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== Family ==
== Family ==


In Stirling, he married on 20th Jan 1788 '''Elizabeth GLAS''', daughter of '''John GLAS''' and '''Marion BURN''' . He died on 25th Oct 1822 and his wife died in Dec 1847 , leaving issue:
In Stirling, he married on 20th Jan 1788 '''Elizabeth GLAS'''<ref>[[Old Parochial Register, Marriages, Stirling, OPR Ref. 490/0040 0190]]</ref><ref>Old Parochial Register, Marriages, Edinburgh, OPR Ref. 685/001 0520 0009</ref>, daughter of '''John GLAS''' and '''Marion BURN''' . He died on 25th Oct 1822 and his wife died in Dec 1847 , leaving issue:


:i. '''[[David FORREST (1789-1823)|David FORREST]]''', born on 3rd Mar 1789 in Stirling<ref name="b0307">[[Old Parochial Register, Births, Stirling, OPR Ref. 490/0030 0307]]</ref>.
:i. '''[[David FORREST (1789-1823)|David FORREST]]''', born on 3rd Mar 1789 in Stirling<ref name="b0307">[[Old Parochial Register, Births, Stirling, OPR Ref. 490/0030 0307]]</ref>.

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Dr John FORREST, was born on 3rd Nov 1761 in Inverkeithing, Fifeshire and baptised on the 12th Nov 1761[1]. He was the third child of Rev David FORREST and Christian CRAICH.

John was a member of the Friends of the People and was mentioned as such in the trial of David Downie for High Treason .


Family

In Stirling, he married on 20th Jan 1788 Elizabeth GLAS[2][3], daughter of John GLAS and Marion BURN . He died on 25th Oct 1822 and his wife died in Dec 1847 , leaving issue:

i. David FORREST, born on 3rd Mar 1789 in Stirling[4].
ii. Christian FORREST, born on 18th May 1793 in Stirling[4].
iii. Elizabeth FORREST, born on 17th Jul 1795 in Stirling[4].
iv. Alexander FORREST, baptised on 9th Mar 1797 in Stirling[5].
v. Marion FORREST, born on 28th Oct 1798 in Stirling[4].
vi. Margaret FORREST, born on 10th Jul 1801 in Stirling[4].
vii. Isabella Craich FORREST, born on 6th Aug 1802 in Stirling[4] and died on 9th Sep 1883 without issue.
viii. John FORREST, born on 20th Jun 1804 in Stirling[6].
ix. Charles Grieve FORREST, born on 25th Feb 1807 in Stirling[7].

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