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire.-History:Remains of a Roman villa have been found about southwest of the village....
in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
and supposedly from the Forsters of Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland.
Forster of Aldermaston (1620)
- Sir Humphrey Forster, 1st Baronet (1595-1663)
- Sir Humphrey Forster, 2nd Baronet (d. 1711)
Forster of East Greenwich
The Baronetcy of Forster of East Greenwich was created on 11 July 1661 in the Baronetage of England for Reginald Forster, a London goldsmith who served at the Court of Charles ICharles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
. The 2nd Baronet married a Warwickshire heiress but died childless and the Baronetcy became extinct.
Forster of East Greenwich (1661)
- Sir Reginald Forster, 1st Baronet (1618-84)
- Sir Reginald Forster, 2nd Baronet (1640-1705) Extinct on his death
Forster of Coolderry
The Baronetcy of Forster of Coolderry, County Monaghan was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 15 January 1794 for Thomas Forster.Forster of Coolderry (1794)
- Sir Thomas Forster, 1st Baronet (1751–1853)
- Sir George Forster, 2nd BaronetSir George Forster, 2nd BaronetSir George Forster, 2nd Baronet , was an Irish politician.He was born at Baronstown Glebe, co. Louth, the only son and heir of Sir Thomas Forster, 1st Baronet of Coolderry, co. Monaghan and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating B.A. in 1817 and M.A. in 1833...
(1796–1876), MP for MonaghanMonaghan (UK Parliament constituency)Monaghan is a former parliamentary constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-Members of Parliament:-References:...
1852-1865 - Sir Thomas Oriel Forster, 3rd Baronet (1824–1895)
- Sir Robert Forster, 4th Baronet (1827–1904)
Forster of Lysways Hall
The Baronetcy of Forster of Lysways Hall was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 17 March 1874 for Charles Forster, of Lysways Hall, Longdon, StaffordshireStaffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Walsall
Walsall (UK Parliament constituency)
Walsall was a borough constituency centred on the town of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
1852-91, son of Charles Smith Forster
Charles Smith Forster
Charles Smith Forster was an English banker and Conservative politician who represented Walsall in the 19th century....
, banker, of Walsall, and High Sheriff of Staffordshire
High Sheriff of Staffordshire
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Staffordshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
1845.
Forster of Lysways Hall (1874)
- Sir Charles Forster, 1st BaronetSir Charles Forster, 1st BaronetSir Charles Forster, 1st Baronet was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1891-Biography:Forster was born at Worcester, the only son of Charles Smith Forster of Lysways...
(1815-91) - Sir Charles Forster, 2nd Baronet (1841-1914)
- Sir Francis Villiers Forster, 3rd Baronet (1850-1930) Extinct on his death