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James Forrest 1750–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1750

Birth Location: Duntiblae, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Feb 1824

Death Location: Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: James Forrest

Mother: Janet Douglass

Spouse(s): Janet Rochead\Rochet

Children(s): Elphinstone Forrest, Janet Forrest, Robert Forrest, Charles Forrest, Andrew Forrest, James Forrest, Mary Forrest, Malcolm Forrest, John Forrest, Matthew Forrest

In 1750, James Forrest entered the world in Duntiblae, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, born to James Forrest And Janet Douglass. James Forrest married Janet Rochead Rochet, and had children including Andrew Forrest, Charles Forrest, Elphinstone Forrest, James Forrest, Janet Forrest, John Forrest, Malcolm Forrest, Mary Forrest, Matthew Forrest, Robert Forrest. James Forrest passed away in 1824 in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1750, James Forrest entered the world in Duntiblae, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, born to James Forrest And Janet Douglass.
  • James Forrest married Janet Rochead Rochet, and had children including Andrew Forrest, Charles Forrest, Elphinstone Forrest, James Forrest, Janet Forrest, John Forrest, Malcolm Forrest, Mary Forrest, Matthew Forrest, Robert Forrest.
  • James Forrest passed away in 1824 in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Forrest
1715–1787
Birth Location: Lanarkshire? Scotland
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Janet Douglass
1724–1788
Birth Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Janet Rochead\Rochet
1760–1826
Birth Location: Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elphinstone Forrest
1798–1866
Birth Location: Bencloich Mill, Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Janet Forrest
1793–
Birth Location: Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Robert Forrest
1791–
Birth Location: Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Charles Forrest
1789–1839
Birth Location: Old Monklank, Lanark, Scotland.
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Andrew Forrest
1782–
Birth Location: Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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James Forrest
1781–
Birth Location: Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Mary Forrest
1789–
Birth Location: Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Malcolm Forrest
1805–
Birth Location: Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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John Forrest
1784–
Birth Location: Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Matthew Forrest
1801–
Birth Location: Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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James Forrest's Ancestors

Self
James Forrest
1750–1824
Birth Place: Duntiblae, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
James Forrest
1715–1787
Lanarkshire? Scotland
Janet Douglass
1724–1788
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Douglass
1695–
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Bethia Dinnis
1700–1745
Dalhousie, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Dinnis
1685–
Elizabeth Bruntone
1666–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Forrest's Descendants

1.
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James Forrest (27 Dec 1750–14 Feb 1824) m. Janet Rochead\Rochet (30 Nov 1760–30 Jun 1826)
  1. 1. Elphinstone Forrest 1798–1866 m. Agnes Young 1803–1860
    1. 1. Robert Forrest 1833–1911 m. Agnes McAllister 1835–1902 m. Margaret Thomson 1842–1921
      1. 1. Robert Forrest 1858–1935 m. Mary (Douglas) Hall 1862–1928
        1. 1. Robert Forrest 1886–1953 m. Emily Rooney 1886–1935
        2. 2. William (Hall) Forrest 1888–1915
        3. 3. Elphinstone Forrest 1890–1976
        4. 4. James (Hall) Forrest 1893–1973
        5. 5. Agnes (McAllister) Forrest 1897–1961
        6. 6. Jane Forrest 1899–1993
        7. 7. Catherine Forrest 1895–1897
        8. 8. Agnes (Hall) Forrest 1893–
      2. 2. Helen ((Ellen) Baird) Forrest 1864–1924 m. Walter Hall 1860–1919
        1. 1. John Hall 1883–
        2. 2. Robert (Forrest) Hall 1884–1926
        3. 3. Agnes (McAllister) Hall 1887–
        4. 4. Walter Hall 1889–
        5. 5. Bessie Hall 1898–
        6. 6. Andrew (Forrest) Hall 1901–1958
        7. 7. Nelly Hall 1892–
        8. 8. Janet (Forrest) Hall 1895–1968
        9. 9. William Hall 1894–
        10. 10. William Hall 1886–
      3. 3. Elphinstone Forrest 1866–1917
      4. 4. Agnes (Baird) Forrest 1861–1907 m. William Kilpatrick 1861–
        1. 1. Lilian\Elizabeth Kilpatrick 1889–1946 m. Charles (Henry) Comrie 1879–
        2. 2. William Kilpatrick 1888–
        3. 3. Mary (McPherson) Kilpatrick 1890–1957
      5. 5. Janet Forrest 1856–1927
      6. 6. James (Baird) Forrest 1868–1931
      7. 7. Elizabeth Forrest 1870–1945
      8. 8. Andrew (Young) Forrest 1873–1954
      9. 9. Jane Forrest 1878–1927
      10. 10. Marion Forrest 1862–1863
    2. 2. Elphinstone Forrest 1835–1905
    3. 3. Marion Forrest 1831–1904
    4. 4. Janet (Roughhead) Forrest 1828–
    5. 5. William Forrest 1837–1923
    6. 6. James Forrest 1826–1874
    7. 7. Agnes Forrest 1824–1904
    8. 8. Charles Forrest 1842–1904
    9. 9. Andrew Forrest 1829–1877
      1. 1. Agnes (Young) Forrest 1867–
    10. 10. Margaret Forrest 1839–1861
  2. 2. Janet Forrest 1793–
  3. 3. Robert Forrest 1791–
  4. 4. Charles Forrest 1789–1839
  5. 5. Andrew Forrest 1782–
  6. 6. James Forrest 1781–
  7. 7. Mary Forrest 1789–
  8. 8. Malcolm Forrest 1805–
  9. 9. John Forrest 1784–
  10. 10. Matthew Forrest 1801–

James Forrest's Timeline

3 Records

1750
27 Dec 1750
Birth of James Forrest in Duntiblae, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Duntiblae, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1750
30 Dec 1750
James Forrest was baptized in , Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
1824
14 Feb 1824
Age 74
Death of James Forrest in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1750
    Event Place: Duntiblae, Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1750
    Event Place: , Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1824
    Event Place: Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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