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Elizabeth Forrester 1519–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1519

Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Mar 1579

Death Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Garden

Mother: Elizabeth Erskine

Spouse(s): David Sr

Children(s): Lady MAKGILL, Catherina Makgill, John McGill, Samuel McGill, David Makgill, Alexander Makgill, Elizabeth Makgill, Zachary McGill, Rachel McGill, Lawrence Makgill, Jean McGill, George Makgill, John McGill, John McGill, Catherina Makgill, George Makgill, Lady (MacGill), David Makgill, Elizabeth McGill, Alexander Makgill

In 1519, Elizabeth Forrester entered the world in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir James Forrester Of Torwood And Garden And Elizabeth Erskine. Elizabeth Forrester married David Makgill Of Nesbit Sr, James Haig, and had children including Alexander Makgill, Catherina Makgill, David Makgill, Elizabeth Makgill, Elizabeth Mcgill, George Makgill, Isabella Makgill, Jean Mcgill, John Mcgill, John Mcgill, Lady Elizabeth Isabella Makgill Macgill, Lady Elizabeth Makgill, Lawrence Makgill, Rachel Mcgill, Samuel Mcgill, Zachary Mcgill. Elizabeth Forrester passed away in 1579 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1519, Elizabeth Forrester entered the world in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Sir James Forrester Of Torwood And Garden And Elizabeth Erskine.
  • Elizabeth Forrester married David Makgill Of Nesbit Sr, James Haig, and had children including Alexander Makgill, Catherina Makgill, David Makgill, Elizabeth Makgill, Elizabeth Mcgill, George Makgill, Isabella Makgill, Jean Mcgill, John Mcgill, John Mcgill, Lady Elizabeth Isabella Makgill Macgill, Lady Elizabeth Makgill, Lawrence Makgill, Rachel Mcgill, Samuel Mcgill, Zachary Mcgill.
  • Elizabeth Forrester passed away in 1579 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Garden
1480–1528
Birth Location: Torwood, Galloway, Scotland
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Elizabeth Erskine
1502–1519
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

David Sr
1515–1595
Birth Location: Schotland, Midlothian, Scotland
DS

Children(s)

Lady MAKGILL
1555–1622
Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
LM
Catherina Makgill
–1776
Birth Location: –
CM
John McGill
1545–1602
Birth Location: Rankeillour, Fife, Scotland
JM
Samuel McGill
1547–1609
Birth Location: Rankeillour, Fife, Scotland
SM
David Makgill
1558–1607
Birth Location: Cranstoun Riddell, Midlothian, , Scotland
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Alexander Makgill
1560–1619
Birth Location: Cranstoun Riddel, Midlothian, Scotland
AM
Elizabeth Makgill
1555–1645
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
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Zachary McGill
1551–1602
Birth Location: Rankeillour, Fife, Scotland
ZM
Rachel McGill
1553–1621
Birth Location: Rankeillour, Fife, Scotland
RM
Lawrence Makgill
1562–1646
Birth Location: Cranstoun Riddel, Midlothian, Scotland
LM
Jean McGill
1572–1622
Birth Location: Cranstoun Riddel, Midlothian, Scotland
JM
George Makgill
1566–1619
Birth Location: Cranstoun Riddel, Midlothian, Scotland
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John McGill
1566–1602
Birth Location: Rankeillour, Fife, Scotland
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John McGill
1560–1646
Birth Location: Cranstoun Riddel, Midlothian, , Scotland
JM
Catherina Makgill
–1776
Birth Location: –
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George Makgill
1566–1619
Birth Location: Cranstoun Riddel, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady (MacGill)
1559–1622
Birth Location: Cranston Riddell, Dalkeith (Edinburghshire) Scotland
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David Makgill
1558–1607
Birth Location: Riddle, Midlothian, , Scotland
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Elizabeth McGill
1555–1645
Birth Location: Scotland
EM
Alexander Makgill
1560–1619
Birth Location: Cranstoun Riddel, Midlothian, Scotland
AM

Elizabeth Forrester's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Forrester
1519–1579
Birth Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir James Forrester of Torwood and Garden
1480–1528
Torwood, Galloway, Scotland
Elizabeth Erskine
1502–1519
Stirling Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert III (16th Earl of Mar, 4th Lord Erskine)) Erskine
1458–1513
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Isabella of Loudoun Campbell Glenorch) Erskine
1458–1516
Lochmaben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Forrester's Descendants

