Elsie Emily Forster

Brief Life History of Elsie Emily

When Elsie Emily Forster was born on 25 February 1903, in New Catton Christ Church, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Forster, was 41 and her mother, Selina Ward, was 40. She married Ashton George Goose in 1930, in Norwich, Norfolk, England. She lived in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1911 and St Faiths, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1939. She died in 1981, in Norwich, Norfolk, England, at the age of 78.

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Family Time Line

Ashton George Goose
1902–1991
Elsie Emily Forster
1903–1981
Marriage: 1930

Sources (2)

  • Elsie E Forster in household of Robert Forster, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
  • Elsie E Goose in household of Ashton G Goose, "England and Wales National Register, 1939"

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World Events (8)

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1924

First UK government led by the Labor party under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.

Name Meaning

English: shortened form of Forrester , an occupational name for someone who worked in a forest.

English: possibly a Norman French nickname or occupational name from Old French forcetier ‘maker of scissors or shears, cutler’. Compare Force and Forse .

German (mainly Förster): agent derivative of Middle High German forst ‘forest’, denoting someone who lived in or near a royal forest, or who worked in one (see Forst ). This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Foerster .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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