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Walter Forrest 1600–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Apr 1679

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: David Laird

Mother: Isobel Simpson

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In 1600, Walter Forrest entered the world in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, born to David Laird Of Hesilhead Forrest Laird And Isobel Simpson. Walter Forrest passed away in 1679 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1600, Walter Forrest entered the world in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, born to David Laird Of Hesilhead Forrest Laird And Isobel Simpson.
  • Walter Forrest passed away in 1679 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Walter Forrest's Ancestors

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Walter Forrest
1600–1679
Birth Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
David "Laird of Hesilhead" Forrest Laird
1570–1645
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Isobel Simpson
1570–1648
Haddington, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William ('of Nydie Fife' Forster\Forrest) Laird
1550–1610
Nydie Fife, Scotland
Isobel Yule
1550–1587
Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Forrest's Timeline

2 Records

1600
1600
Birth of Walter Forrest in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1679
14 Apr 1679
Age 79
Death of Walter Forrest in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1679
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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