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William Mark FORSTER
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William Mark FORSTER
- Born: 7 Oct 1846, Rothbury, Northumberland, England 4
- Marriage (1): Mary Jane McLEAN on 1 Sep 1869 in Woodford, Blue Mountains, NSW 1 2
- Marriage (2): Mary Alice CROOK on 2 Feb 1910 in Vic. 3
- Died: 6 Jun 1921, Hawthorn, Vic. at age 74 5 6
- Buried: 8 Jun 1921, St. Kilda General Cemetery, Vic. 7
 Noted events in his life were:
• Residence: England census, 1851, Rothbury, Northumberland, England. 8 Luke and Anne forster and three children, William Mark aged 3.
• Immigration, 1852, Melbourne, Vic. 9 Luke (age 37[?]), his wife Anne (age 33 [listed as Mrs. - -]), and their 3 children Margaret (age 9), Elizabeth (age 7) and William (age 5) arrived in Melbourne in Oct 1852 aboard the ship "Ellen". (18 Oct 1852 to be exact )
Source: 1. the PROV index of inward passengers for unassisted immigration to Victoria (Aust)
2. Precise arrival date from biography of his son William Mark: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040220b.htm?hilite=forster
• Occupation: Master saddler, 26 Jul 1898. 10
William married Mary Jane McLEAN, daughter of Edward McLEAN and Eliza BOAK, on 1 Sep 1869 in Woodford, Blue Mountains, NSW.1 2 (Mary Jane McLEAN was born on 24 Nov 1849 in Balmain, NSW,2 11 died on 19 Aug 1908 in Toorak, Vic. 12 13 and was buried on 22 Aug 1908 in St. Kilda General Cemetery, Vic. 13.)
William next married Mary Alice CROOK, daughter of James Henry Boreas CROOK and Selena Agnes HAYES, on 2 Feb 1910 in Vic..3 (Mary Alice CROOK was born in 1873 in Fitzroy, Vic. 14 and died on 26 Dec 1930 in Hampton, Vic. 15 16.)
Marriage Notes:
Alice had previously been married to Samuel Hunter Gowdie, a cousin of W.M.'s.
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Sources
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Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949, Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Marriage certificate.
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Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949, W. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Birth certificate, William Mark Forster.
5
Blackett family tree: www.theblacketts.com.
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The Argus, Tuesday 7 June 1921.
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Death and funeral notices from unspecified newspapers, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Tuesday 7 June 1921.
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1851 census of England, 1851; PRO HO 107.
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PROV index of inward passengers for unassisted immigration to Victoria.
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Marriage certificate, William Cuthbert Durham Forster and Florence Annie Margaret Craig, NSW Reg.No. 1898/005699.
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Baptism record, Mary Jane McLean baptism.
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Edwardian Index, Victoria 1903-1913.
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Death and funeral notices from unspecified newspapers.
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Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922, about Mary Alice Crook.
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Australia death Index 1787-1985, about Mary Alice Forster.
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The Argus, Forster death notice. FORSTER-On the 26th December, at Hampton, Mary Alice, widow of William Mark Forster, of Rothbury, Auburn road, Auburn, and loving mother of Laurence William.
