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Agnes Whitelaw Forrest 1839–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1839

Birth Location: Symington Lanark Scotland

Death Date: 29 Jan 1880

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Laurence Forrest

Mother: Jean Whitlaw

Spouse(s): James Alton

Children(s): Peter Alton, Elizabeth Alton

Agnes Whitelaw Forrest was born in 1839 in Symington Lanark Scotland, the child of Laurence Forrest And Jean Whitlaw. In 1839, Agnes Whitelaw Forrest resided in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1851, Agnes Whitelaw Forrest resided in Symington, Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Agnes Whitelaw Forrest married James Alton, and had children including Elizabeth Rutherford Alton, Peter Alton. Agnes Whitelaw Forrest passed away in 1880 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Agnes Whitelaw Forrest was born in 1839 in Symington Lanark Scotland, the child of Laurence Forrest And Jean Whitlaw.
  • In 1839, Agnes Whitelaw Forrest resided in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Agnes Whitelaw Forrest resided in Symington, Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Agnes Whitelaw Forrest married James Alton, and had children including Elizabeth Rutherford Alton, Peter Alton.
  • Agnes Whitelaw Forrest passed away in 1880 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Agnes Forrest's Ancestors

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Agnes Forrest
1839–1880
Birth Place: Symington Lanark Scotland
Parents
Laurence Forrest
1808–1892
Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jean Whitlaw
1818–
Unknown
Grandparents
Lawrence Forrest
1766–
Kilbucho Broughton and Glenholm, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Agnes Brown
1766–
Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Agnes Forrest's Descendants

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Agnes (Whitelaw) Forrest (17 Dec 1839–29 Jan 1880) m. James Alton (27 Mar 1838–23 Dec 1904)
  1. 1. Peter Alton 1877–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Rutherford) Alton 1865–1921 m. John Brown 1867–1944
    1. 1. Agnes Brown 1891–
    2. 2. Mary Brown 1894–1976 m. Charles (McFarlane) Ferguson 1889–1941
      1. 1. Mary (Brown) Ferguson 1929–2019 m. John (Rankin Bell) Anderson 1930–1997

Agnes Forrest's Timeline

6 Records

1839
17 Dec 1839
Birth of Agnes Whitelaw Forrest in Symington Lanark Scotland
Symington Lanark Scotland
1839
1839
Agnes Whitelaw Forrest resided here in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 12
Agnes Whitelaw Forrest resided here in Symington, Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Symington, Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 22
Agnes Whitelaw Forrest resided here in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1880
29 Jan 1880
Age 41
Death of Agnes Whitelaw Forrest in Carnwath, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Carnwath, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1880
29 Jan 1880
Age 41
Burial of Agnes Whitelaw Forrest in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1839
    Event Place: Symington Lanark Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census
    [3] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [4] Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2019, Scottish Monumental Inscriptions; Kennoway, Scotland; Index to Scottish Monumental Inscriptions

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: , Symington, Lanark, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Symington, Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1880
    Event Place: Carnwath, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2019, Scottish Monumental Inscriptions; Kennoway, Scotland; Index to Scottish Monumental Inscriptions

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1880
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2019, Scottish Monumental Inscriptions; Kennoway, Scotland; Index to Scottish Monumental Inscriptions

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