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Robert Forrester 1734–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 July 1734

Birth Location: Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1837

Death Location: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Sr

Mother: Katherine (Gilmour)

Spouse(s): Agnes Grant, Elizabeth Grindistone

Children(s): William Forrester, Isabella Forrester, Isobel Forrester, George Forrester, Margaret Forrester, Agnes Forrester, Henry Forster, James Forrester, Janet Forrester, Henry Forrester, James Forrester

The story of Robert Forrester began in 1734 in Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Robert Forrester married Agnes Grant, Elizabeth Grindistone, and had children including Agnes Forrester, George Forrester, Henry Forrester, Henry Forster, Isabella Forrester, Isobel Forrester, James Forrester, Janet Forrester, Margaret Forrester, William Forrester. Robert Forrester passed away in 1837 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Forrester began in 1734 in Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Robert Forrester married Agnes Grant, Elizabeth Grindistone, and had children including Agnes Forrester, George Forrester, Henry Forrester, Henry Forster, Isabella Forrester, Isobel Forrester, James Forrester, Janet Forrester, Margaret Forrester, William Forrester.
  • Robert Forrester passed away in 1837 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr
1700–1755
Birth Location: Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland
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Katherine (Gilmour)
1704–1775
Birth Location: Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Grant
1735–1816
Birth Location: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Grindistone
1752–
Birth Location: Ceres, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Forrester
1768–1825
Birth Location: Kettlebridge, Fife, Scotland
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Isabella Forrester
1781–1862
Birth Location: –
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Isobel Forrester
1769–1862
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
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George Forrester
1775–1857
Birth Location: Largo, Fifeshire, Scotland
GF
Margaret Forrester
1771–
Birth Location: Largo, Fife, Scotland
MF
Agnes Forrester
1773–1834
Birth Location: Largo, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Henry Forster
1766–1834
Birth Location: Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland
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James Forrester
1774–
Birth Location: Kettle, Fife, Scotland
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Janet Forrester
1771–1858
Birth Location: Kettle, Fife, Scotland
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Henry Forrester
1785–1834
Birth Location: Auchterderran, Fife, , Scotland
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James Forrester
1763–1763
Birth Location: Kettle, Fife, Scotland
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Robert Forrester's Ancestors

Self
Robert Forrester
1734–1837
Birth Place: Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James William Forrester Sr
1700–1755
Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland
Katherine (Gilmore) (Gilmour)
1704–1775
Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Ritchie Forrester, Minister of) Campsie
1670–1736
Abbotshall, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Forrester's Descendants

1.
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Robert Forrester (28 July 1734–1837) m. Agnes Grant (21 July 1735–15th November, 1816) m. Elizabeth Grindistone (23 Aug 1752–)
  1. 1. William Forrester 1768–1825 m. Jean Rattray 1770–
    1. 1. Robert Forrester 1797–1849 m. Mary Aitken 1795–1873
      1. 1. Mary Forrester 1828–1881
      2. 2. Elizabeth Forrester 1833–1902
      3. 3. Jane Forrester 1830–1898 m. David (Wyndham) Murray 1819–1903
        1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) murray 1857–1935 m. Ebenezer Ritchie 1856–1921
        2. 2. Anna (Emma) MURRAY 1855–1886
        3. 3. Isabella MURRAY 1862–1938
        4. 4. Margaret (Forrester) MURRAY 1864–1913
        5. 5. Mary MURRAY 1853–1854
        6. 6. Mary (Louisa) MURRAY 1869–1945
        7. 7. Robert (William) MURRAY 1867–1867
        8. 8. William (Forrester) MURRAY 1871–1943
        9. 9. Elizabeth MURRAY 1860–1900
        10. 10. Thomas (Forrester) Murray 1850–1925
      4. 4. John Forrester 1843–1914
      5. 5. John Forrester 1835–1839
      6. 6. Robert Forrester 1826–1881
      7. 7. Margaret Forrester 1840–
      8. 8. William Forrester 1824–1900 m. Isabel Fyfe 1825–1922
        1. 1. Robert Forrester 1848–1920
        2. 2. Mary Forrester 1858–1941
        3. 3. Wilhelmina Forrester 1861–1945
        4. 4. John (W) Forrester 1864–1914
        5. 5. David (M) Forrester 1867–1895
        6. 6. James Forrester 1850–1925
        7. 7. Isabella Forrester 1853–1928
        8. 8. John (Wilkinson) Forrester 1859–1859
        9. 9. William Forrester 1860–
      9. 9. Margaret Forrester 1828–
    2. 2. William Forrester 1803–1879
    3. 3. John Forrester 1804–
  2. 2. Isabella Forrester 1781–1862
  3. 3. Isobel Forrester 1769–1862
  4. 4. George Forrester 1775–1857
  5. 5. Margaret Forrester 1771–
  6. 6. Agnes Forrester 1773–1834
  7. 7. Henry Forster 1766–1834
  8. 8. James Forrester 1774–
  9. 9. Janet Forrester 1771–1858 m. James Henderson 1770–1860
    1. 1. Henry Henderson 1816–
    2. 2. David Henderson 1814–
    3. 3. William Henderson 1811–
    4. 4. Isobellia Henderson 1809–
    5. 5. James Henderson 1806–
    6. 6. Robert Henderson 1798–
    7. 7. John Henderson 1800–1860
  10. 10. Henry Forrester 1785–1834
  11. 11. James Forrester 1763–1763

Robert Forrester's Timeline

3 Records

1734
28 July 1734
Birth of Robert Forrester in Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1762
16 July 1762
Age 28
Robert Forrester was married
None
1837
1837
Age 103
Death of Robert Forrester in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 July 1734
    Event Place: Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 July 1762
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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