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Walter Forrester 1730–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1730

Birth Location: Bailbeag of Cardross, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Jan 1776

Death Location: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Walter Forrester

Mother: Margaret Ker

Spouse(s): Margaret Johnstone

Children(s): William *, Janet Forrester, Elizabeth Forrester, Alexander Forrester, John Forrester, Agnes Forrester, Helen Forrester, James Forrester, Margaret Forrester, Mary Forrester

Walter Forrester was born in 1730 in Bailbeag of Cardross, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of Walter Forrester And Margaret Ker. Walter Forrester married Margaret Johnstone, and had children including Agnes Forrester, Alexander Forrester, Elizabeth Forrester, Helen Forrester, James Forrester, Janet Forrester, John Forrester, Margaret Forrester, Mary Forrester, William Forrester. Walter Forrester passed away in 1776 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Walter Forrester was born in 1730 in Bailbeag of Cardross, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of Walter Forrester And Margaret Ker.
  • Walter Forrester married Margaret Johnstone, and had children including Agnes Forrester, Alexander Forrester, Elizabeth Forrester, Helen Forrester, James Forrester, Janet Forrester, John Forrester, Margaret Forrester, Mary Forrester, William Forrester.
  • Walter Forrester passed away in 1776 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Forrester
1727–
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Ker
1727–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Johnstone
1733–1776
Birth Location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
MJ

Children(s)

William *
1765–
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland
W*
Janet Forrester
1768–1801
Birth Location: Saint Ninians, Stirling, Scotland
JF
Elizabeth Forrester
1758–
Birth Location: Saint Ninians, Stirling, Scotland
EF
Alexander Forrester
1760–
Birth Location: Saint Ninians, Stirling, Scotland
AF
John Forrester
1762–
Birth Location: St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JF
Agnes Forrester
1770–
Birth Location: Saint Ninians, Stirling, Scotland
AF
Helen Forrester
1773–
Birth Location: St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
HF
James Forrester
1767–
Birth Location: Saint Ninians, Stirling, Scotland
JF
Margaret Forrester
1764–
Birth Location: Saint Ninians, Stirling, Scotland
MF
Mary Forrester
1756–
Birth Location: St Ninians, Stirling, Scotland
MF

Walter Forrester's Ancestors

Self
Walter Forrester
1730–1776
Birth Place: Bailbeag of Cardross, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Walter Forrester
1727–
Margaret Ker
1727–
Grandparents
David Forrester
1680–
Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland
Helen Grahame
1681–
Perthshire Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Forrester
1660–
Daughter Buchanan
1634–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Buchanan
1600–1710
Baroness Buchanan
1605–1670

Walter Forrester's Descendants

1.
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Walter Forrester (1 Nov 1730–27 Jan 1776) m. Margaret Johnstone (1733–1776)
  1. 1. William (Forrester) * 1765–
  2. 2. Janet Forrester 1768–1801
  3. 3. Elizabeth Forrester 1758–
  4. 4. Alexander Forrester 1760–
  5. 5. John Forrester 1762–
  6. 6. Agnes Forrester 1770–
  7. 7. Helen Forrester 1773–
  8. 8. James Forrester 1767–
  9. 9. Margaret Forrester 1764–
  10. 10. Mary Forrester 1756–

Walter Forrester's Timeline

3 Records

1730
1 Nov 1730
Birth of Walter Forrester in Bailbeag of Cardross, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland
Bailbeag of Cardross, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland
1730
11 Jan 1730
Walter Forrester was baptized in Port of Monteith,Perth,Scotland
Port of Monteith,Perth,Scotland
1776
27 Jan 1776
Age 46
Death of Walter Forrester in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1730
    Event Place: Bailbeag of Cardross, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1730
    Event Place: Port of Monteith,Perth,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1776
    Event Place: Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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