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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): Alexander Sir

Children(s): Andrew Thompson., Alexander Tompson, Sir Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson

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

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Margaret Forrester's Ancestors

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Margaret Forrester
1462–1524
Birth Place: Torwood, Falkirk, Sterlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Duncan Forrester
1420–1488
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret Forsyth
1425–1480
Harthill, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Charles (Forsyth of) Harill
1405–1425
Harthill, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Forrester's Descendants

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Margaret Forrester (1462–1524) m. Alexander (Stewart Thompson) Sir (1460–9 Sep 1513)
  1. 1. Andrew Thompson. 1493–1572 m. Isabella Normond 1503–1571
    1. 1. James ((1520)) Thompson 1520–1611 m. Marion Cochran 1520–1549
      1. 1. Thomas Thompson 1545–1587 m. Margaret Henderson 1548–1573 m. Margaret HENDERSON 1548–1640 m. Margaret Henderson 1550–1600
        1. 1. William Thompson 1570–1630 m. Elizabeth Cunningham 1570–1631
        2. 2. Jacob Thompson 1567–1570
        3. 3. Patrick Thompson 1567–1632
        4. 4. Thomas Thompson 1572–1575
        5. 5. Richard Thompson 1573–1640
        6. 6. Thomas Thompson 1569–1570
        7. 7. William (I) Thompson 1570–1630
      2. 2. Richard THOMPSON 1549–
      3. 3. Alain Thomson 1540–1585
      4. 4. John Thompson 1547–
    2. 2. John Thompson. 1524–1580
    3. 3. Alice Thompson 1530–1630
    4. 4. Marian Thompson. 1522–
  2. 2. Alexander Tompson 1484–1587
  3. 3. Sir (Alexander Stewart) Thompson 1484–1587
  4. 4. Elizabeth Thompson 1486–

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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