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Elizabeth Forrester (1519–16 Mar 1579) m. David (Makgill of Nesbit) Sr (1515–13 Feb 1595)
  1. 1. Lady (ELIZABETH) MAKGILL 1555–1622 m. Thomas (Kennedy, Master of Cassillis, 1st Lord of) Culzean 1545–1602
    1. 1. Alexander. Kennedy 1588–1652 m. Agnes Kennedy 1600–1653 m. Agnes Kennedy 1600–1653 m. Agnes (Kennedy of Maybole, 1st Baroness of Kilhenzie) Castle 1596–1653 m. Maria Heron 1590–1653
      1. 1. John (Kennedy of) Culzean 1620–1665 m. Margaret Hamilton 1630–1671 m. Ann Blair 1610–1660
        1. 1. Archibald (Kennedy, Sir,) Baronet 1660–1711 m. Elizabeth Leslie 1652–1693
        2. 2. Alexander Kennedy 1665–1711
        3. 3. Thomas Kennedy 1654–1757
        4. 4. John Kennedy 1667–1744
        5. 5. Isabel (Elizabeth) Kennedy 1645–1668
        6. 6. Jean Kennedy 1655–1664
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Sarah) Kennedy 1658–1660
        8. 8. William Kennedy 1658–1708
        9. 9. Margaret Kennedy 1662–1681
      2. 2. Gilbert Kennedy 1623–1699
      3. 3. James Kennedy 1617–
      4. 4. Mary (Margaret KENNIDIE) (Kennedy) 1630–1652
      5. 5. Gilbert (Thomas) Kennedy 1628–1688
      6. 6. Marion Kennedy 1626–
      7. 7. James Kennedy 1642–1697
      8. 8. Gilbert (Thomas) Kennedy 1628–1688
      9. 9. Marion (Kennedy of) Craigoch 1626–1652
      10. 10. Lord (Alexander Kennedy Kennadie. second Baron of Kilhenzie) Castle 1638–1698
      11. 11. Thomas Kennedy 1640–1692
      12. 12. Lady (Margaret Kennedy of Kilhenzie) Castle 1630–1671
      13. 13. Lady (Agnes Kennedy of Kilheknie) Castle 1634–1635
      14. 14. Mary (Margaret) Kennidie 1630–1652
      15. 15. Lord (Alexander Kennedy of Kilhenzie) Castle, 1638–1697
      16. 16. Thomas Kennedy 1624–1714
      17. 17. Lady (Marion Kennedy of Kilhenzie) Castle 1626–1635
      18. 18. Findlay Kennedy 1610–
      19. 19. Thomas (Kennedy of) Baltersan 1640–
      20. 20. Sir (John Kennedy 6 Earl of) Cassilus 1634–1667
    2. 2. Helen Kennedy 1587–1622
    3. 3. Margaret Kennedy 1578–1665
    4. 4. Thomas (Kennedy of) Culzean 1586–1601
    5. 5. James Kennedy 1578–1637
    6. 6. Susanna Kennedy 1575–1641
    7. 7. Isabel Kennedy 1573–1653
    8. 8. David Kennedy 1590–1629
    9. 9. John Kennedy 1580–
    10. 10. Agnes Kennedy 1600–1653
    11. 11. Sir (Alexander Kennedy of) Craigoch, 1588–1653
    12. 12. Elisabeth Kennedy 1567–1655
    13. 13. Thomas (Kennedy of) Culzean 1586–1601
    14. 14. Helen Kennedy 1587–1622
    15. 15. James Kennedy 1578–1637
    16. 16. Margaret Kennedy 1578–1665
    17. 17. Susanna Kennedy 1575–1641
    18. 18. David Kennedy 1590–1629
    19. 19. John Kennedy 1580–
    20. 20. Isabel Kennedy 1573–1653
    21. 21. Agnes Kennedy 1600–1653
    22. 22. Dame (Agnes Kennedy of) Maybole, 1600–1653
    23. 23. Dame (Margaret) Kennedy 1580–1597
    24. 24. Sharyn Kennedy 1581–
    25. 25. Elisabeth Kennedy 1567–1655
    26. 26. Margaret Kennedy 1578–1665
    27. 27. Susanna Kennedy 1584–1605
    28. 28. Elisabeth Kennedy 1567–1655
    29. 29. Susanna Kennedy, 1578–1641
    30. 30. Sir (Alexander Kennedy of) Craigoch, 1561–1653
    31. 31. James Kennedy 1578–1637
    32. 32. Dame (Margaret) Kennedy 1578–1665
    33. 33. Susanna Kennedy 1575–1641
    34. 34. Isabel Kennedy 1573–1653
  2. 2. Catherina Makgill –1776
  3. 3. John McGill 1545–1602
  4. 4. Samuel McGill 1547–1609
  5. 5. David Makgill 1558–1607
  6. 6. Alexander Makgill 1560–1619
  7. 7. Elizabeth Makgill 1555–1645
  8. 8. Zachary McGill 1551–1602
  9. 9. Rachel McGill 1553–1621
  10. 10. Lawrence Makgill 1562–1646
  11. 11. Jean McGill 1572–1622
  12. 12. George Makgill 1566–1619
  13. 13. John McGill 1566–1602
  14. 14. John McGill 1560–1646
  15. 15. Catherina Makgill –1776
  16. 16. George Makgill 1566–1619
  17. 17. Lady (Elizabeth (Isabella) Makgill) (MacGill) 1559–1622
  18. 18. David Makgill 1558–1607
  19. 19. Elizabeth McGill 1555–1645
  20. 20. Alexander Makgill 1560–1619

Elizabeth Forrester's Timeline

8 Records

1519
1519
Birth of Elizabeth Forrester in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1579
16 Mar 1579
Age 60
Death of Elizabeth Forrester in Cranstoun Riddel, Midlothian, Scotland
Cranstoun Riddel, Midlothian, Scotland
1758
13 Aug 1758
Age 239
Elizabeth Forrester was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1776
20 Jan 1776
Age 257
Elizabeth Forrester was baptized in Brampton, Cumberland, England
Brampton, Cumberland, England
1786
12 Feb 1786
Age 267
Elizabeth Forrester was baptized in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1799
01 Sep 1799
Age 280
Elizabeth Forrester was baptized in Tarporley, Cheshire, England
Tarporley, Cheshire, England
1830
19 Dec 1830
Age 311
Elizabeth Forrester was baptized in England
England
1854
30 Jul 1854
Age 335
Elizabeth Forrester was baptized in Caverswall, Staffordshire, England
Caverswall, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1758
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P93MRY1010

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1776
    Event Place: Brampton, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1786
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Liverpool, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, England; Reference Number: 283 NIC16

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1799
    Event Place: Tarporley, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1830
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69AND2A01MS 6667/23

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1854
    Event Place: Caverswall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1579
    Event Place: Cranstoun Riddel, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
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