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Sir Alexander MacDonald Forrester 1538–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538 or 1540

Birth Location: Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Jun 1598

Death Location: Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: David Forrester

Mother: Elizabeth Sandilands

Spouse(s): Lady Erskine

Children(s): Lady Forrester

Sir Alexander MacDonald Forrester was born in 1538 in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of David Forrester And Elizabeth Sandilands. Sir Alexander MacDonald Forrester married Lady Jean Erskine, and had children including Lady Barbara Forrester. Sir Alexander MacDonald Forrester passed away in 1598 in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Alexander MacDonald Forrester was born in 1538 in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of David Forrester And Elizabeth Sandilands.
  • Sir Alexander MacDonald Forrester married Lady Jean Erskine, and had children including Lady Barbara Forrester.
  • Sir Alexander MacDonald Forrester passed away in 1598 in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Forrester
1510–1547
Birth Location: Gardyne, Scotland
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Elizabeth Sandilands
1510–1579
Birth Location: Cruvy, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Erskine
1536–1591
Birth Location: Little Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Forrester
1589–
Birth Location: Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
LF

Sir Forrester's Ancestors

Self
Sir Forrester
1538–1598
Birth Place: Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
David Forrester
1510–1547
Gardyne, Scotland
Elizabeth Sandilands
1510–1579
Cruvy, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Forrester's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander MacDonald) Forrester (1538 or 1540–13 Jun 1598) m. Lady (Jean) Erskine (1536–1591)
  1. 1. Lady (Barbara) Forrester 1589–
    1. 1. Sir (John Forrester "The Immigrant" Livingston, 2rd Lord of Dunipace, 6th Laird of) Dunipace 1603–1674 m. Annabella ("Arbella" Abigail) Young 1608–1670
      1. 1. Elizabeth Lord 1654–1700
        1. 1. Rodger Moore 1680–1765

Sir Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538 or 1540
Birth of Sir Alexander MacDonald Forrester in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1598
13 Jun 1598
Age 60
Death of Sir Alexander MacDonald Forrester in Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538 or 1540
    Event Place: Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1598
    Event Place: Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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