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James William Forsythe 1626–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 April 1626

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothianshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: Abt. 1654

Death Location: St Ninians, Sterling, Scotland

Father: Robert Forsythe

Mother: Rachel Kerr

Spouse(s): Margaret Cowan

Children(s):

In 1626, James William Forsythe entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothianshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Robert Forsythe And Rachel Kerr. James William Forsythe married Margaret Cowan. James William Forsythe passed away in 1654 in St Ninians, Sterling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1626, James William Forsythe entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothianshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Robert Forsythe And Rachel Kerr.
  • James William Forsythe married Margaret Cowan.
  • James William Forsythe passed away in 1654 in St Ninians, Sterling, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Forsythe's Ancestors

Self
James Forsythe
1626–1654
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothianshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Forsythe
1599–1631
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rachel Kerr
1604–1638
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (De Forsythe \ Commissioner of) Glasgow
1570–1621
Dumblain, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Anna D'Aile
1576–1632
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edward Kerr
1570–1625
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Jane Carr
1570–1610
Elvert, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
David Dykes
1541–1621
Louise Ravenal
1544–1592
Robert D'Aile
1558–1586
Lucie Witsey
1562–1597
William Kerr
1531–1590
Margaretha Dundas
1542–1590
Bryan Carr
1550–1575
Allison Wilson
1553–1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Forsyth
1510–1560
Louise Ravenal
1512–
Pierre Chevalier
1514–1583
Robert Kerr
–1588
Alexander Dundas
1498–1547
Elizabeth Bruce
1504–1609

James Forsythe's Timeline

2 Records

1626
14 April 1626
Birth of James William Forsythe in Edinburgh, Midlothianshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothianshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1654
Abt. 1654
Age 28
Death of James William Forsythe in St Ninians, Sterling, Scotland
St Ninians, Sterling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 April 1626
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothianshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1654
    Event Place: St Ninians, Sterling, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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