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Walter Forrester 1459–1533 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1459

Birth Location: Carden, Stirling, Scotland

Death Date: SEP 1533

Death Location: Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey

Father: Matthew Forrester

Mother: Elizabeth Gudeman

Spouse(s): Agnes Graham

Children(s): James Forrester, Janet Forrester, Agnes Forrester, Margaretha Forrester, Angise Forrest, Marion Forrester, James Forrester, Agnes Forrester

Walter Forrester was born in 1459 in Carden, Stirling, Scotland, the child of Matthew Forrester And Elizabeth Gudeman. Walter Forrester married Agnes Graham, and had children including Agnes Forrester, Angise Forrest, James Forrester, Janet Forrester, Margaretha Forrester, Marion Forrester. Walter Forrester passed away in 1533 in Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey.

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Biography

  • Walter Forrester was born in 1459 in Carden, Stirling, Scotland, the child of Matthew Forrester And Elizabeth Gudeman.
  • Walter Forrester married Agnes Graham, and had children including Agnes Forrester, Angise Forrest, James Forrester, Janet Forrester, Margaretha Forrester, Marion Forrester.
  • Walter Forrester passed away in 1533 in Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey.

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Walter Forrester's Ancestors

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Walter Forrester
1459–1533
Birth Place: Carden, Stirling, Scotland
Parents
Matthew Forrester
1420–1487
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Gudeman
1432–1490
Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Forrester's Descendants

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Walter Forrester (1459–SEP 1533) m. Agnes Graham (1453–20 MAR 1557)
  1. 1. James Forrester 1480–1528 m. Elizabeth Cunningham 1486–1519
    1. 1. Elizabeth Forrester 1519–1579 m. David MacGill 1515–1595 m. David Makgill 1515–1596
      1. 1. Zachary McGill 1551–
      2. 2. John McGill 1560–1646
      3. 3. James Makgill 1558–
      4. 4. George Makgill 1566–1619
      5. 5. Alexander Makgill 1560–
      6. 6. Jean Macgill 1572–1622 m. William Mure 1570– m. Thomas Kennedy 1570–
      7. 7. John Makgill 1564– m. Marion Sandilands 1585–1646 m. Margaret Dowglas 1600–
      8. 8. Laurence Mcgill 1562–1646 m. Helen 1550– m. Jean Crichton 1577–
      9. 9. Elizabeth McGill 1559–1622 m. Robert Logan 1555–1606 m. William Mure 1547–1616 m. Thomas Kennedy 1543–1602
        1. 1. Margaret Kennedy 1579–1630
        2. 2. Susanna Kennedy, 1579–1605 m. Patrick McKie 1576–1645
        3. 3. Gilbert Kennedy 1580–1653
        4. 4. David Kennedy 1590– m. Janet Henryson 1609–
        5. 5. Patrick Kennedy 1580–1640
        6. 6. Thomas Kennedy 1586–1601
        7. 7. Thomas (Farley) Kennedy 1585–1635 m. Dorothy Engham 1576–1640
        8. 8. Sharyn Kennedy 1591–
        9. 9. Helen Kennedy 1582–1622 m. James Mure 1581–1611 m. John Fergusson 1583–1647
        10. 10. Thomas Kennedy 1600–1601
        11. 11. John Kennedy 1598– m. Lily Kennedy 1605–
        12. 12. John Kennedy 1585–1625 m. Bessie Moscrop 1589–
        13. 13. Alexander (Kennedy of) Craignoch 1588–1652 m. Agnes Kennedy 1596–1653
      10. 10. David MacGill 1558–1609 m. Mary Sinclair 1562–1606
        1. 1. John Makgill 1599– m. Marion Menzies 1603–
        2. 2. Anna Makgil 1604– m. John Ross 1602–1643
        3. 3. Alexander Makgill 1600–
        4. 4. Anna McGill 1602–1635 m. John Ross 1602–1643
        5. 5. Patrick Makgill 1588–
        6. 6. David Macgill 1584–1619 m. David Makgill 1586–
        7. 7. Thomas MacGill 1598–1619
        8. 8. James MacGill 1586–1663 m. Catherine Cockburn 1576–1640 m. Christian Livingston 1626–1664
        9. 9. Elizabeth Makgill 1587–1612 m. James Cranston 1582–1634
  2. 2. Janet Forrester 1510–1610 m. David (Bruce) Bruce 1465–1556 m. Sir (Robert Bruce of) Airth 1505–1548
    1. 1. Alexander Bruce 1530–1600 m. Janet Livingston 1532–1600
      1. 1. Alexander Bruce 1553–1598
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Bruce 1549–1588 m. William Gibson 1550–1644 m. George Gibson 1545–1644
      3. 3. William Bruce 1550–1626 m. Isbell Murray 1555– m. Isbell Forbes 1556–1611
      4. 4. John Bruce 1554–1631 m. Barbara Bailie 1557–
      5. 5. Robert Bruce 1554–1631 m. Margaret Hamilton 1560–1614 m. Margaret (Martha) Douglas 1570–1620
      6. 6. William Bruce 1565–1598 m. Majorie Stewart 1568–1607 m. Jean Fleming 1570–1630
        1. 1. Margaret (Marion) BRUCE 1582–1640
        2. 2. Robert Bruce 1593–1594
        3. 3. Alexander Bruce 1591–1592
        4. 4. Patrick Bruce 1595–1655 m. Janet Jackson 1609–1659
        5. 5. Sir (John) Bruce –1642 m. Marjory Law 1607– m. Margaret Elphinstone 1588–1628
        6. 6. William Bruce 1586–1630 m. Isabel Baillie 1585– m. Rachel Johnston 1588–1631
        7. 7. Jeane Bruce 1582–1640 m. Alexander Menteith 1575–1619 m. William Menteith 1540–1619
  3. 3. Agnes Forrester 1493–1548
  4. 4. Margaretha Forrester 1474–1532
  5. 5. Angise Forrest 1544–1585
  6. 6. Marion Forrester 1496–1527
  7. 7. James Forrester 1489–1534
  8. 8. Agnes Forrester 1525–

Walter Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1459
1459
Birth of Walter Forrester in Carden, Stirling, Scotland
Carden, Stirling, Scotland
1533
SEP 1533
Age 74
Death of Walter Forrester in Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey
Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1459
    Event Place: Carden, Stirling, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: SEP 1533
    Event Place: Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey

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