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== Family ==
== Family ==


In Stirling, he married on 20th January 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 October 1822<ref>[[Last Will and Testament of Dr John Forrest (1824) Ref SC67/36/7 Stirling Sheriff Court]]</ref> and his wife died 11th December 1847 , leaving issue:
In Stirling, he married on 20th January 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 October 1822<ref>[[Last Will and Testament of Dr John Forrest (1824) Ref SC67/36/7 Stirling Sheriff Court]]</ref> and his wife died on 11th December 1847, leaving issue:


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

Revision as of 20:59, 5 April 2010

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

John was a member of the Friends of the People[nb 1] evidenced in him being mentioned as such in the trial of David Downie for High Treason[2].

John's first cousin (once removed) William Hutton FORREST served as an apprentice to him.[3]

Family

In Stirling, he married on 20th January 1788 Elizabeth GLAS[4][5], daughter of John GLAS and Marion BURN . He died on 25th October 1822[6] and his wife died on 11th December 1847, leaving issue:

i. David FORREST, born on 3rd March 1789 in Stirling[7].
ii. Christian FORREST, born on 18th May 1793 in Stirling[7].
iii. Elizabeth FORREST, born on 17th July 1795 in Stirling[7].
iv. Alexander FORREST, baptised on 9th March 1797 in Stirling[8] and died before 1822[9]
v. Marion FORREST, born on 28th October 1798 in Stirling[7].
vi. Margaret FORREST, born on 10th July 1801 in Stirling[7].
vii. Isabella Craich FORREST, born on 6th August 1802 in Stirling[7].
viii. John FORREST, born on 20th June 1804 in Stirling[10].
ix. Charles Grieve FORREST, born on 25th February 1807 in Stirling[11] and died before 1822[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Friends of the People sought radical political reform in Great Britain, seeking wider electoral enfranchisement than existed at the time. Formed by a group of Whigs (Members of the House of Commons) in April 1792, by November of that year 87 branches of the organisation had been formed. Charles Grey was the leading figure and he stressed that the organisation would not engage in activities that would promote public disturbances. However many of the members were quite radical and some of their activities caused leading parliamentary reformers concern. The group continued to try and reform the electoral system through Parliament but met with a continued lack of success. The Prime Minister William Pitt argued that reform would give encouragement to those who sought to emulate the French Revolution. Realising that they had little chance of success the leaders of the society wound down the Friends of the People and radical activity moved on to become the preserve of other newer organisations (such as the United Irishmen and the United Scotsmen).

References

  1. ↑ Old Parochial Register, Births, Inverkeithing, OPR Ref. 432/0010 0381
  2. ↑ A Complete Collection of State Trials Vol. XXIII – Thomas Jones Howell (1817) pp1289-1302
  3. ↑ Reference Letter from Dr J Forrest to Dr W H Forrest (1818)
  4. ↑ Old Parochial Register, Marriages, Stirling, OPR Ref. 490/0040 0190
  5. ↑ Old Parochial Register, Marriages, Edinburgh, OPR Ref. 685/001 0520 0009
  6. ↑ Last Will and Testament of Dr John Forrest (1824) Ref SC67/36/7 Stirling Sheriff Court
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Old Parochial Register, Births, Stirling, OPR Ref. 490/0030 0307
  8. ↑ Old Parochial Register, Births, Stirling, OPR Ref. 490/0030 0250
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Only David and John Forrest are mentioned as living sons in Last Will and Testament of Dr John Forrest (1824) Ref SC67/36/7 Stirling Sheriff Court
  10. ↑ Old Parochial Register, Births, Stirling, OPR Ref. 490/0030 0336
  11. ↑ Old Parochial Register, Births, Stirling, OPR Ref. 490/0030 0361
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