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Walter Forrest 1597–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1597

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 17 Oct 1632

Death Location: Scotland

Father: James Fife

Mother: Rachael Weir

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Walter Forrest was born in 1597 in Scotland, the child of James Thomas Forrester Forsythe Nydie Of Fife And Rachael Jeane Weir. Walter Forrest passed away in 1632 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Walter Forrest was born in 1597 in Scotland, the child of James Thomas Forrester Forsythe Nydie Of Fife And Rachael Jeane Weir.
  • Walter Forrest passed away in 1632 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Fife
1575–1624
Birth Location: St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Rachael Weir
1577–1624
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Forrest's Ancestors

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Walter Forrest
1597–1632
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
James Thomas Forrester, (Forsythe) Nydie of Fife
1575–1624
St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Rachael (Jeane) Weir
1577–1624
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Alison aka Robert F. (G21--Reid)) Forrest(er)
1550–1609
Nydie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Catherine (Sophia Elizabeth "Isobel") Yule
1550–1587
Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Forrest's Timeline

2 Records

1597
1597
Birth of Walter Forrest in Scotland
Scotland
1632
17 Oct 1632
Age 35
Death of Walter Forrest in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1632
    Event Place: Scotland
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