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Margaret Forrester 1462–1524 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1462

Birth Location: Torwood, Falkirk, Sterlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1524

Death Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Forrester

Mother: Margaret Forsyth

Spouse(s): Sir Thompson, Alexander Forrester

Children(s): Andrew Thompson, Sir Thompson

The story of Margaret Forrester began in 1462 in Torwood, Falkirk, Sterlingshire, Scotland. Margaret Forrester married Alexander Forrester, Sir Alexander Stewart Thompson, and had children including Andrew Thompson, Sir Alexander Stewart Thompson. Margaret Forrester passed away in 1524 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Forrester began in 1462 in Torwood, Falkirk, Sterlingshire, Scotland.
  • Margaret Forrester married Alexander Forrester, Sir Alexander Stewart Thompson, and had children including Andrew Thompson, Sir Alexander Stewart Thompson.
  • Margaret Forrester passed away in 1524 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Forrester's Ancestors

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Margaret Forrester
1462–1524
Birth Place: Torwood, Falkirk, Sterlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Duncan Lord of Gardyne and Torwood Forrester
1420–1488
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret Forsyth
1452–1500
Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John) Forster
1390–1440
Buckton, Durham, England
Lady (Elizabeth) DeOrde
1380–1450
Buckton, Durham, England
Charles Forsyth
1405–1455
Harthill, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Forster
1340–1422
Forster
1355–1439
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Forrester's Descendants

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Margaret Forrester (1462–1524) m. Sir (Alexander Stewart) Thompson (1460–9 Sep 1513) m. Alexander Forrester (1480–Jan 1538)
  1. 1. Andrew Thompson 1490–1571 m. Isabella Normond 1503–1571 m. Margaret Lochmatomy 1495–1518
    1. 1. James Thompson 1525–1611 m. Marion Cochran 1520–1549
      1. 1. Richard Thompson 1545–1587 m. Margaret Henderson 1520–1600
        1. 1. William Thompson 1570–1630 m. Elizabeth Cunningham 1570–1631
  2. 2. Sir (Alexander Stewart) Thompson 1484–1587

Margaret Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1462
1462
Birth of Margaret Forrester in Torwood, Falkirk, Sterlingshire, Scotland
Torwood, Falkirk, Sterlingshire, Scotland
1524
1524
Age 62
Death of Margaret Forrester in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1462
    Event Place: Torwood, Falkirk, Sterlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

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