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Jane Forrester 1830–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 May 1830

Birth Location: Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Aug 1898

Death Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Father: Robert Forrester

Mother: Mary Aitken

Spouse(s): David Murray

Children(s): Jane murray, Anna MURRAY, Isabella MURRAY, Margaret MURRAY, Mary MURRAY, Mary MURRAY, Robert MURRAY, William MURRAY, Elizabeth MURRAY, Thomas Murray

Jane Forrester was born in 1830 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland, the child of Robert Forrester And Mary Aitken. Jane Forrester married David Wyndham Murray, and had children including Anna Emma Murray, Elizabeth Murray, Isabella Murray, Jane Elizabeth Murray, Margaret Forrester Murray, Mary Louisa Murray, Mary Murray, Robert William Murray, Thomas Forrester Murray, William Forrester Murray. Jane Forrester passed away in 1898 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Jane Forrester was born in 1830 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland, the child of Robert Forrester And Mary Aitken.
  • Jane Forrester married David Wyndham Murray, and had children including Anna Emma Murray, Elizabeth Murray, Isabella Murray, Jane Elizabeth Murray, Margaret Forrester Murray, Mary Louisa Murray, Mary Murray, Robert William Murray, Thomas Forrester Murray, William Forrester Murray.
  • Jane Forrester passed away in 1898 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Forrester
1797–1849
Birth Location: Kettlebridge, Fife, Scotland
RF
Mary Aitken
1795–1873
Birth Location: Cupar, Kettle, Fife, Scotland
MA

Spouses(s)

David Murray
1819–1903
Birth Location: Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
DM

Children(s)

Jane murray
1857–1935
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Jm
Anna MURRAY
1855–1886
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
AM
Isabella MURRAY
1862–1938
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
IM
Margaret MURRAY
1864–1913
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
MM
Mary MURRAY
1853–1854
Birth Location: Kettle, Fife, Scotland
MM
Mary MURRAY
1869–1945
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
MM
Robert MURRAY
1867–1867
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
RM
William MURRAY
1871–1943
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
WM
Elizabeth MURRAY
1860–1900
Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
EM
Thomas Murray
1850–1925
Birth Location: Kettle, Fife, Scotland
TM

Jane Forrester's Ancestors

Self
Jane Forrester
1830–1898
Birth Place: Kettle, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Robert Forrester
1797–1849
Kettlebridge, Fife, Scotland
Mary Aitken
1795–1873
Cupar, Kettle, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
William Forrester
1768–1825
Kettlebridge, Fife, Scotland
Jean Rattray
1770–
Kettlebridge, Fife, Scotland
William Aiken
1774–1841
Kettle, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Forrester
1734–1837
Agnes Grant
1735–1816
John Rattery
1736–
Janet Potter
1740–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1700–1755
Katherine (Gilmour)
1704–1775
John Grant
1696–1774
Agnes Kinkaid
1697–1752
George Rattray
1696–1764
Jean Merlin
1694–1775
John Potter
1707–1748
Margaret Pride
1708–1758

Jane Forrester's Descendants

1.
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Jane Forrester (02 May 1830–27 Aug 1898) m. David (Wyndham) Murray (28 07 1819–4 April 1903)
  1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) murray 1857–1935 m. Ebenezer Ritchie 1856–1921
    1. 1. George (Robert) Ritchie 1878–1958 m. Helena Ehg 1882–1910 m. Jane (Elizabeth Moore) (Simmons) 1887–1970
      1. 1. Alison Ritchie 1910–1910
      2. 2. George (Keith) Ritchie 1913–1998 m. Elsie Lloyd 1916–2009
      3. 3. Kevin (Thomas) Ritchie 1922–2008
      4. 4. Olga (Jean) Ritchie 1917–2011
    2. 2. David (Murray) Ritchie 1882–1956 m. Anne (Cecilia) Quinane 1884–1922
      1. 1. John Ritchie 1909–1980 m. Ruby McDonald 1910–1995
        1. 1. Janice (May) Ritchie 1943–2008
      2. 2. George Ritchie 1906–1924
      3. 3. David (Ebenezer) Ritchie 1908–1971
      4. 4. Henry (Peter) Ritchie 1911–1984
      5. 5. Irene (Elinor Mary) Ritchie 1913–
      6. 6. Arthur (Francis Murray) Ritchie 1917–2000
    3. 3. Thomas (Malcolm) Ritchie 1886–1980
    4. 4. Elizabeth Ritchie 1880–1953
    5. 5. Jane Ritchie 1884–1967
    6. 6. Ann (Emma) Ritchie 1887–1923
    7. 7. James (Ernest) Ritchie 1893–1928
    8. 8. Margaret (Louisa) RITCHIE 1891–1891
    9. 9. William RITCHIE 1890–1890
    10. 10. Ebenezer RITCHIE 1888–1889
    11. 11. Isabella RITCHIE 1889–1889
  2. 2. Anna (Emma) MURRAY 1855–1886
  3. 3. Isabella MURRAY 1862–1938
  4. 4. Margaret (Forrester) MURRAY 1864–1913
  5. 5. Mary MURRAY 1853–1854
  6. 6. Mary (Louisa) MURRAY 1869–1945
  7. 7. Robert (William) MURRAY 1867–1867
  8. 8. William (Forrester) MURRAY 1871–1943
  9. 9. Elizabeth MURRAY 1860–1900
  10. 10. Thomas (Forrester) Murray 1850–1925

Jane Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1830
02 May 1830
Birth of Jane Forrester in Kettle, Fife, Scotland
Kettle, Fife, Scotland
1898
27 Aug 1898
Age 68
Death of Jane Forrester in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 May 1830
    Event Place: Kettle, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1898
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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