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Margaret Williamson 1569–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1569

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 16 May 1642

Death Location: Wells, Norfolk, England

Father: John Gunn

Mother: AlisonLeith Williamson

Spouse(s): James Logie

Children(s): David Town, Janet Forrester, John Forrester, Marion Forrester, Lady *, Katherine Forrester

Margaret Williamson was born in 1569 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of John Williamson Gunn And Alisonleith Mnu Williamson. Margaret Williamson married James Forrester 4Th Of Logie, and had children including David Forrester 5Th Of Logie Sheriff Town, Janet Forrester, John Forrester, Katherine Forrester, Lady Margaret Forrester Ross, Marion Forrester. Margaret Williamson passed away in 1642 in Wells, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Williamson was born in 1569 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of John Williamson Gunn And Alisonleith Mnu Williamson.
  • Margaret Williamson married James Forrester 4Th Of Logie, and had children including David Forrester 5Th Of Logie Sheriff Town, Janet Forrester, John Forrester, Katherine Forrester, Lady Margaret Forrester Ross, Marion Forrester.
  • Margaret Williamson passed away in 1642 in Wells, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Margaret Williamson's Ancestors

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Margaret Williamson
1569–1642
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
John Williamson Gunn
1545–
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
AlisonLeith ((mnu)) Williamson
1545–
Stirling, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Williamson's Descendants

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Margaret Williamson (21 Aug 1569–16 May 1642) m. James (Forrester, 4th Of) Logie (abt 1570–1632)
  1. 1. David (Forrester, 5th of Logie, Sheriff &) Town 1600–1671 m. Anna Wylie 1617–
    1. 1. James (Forrester 6th of Logie 6th of) Logie 1642–1722 m. Euphemia ((Effie) Forrester of) Arngibbon 1640–1731
      1. 1. Annabell Mitchell 1660–1695 m. James Forrester 1650–1705
        1. 1. James (Forrester of Garden And Logie of Garden and) Logie 1687–1744 m. Marion Ure 1688–
        2. 2. James 1683–
  2. 2. Janet Forrester 1590–
  3. 3. John Forrester 1602–
  4. 4. Marion Forrester 1608–
  5. 5. Lady (Margaret (Forrester) Ross) * 1618–1659
  6. 6. Katherine Forrester 1633–

Margaret Williamson's Timeline

3 Records

1569
21 Aug 1569
Birth of Margaret Williamson in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1639
2 Feb 1639
Age 70
Death of Margaret Williamson in Midlothian, Scotland
Midlothian, Scotland
1642
16 May 1642
Age 73
Burial of Margaret Williamson in Wells, Norfolk, England
Wells, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1569
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1639
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 May 1642
    Event Place: Wells, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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