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David Forrester 1522–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: Torwood, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 SEP 1547

Death Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Forrester

Mother: Elizabeth Erskine

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The story of David Forrester began in 1522 in Torwood, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. David Forrester passed away in 1547 in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of David Forrester began in 1522 in Torwood, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • David Forrester passed away in 1547 in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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David Forrester's Ancestors

Self
David Forrester
1522–1547
Birth Place: Torwood, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Forrester
1489–1547
Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Erskine
1485–1540
Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Scrymgeour
1455–1546
Dundee, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isobel Scrymgeour
1480–1551
Scotland, United Kingdom
Robert Erskine
1458–1513
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabel (Elizabeth) Campbell
1462–1516
Nisbet, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Scrymgeour
–1488
Alexander Erskine
1435–1508
Christian Crichton
1439–1475
Anna Cowle
1440–1462
George Campbell
1445–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Forrester
1426–1487
Margaret Gudeman
1420–1480
Jeanette Douglas
1415–1489
Thomas Erskine
1410–1493
Robert Crichton
1385–1478
Elizabeth Erskine
1385–1409
John McCowle
1418–1444
John McCowle
1404–
George Campbell
1395–1490
Elizabeth Stewart
1427–1478

David Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1522
1522
Birth of David Forrester in Torwood, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Torwood, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1547
10 SEP 1547
Age 25
Death of David Forrester in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Torwood, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 SEP 1547
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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