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William Forrester 1743 – 1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1743

Birth Location: Denny, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 18 Apr 1818

Death Location: Parkhead, Cumbernauld, Scotland

Father: Alexander Forrester

Mother: Helen Crawford

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William Forrester * was born in 1743 in Denny, Stirlingshire, , Scotland, the child of Alexander Forrester and Helen Crawford. William Forrester * passed away in 1818 in Parkhead, Cumbernauld, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Forrester * was born in 1743 in Denny, Stirlingshire, , Scotland, the child of Alexander Forrester and Helen Crawford.
  • William Forrester * passed away in 1818 in Parkhead, Cumbernauld, Scotland.

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William Forrester's Ancestors

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William Forrester
1743 – 1818
Birth Place: Denny, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Parents
Alexander Forrester
1712 – 1770
Dunipace, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Helen Crawford
1716 –
Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Crawford
1680 –
Bogend, Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret Baad
1681 –
Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Crauford
1643 – 1689
Christian Jaffrey
1650 – 1682
Adam (Baade)
1645 – 1687
Marjorie Smyth
1657 – 1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Crawfurd
1617 – 1671
Bessie Thomsone
1625 –
James Jaffrey
1620 –
Margrat Forsyth
1623 –
Andrew Smith
1634 – 1668
Jonet Gillespie
1634 – 1668

William Forrester's Timeline

2 Records

1743
1743
Birth of William Forrester * in Denny, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Denny, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
1818
18 Apr 1818
Age 75
Death of William Forrester * in Parkhead, Cumbernauld, Scotland
Parkhead, Cumbernauld, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Denny, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1818
    Event Place: Parkhead, Cumbernauld, Scotland

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