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Sir Duncan Lord of Gardyne and Torwood Forrester 1420–1488 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Nov 1488

Death Location: Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey

Father: Sir Forster

Mother: Lady DeOrde

Spouse(s): Margaret Forsyth, Lady Forsyth

Children(s): Margaret Forrester, Agnes Forrester, Sir Forrester**

In 1420, Sir Duncan Lord of Gardyne and Torwood Forrester entered the world in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Sir John Forster And Lady Elizabeth Deorde. Sir Duncan Lord of Gardyne and Torwood Forrester married Lady Margaret Forsyth, Margaret Forsyth, and had children including Agnes Forrester, Margaret Forrester, Sir Walter Forrester. Sir Duncan Lord of Gardyne and Torwood Forrester passed away in 1488 in Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey.

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Biography

  • In 1420, Sir Duncan Lord of Gardyne and Torwood Forrester entered the world in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Sir John Forster And Lady Elizabeth Deorde.
  • Sir Duncan Lord of Gardyne and Torwood Forrester married Lady Margaret Forsyth, Margaret Forsyth, and had children including Agnes Forrester, Margaret Forrester, Sir Walter Forrester.
  • Sir Duncan Lord of Gardyne and Torwood Forrester passed away in 1488 in Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Forrester's Ancestors

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Sir Forrester
1420–1488
Birth Place: Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Forster
1390–1440
Buckton, Durham, England
Lady (Elizabeth) DeOrde
1380–1450
Buckton, Durham, England
Grandparents
William Forster
1340–1422
Northumberland, England
Forster
1355–1439
Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Forrester's Descendants

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Sir (Duncan Lord of Gardyne and Torwood) Forrester (1420–20 Nov 1488) m. Margaret Forsyth (1452–1500) m. Lady (Margaret) Forsyth (1425–1480)
  1. 1. Margaret Forrester 1462–1524 m. Sir (Alexander Stewart) Thompson 1460–1513 m. Alexander Forrester 1480–1538
    1. 1. Andrew Thompson 1490–1571 m. Isabella Normond 1503–1571 m. Margaret Lochmatomy 1495–1518
      1. 1. James Thompson 1525–1611 m. Marion Cochran 1520–1549
        1. 1. Richard Thompson 1545–1587 m. Margaret Henderson 1520–1600
    2. 2. Sir (Alexander Stewart) Thompson 1484–1587
  2. 2. Agnes Forrester 1440–1532
  3. 3. Sir (Walter) Forrester** 1460–1522

Sir Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420
Birth of Sir Duncan Lord of Gardyne and Torwood Forrester in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1488
20 Nov 1488
Age 68
Death of Sir Duncan Lord of Gardyne and Torwood Forrester in Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey
Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1488
    Event Place: Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey

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