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Lydia Forrester 1821–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: Cape Colony, South Africa

Death Date: DEC 1883

Death Location: Shaw Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Father: Richard Forrester

Mother: Mary Pitt

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The story of Lydia Forrester began in 1821 in Cape Colony, South Africa. Lydia Forrester passed away in 1883 in Shaw Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Forrester began in 1821 in Cape Colony, South Africa.
  • Lydia Forrester passed away in 1883 in Shaw Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Lydia Forrester's Ancestors

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Lydia Forrester
1821–1883
Birth Place: Cape Colony, South Africa
Parents
Richard William Forrester
1785–1847
Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Jane) Pitt
1790–1822
England
Grandparents
Samuel Pitt
1738–
England
Mary Blake
1746–
Great-Grandparents
William Pitt
1708–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1821
1821
Birth of Lydia Forrester in Cape Colony, South Africa
Cape Colony, South Africa
1883
DEC 1883
Age 62
Death of Lydia Forrester in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Cape Colony, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: DEC 1883
    Event Place: Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shaw Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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