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Alexander Forrester 1480–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Corstorphine, Edinburgh, scotland

Death Date: 13 Jan 1539

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Archibald Corstorphine

Mother: Lady Stewart

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The story of Alexander Forrester began in 1480 in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, scotland. Alexander Forrester passed away in 1539 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Forrester began in 1480 in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, scotland.
  • Alexander Forrester passed away in 1539 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Corstorphine
1444–1494
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady Stewart
1456–1542
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Forrester's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Forrester
1480–1539
Birth Place: Corstorphine, Edinburgh, scotland
Parents
Archibald Forrester , 5th of Corstorphine
1444–1494
Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Mary Margaret) Stewart
1456–1542
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Alexander Forrester in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, scotland
Corstorphine, Edinburgh, scotland
1539
13 Jan 1539
Age 59
Death of Alexander Forrester in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Corstorphine, Edinburgh, scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1539
    Event Place: Scotland
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