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Margaret de Forrester 1512 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1512

Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: Aft. 22 Jan 1579

Death Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: James Forrester

Mother: Elizabeth Erskine

Spouse(s): Melville, Colville

Children(s): Sir Colville,, Alexander Colville

In 1512, Margaret de Forrester entered the world in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to James de Forrester and Elizabeth de Erskine. Margaret de Forrester married Melville, James Colville, Catherine de Colville, and had children including Sir Richard Colville,, Alexander de Colville. Margaret de Forrester passed away in 1579 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1512, Margaret de Forrester entered the world in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to James de Forrester and Elizabeth de Erskine.
  • Margaret de Forrester married Melville, James Colville, Catherine de Colville, and had children including Sir Richard Colville,, Alexander de Colville.
  • Margaret de Forrester passed away in 1579 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Margaret Forrester's Ancestors

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Margaret Forrester
1512 – 1579
Birth Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
James de Forrester
1492 – 1530
Torwood, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (de) Erskine
1486 – 1532
Dun, Angusshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Forrester's Descendants

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Margaret (de) Forrester (Abt. 1512 – Aft. 22 Jan 1579) m. Melville, (James Colville, Catherine de) Colville (Abt. 1490 – 4 Dec 1540)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard) Colville, (1508 – 7 May 1560) m. Francesca (of Cleish) Colquhoun (1512 – 23 November 1592) m. LADY (ELIZABETH) ARNOT (ABT 1520 – )
    1. 1. Robert Colville (1532 – 1584)
    2. 2. Matthew Colville (1534 – )
    3. 3. William Colville (1535 – )
    4. 4. Thomas COLVILLE (1537 – )
    5. 5. Henry Colvile (1538 – 06 Jun 1596)
    6. 6. Lady (ElIZABETH "ELENOR") COLVILLE (1539 – aft 1562) m. SIR (THOMAS GUYBON \ GIBBON \) GYBON (1500 – 1569)
      1. 1. Lady (Beatrice) Guybon (1525 – 22 May 1604)
      2. 2. William (Gybbon (born) Guyban) (1530 – Dec 1612)
      3. 3. Humphrey (Gibbon or) Guybon (1530 – 06 Aug 1601)
      4. 4. Ursula Guyban (1531 – 02 Oct 1607)
      5. 5. Cecilia (Guybon,) Greene (1534 – )
      6. 6. Humphrey Guyban (1540 – 6 Aug 1601)
      7. 7. Baldwin DEREHAM ( – 1610)
    7. 7. Euphan Colville (1540 – aft 1562)
    8. 8. Grizel Colvile (1546 – 12 August 1607) m. Sir (Henry) Echlin (1546 – 1 April 1608)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Echlin (1568 – 31 March 1617)
      2. 2. Robert (Echlin (Bishop Of down And) Conner) (1576 – 17 Jul 1635) m. Jane Seton (1580 – 1618)
        1. 1. Hugh Echlin (1606 – 1641) m. Magdalena Cowell (1609 – 24 July 1670)
        2. 2. John (Robert) Echlin (1612 – 18 Nov 1684) m. Mary (Wogay) Stafford (1612 – )
    9. 9. Thomas COLVILLE (1556 – )
    10. 10. Margaret Colville (1560 – 1646)
  2. 2. Alexander (de) Colville (Abt. 1538 – 1597)

Margaret Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1512
Abt. 1512
Birth of Margaret de Forrester in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1579
Aft. 22 Jan 1579
Age 67
Death of Margaret de Forrester in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1512
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 22 Jan 1579
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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