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Sir Matthew Gunnershaw Forrester, Knight of Stirling 1432–1487 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1432

Birth Location: Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1487

Death Location: Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey

Father:

Mother: Lady Forrester

Spouse(s): Lady Yair

Children(s): Elizabeth Lindsey

Sir Matthew Gunnershaw Forrester, Knight of Stirling was born in 1432 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of William And Lady Margaret Forrester. Sir Matthew Gunnershaw Forrester, Knight of Stirling married Lady Elizabeth Gudeman Lady Of Yair, and had children including Elizabeth Lindsey. Sir Matthew Gunnershaw Forrester, Knight of Stirling passed away in 1487 in Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey.

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Biography

  • Sir Matthew Gunnershaw Forrester, Knight of Stirling was born in 1432 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of William And Lady Margaret Forrester.
  • Sir Matthew Gunnershaw Forrester, Knight of Stirling married Lady Elizabeth Gudeman Lady Of Yair, and had children including Elizabeth Lindsey.
  • Sir Matthew Gunnershaw Forrester, Knight of Stirling passed away in 1487 in Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lady Forrester
1415–1488
Birth Location: Torwood, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Yair
1433–1490
Birth Location: Yair, Scottish Borders, by the River Tweed, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Lindsey
1429–1474
Birth Location: –
EL

Sir Stirling's Ancestors

Self
Sir Stirling
1432–1487
Birth Place: Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Lady (Margaret) Forrester
1415–1488
Torwood, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Stirling's Descendants

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Sir (Matthew Gunnershaw Forrester, Knight of) Stirling (1432–1487) m. Lady (Elizabeth Gudeman, Lady of) Yair (abt 1433–1490)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Lindsey 1429–1474 m. John Lundin 1448–1510
    1. 1. Lady (Christian) Lundin 1463–1510 m. Lord (John) Forbes 1472–1547
      1. 1. Lord (William) Forbes 1513–1593 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Keith 1522–1604
        1. 1. Lady (Christian) Forbes 1565–1622 m. John Johnston 1560–

Sir Stirling's Timeline

2 Records

1432
1432
Birth of Sir Matthew Gunnershaw Forrester, Knight of Stirling in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1487
1487
Age 55
Death of Sir Matthew Gunnershaw Forrester, Knight of Stirling in Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey
Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1432
    Event Place: Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey
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