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David "Laird of Hesilhead" Forrest Laird 1570–1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1570

Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Apr 1645

Death Location: Gilmersmylne Haddington, Midlothia, Scotland

Father: William Laird

Mother: Isobel Yule

Spouse(s): Isobel Simpson, Isobel Simpson

Children(s): George Forrest, James Forrest, Jeannette Forrest, JOHN FORREST, Bessie Forrest, David Forrest, Archibald Forrest, Walter Forrest, Johnne I

In 1570, David "Laird of Hesilhead" Forrest Laird entered the world in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, born to William Of Nydie Fife Forster Forrest Laird And Isobel Yule. David "Laird of Hesilhead" Forrest Laird married Isobel Simpson, and had children including Archibald Forrest, Bessie Elizabeth Forrest, David Forrest, George Forrest, James Alexander Forrest, Jeannette Marie Forrest, John Forrest, Johnne Forrest I, Walter Forrest. David "Laird of Hesilhead" Forrest Laird passed away in 1645 in Gilmersmylne Haddington, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1570, David "Laird of Hesilhead" Forrest Laird entered the world in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, born to William Of Nydie Fife Forster Forrest Laird And Isobel Yule.
  • David "Laird of Hesilhead" Forrest Laird married Isobel Simpson, and had children including Archibald Forrest, Bessie Elizabeth Forrest, David Forrest, George Forrest, James Alexander Forrest, Jeannette Marie Forrest, John Forrest, Johnne Forrest I, Walter Forrest.
  • David "Laird of Hesilhead" Forrest Laird passed away in 1645 in Gilmersmylne Haddington, Midlothia, Scotland.

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David Laird's Ancestors

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David Laird
1570–1645
Birth Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William 'of Nydie Fife' Forster\Forrest Laird
1550–1610
Nydie Fife, Scotland
Isobel Yule
1550–1587
Fife, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Laird's Descendants

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David ("Laird of Hesilhead" Forrest) Laird (Jan 1570–10 Apr 1645) m. Isobel Simpson (1570–1648) m. Isobel Simpson (1570–1648)
  1. 1. George Forrest 1605–1637 m. Jean Lauder 1600–1645
    1. 1. George Forrest 1632–1685
      1. 1. Isobell Forrest 1664–1697 m. James Greg 1663–
        1. 1. Alexander Greig 1684– m. Margret Yeatts 1680–
  2. 2. James (Alexander) Forrest 1618–1679
  3. 3. Jeannette (Marie) Forrest 1616–1707
  4. 4. JOHN FORREST 1595–1573
  5. 5. Bessie ("Elizabeth") Forrest 1612–
  6. 6. David Forrest 1594–1652
  7. 7. Archibald Forrest 1605–1637
  8. 8. Walter Forrest 1600–1679
  9. 9. Johnne (Forrest) I 1597–1679

David Laird's Timeline

2 Records

1570
Jan 1570
Birth of David "Laird of Hesilhead" Forrest Laird in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1645
10 Apr 1645
Age 75
Death of David "Laird of Hesilhead" Forrest Laird in Gilmersmylne Haddington, Midlothia, Scotland
Gilmersmylne Haddington, Midlothia, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1570
    Event Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1645
    Event Place: Gilmersmylne Haddington, Midlothia, Scotland

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