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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 Garden

Mother: Elizabeth Dun

Spouse(s): Melville, Session

Children(s): Sir COLVILLE), Alexander Session

Margaret de Forrester was born in 1512 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of James De Forrester 8Th Lord Of Torwood 3Rd Lord Of Garden And Elizabeth De Erskine Of Dun. Margaret de Forrester married Melville James Colville Catherine De Colville Of Ochiltree And Easter Wemyss Lord Of Session, and had children including Alexander De Colville Of Ochiltree And Easter Wemyss Lord Of Session, Sir Richard Colville 1St Lord Of Cliesh Knight Of Cleish Kinross Colville. Margaret de Forrester passed away in 1579 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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  • Margaret de Forrester was born in 1512 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of James De Forrester 8Th Lord Of Torwood 3Rd Lord Of Garden And Elizabeth De Erskine Of Dun.
  • Margaret de Forrester married Melville James Colville Catherine De Colville Of Ochiltree And Easter Wemyss Lord Of Session, and had children including Alexander De Colville Of Ochiltree And Easter Wemyss Lord Of Session, Sir Richard Colville 1St Lord Of Cliesh Knight Of Cleish Kinross 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 8th Lord of Torwood, 3rd Lord of Garden
1492–1530
Torwood, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (de Erskine of) Dun
1486–1532
Dun, Angusshire, Scotland
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Margaret Forrester's Descendants

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Margaret (de) Forrester (Abt. 1512–Aft. 22 Jan 1579) m. Melville, (James Colville, Catherine de Colville of Ochiltree and Easter Wemyss, Lord of) Session (Abt. 1490–4 Dec 1540)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard Colville, (1ST LORD OF CLIESH, KNIGHT OF CLEISH, KINROSS) COLVILLE) 1508–1560 m. LADY (ELIZABETH) ARNOT 1520– m. Francesca (of Cleish) Colquhoun 1512–1592
    1. 1. Grizel (of Cleish) Colville 1546–1607 m. Sir (Henry Echlin HX) YES 1546–1608
      1. 1. Robert (Echlin (Bishop Of down And Conner) Heir of nephew Henry) Echlin 1576–1635 m. Jane Seton 1580–1618
        1. 1. Hugh Echlin 1606–1641 m. Magdalena Cowell 1609–1670
        2. 2. John (Robert) Echlin 1612–1684 m. Mary (Wogay) Stafford 1612–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Echlin 1568–1617
    2. 2. Lady (ElIZABETH "ELENOR") COLVILLE 1539–1562 m. SIR (THOMAS GUYBON \ GIBBON \ GYBON) II 1500–1569
      1. 1. Humphrey Guyban 1540–1601
      2. 2. Lady (Beatrice) Guybon 1525–1604
      3. 3. William (Gybbon (born) Guyban) 1530–1612
      4. 4. Humphrey (Gibbon or) Guybon 1530–1601
      5. 5. Ursula Guyban 1531–1607
      6. 6. Cecilia (Guybon,) Greene 1534–
      7. 7. Baldwin DEREHAM –1610
    3. 3. Robert Colville 1532–1584
    4. 4. Thomas COLVILLE 1537–
    5. 5. Euphan Colville 1540–1562
    6. 6. Sir (Henry) Colville 1538–1596
    7. 7. Thomas COLVILLE 1556–
    8. 8. William Colville 1535–
    9. 9. Matthew Colville 1534–
    10. 10. Margaret Colville 1560–1646
  2. 2. Alexander (de Colville of Ochiltree and Easter Wemyss, Lord of) Session 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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