Person
Stephen Forester
⚑ May combine several people — entries span 81 years; separation in progress
“Stephen Forester” likely stands for several same-named individuals (a father and son, or namesakes). The printed indexes drive the separation; until then all 20 entries stay pooled here.
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- Westminster (Middlesex) 15
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Possibly the same person, or kin
Others in the Forester family. Same forename + overlapping dates may be one identity (e.g. a remarried woman, or a mis-split father/son). See the whole family →
- John le Forester · 1259-07-08 – 1483-11-28 · 364 entries
- Richard le Forester · 1273-04-04 – 1482-06-27 · 285 entries
- William le Forester · 1256-09-13 – 1475-03-18 · 185 entries
- Reginald le Forester · 1256-05-16 – 1378-12-12 · 181 entries
- Thomas le Forester · 1285-05-04 – 1482-07-28 · 159 entries
- Robert le Forester · 1278-11-05 – 1377-11-03 · 105 entries
- Roger le Forester · 1274-07-30 – 1444-01-21 · 76 entries
- Hugh le Forester · 1278-06-25 – 1441-07-14 · 67 entries
- Robert Forster · 1349-10-24 – 1484-10-28 · 66 entries
- Walter le Forester · 1276-03-22 – 1484-05-12 · 62 entries
Similarly-spelled families (suggestions, not merged)
These surnames sound close to Forester (e.g. Warenna/Warenne, Conestable/Constable). They are kept separate on purpose, some look-alikes are genuinely different families (Clare vs Claver). If you are sure two are one family, tell us to merge them.
Name variants
- “Stephen Forster” ×18
- “Stephen Forester” ×3
Entries (chronological)
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1374-10-15 date: inferred auto-linked
Grant as above to Stephen Forester, keeper of the park of Foly Johan in the forest of Wyndesore, of 2d. daily of the same issues. By p.s.…
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1386-03-12 date: inferred auto-linked
like to William de Skipwyth, Roger de Fulthorpe, Robert do Gerard de Usflete and John de Aske, on complaint by the brother Thomas de Holand, earl of Kent, lord of Wake, that he is lord of Kirkebymoresyde and should have,…
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1432-02-06 date: inferred auto-linked
Reginald Langham, merchant of Calais, late of London, for not appearing before the same to answer Stephen Forster, citizen and fishmonger or merchant of London, touching a plea of debt of 801. . Dandon. ee eee…
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1436-01-01 date: inferred auto-linked
Commission to the abbot of Evesham, and to John Wode, and Robert Russell, esquire, the knights for the county Worcester in the last Parliament, or to any two of them, to the grant made in the last Parliament in terms as …
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1436-01-03 date: inferred auto-linked
Vacated because otherwise below. Thomas Retford, cordewaner , John Brereworth, taillour , John Aleyn, the younger, John Wryght, cordewaner ; in the city of Lincoln; excepting 10/. 9s. 73d. to be distributed by the mayor,…
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1436-09-25 date: inferred auto-linked
for ten weeks, by advice of the council, for John Melbourne, Johnson, John Sturgeon and Henry Hale, owners of a ship of called Marie of London, to man and arm her, and to resist the enemies at sea as wind and time may se…
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1440-01-15 date: inferred auto-linked
Appointment of Stephen Forster and Baldwin Botiller, on the mainprise of Thomas Walrond of Chelrey, co. Berks, gentilman, and Philip Pagan of Drayton, co. Southampton, gentilman, to the marriage of Agnes, Alice and Isabe…
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1442-10-16 date: inferred auto-linked
Commitment (addressed to all bailiffs and lieges of the king) to John Sayntlo, esquire, by mainprise of Stephen Forster of London and John Trevylyan, of the keeping of the manor of Welton and the hundred there, together …
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1442-11-24 date: inferred auto-linked
Licence, for four marks paid in the hanaper, for Geoffrey Burrard to enfeoff Ralph, lord Cromwell, knight, John Stopyndon, clerk, Drew Barentyn, Richard Quatremayns, esquire, Lewis Mewes, esquire, Henry Trenchard, esquir…
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1443-10-16 date: inferred auto-linked
Commitment to John Sayntlo, esquire, by mainprise of Stephen Forster of London and John Trevylyan, of the keeping of the manor of Welton and the hundred there, together with the view of frankpledge and appurtenances, and…
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1443-11-28 date: inferred auto-linked
Simon Weston, late of Neuton, alias Neweton, co. Suffolk, merchant, for not appearing before the same to answer Walter Fetplace, touching a debt of 261. 7s. 8d., and by the name of Simon Weston, late citizen and hosteler…
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1444-05-03 date: inferred auto-linked
Commitment (with like clause and proviso) to John Seyntlo, esquire, by mainprise of Stephen Forster of London, fysshmonger, and John Daundesey of the county of Somerset, gentilman, of the keeping of the manor of Welton w…
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1445-05-22 date: inferred auto-linked
Revocation of the protection for one year granted to Richard Bunne of London, marchaunt, as staying in the company of Henry, count of hue, captain of the castle of Crotey in Picardy, on the safe-keeping and victualling t…
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1449-10-20 date: inferred auto-linked
Revocation of the protection with clause rolumus for one year granted on 10 October last to John Holgrave, citizen and tailor of London, as staying in the company of William Boneville, knight, seneschal of Aquitaine, on …
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1455-04-02 date: inferred auto-linked
Margaret Michell; Northampton; Surrey; Hertford ; Cambridge ; London (Stephen Forster, mayor and escheator).…
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1455-05-28 date: inferred auto-linked
Thomas Clifford, knight; Westmoreland; Cumberland ; York ; Hereford ; Worcester ; Surrey ; Sussex ; Huntingdon ; Derby ; London (Stephen Forster, mayor and escheator).…
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1455-05-28 date: inferred auto-linked
Henry earl of Northumberland ; Northumberland ; Cumberland; York ; Lincoln ; Leicester ; Suffolk ; Cambridge ; Essex ; Sussex ; London (Stephen Forster, mayor and escheator) ; Newcastle upon Tyne (John Richardson, mayor …
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1455-06-14 date: inferred auto-linked
William Lovell, knight; Oxford and Berks; Essex and Hertford ; Wilts; Northampton; Warwick and Leicester; Stafford; Salop; Buckingham; Surrey; Kent; York ; London (Stephen Forster, mayor and escheator) ; Gloucester and t…
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1455-06-26 date: inferred auto-linked
Edmund duke of Somerset; Norfolk; Surrey; London (Stephen Forster, mayor and escheator).…
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1455-11-16 date: inferred auto-linked
Writ of diem clausit extremum to William Marowe, mayor and escheator of London, after the death of Edmund late duke of Somerset ; as Stephen Forster, late mayor and escheator, to whom a like writ was lately directed [p. …
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Undated date: uncertain auto-linked
Pardon to James Isbrand of London, cordewanere, alias James Braunson, late of London, cobeler, alias James Moye, on his petition, of the king's suit against him and any consequent outlawries touching his indictment by an…
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