James FORREST (1844-1887)
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James FORREST was born on 19th August 1844 and baptised on 25th September 1844 in Stirling[1]. He was the eldest child of William Hutton FORREST and Margaret Thompson STEPHENSON.
Family
At 24 Rankeillor Street, Edinburgh, he married on 3rd March 1869 Jane BREWSTER[2], daughter of Robert BREWSTER, cabinet maker and Jane TAINSH. Together they had issue:
- i. Martin FORREST, born on 5th September 1869 in Stirling[3].
- ii. William FORREST, born on 3rd January 1871 in Stirling[4].
- iii. Robert Brewster FORREST, born on 21st July 1872 in Stirling[5].
- iv. Margaret Peggy FORREST, twin, born on 1st January 1882 in Stirling[6].
- v. Jane Jeannie FORREST, twin, born on 1st January 1882 in Stirling[6].
James died on 17th February 1887 in Cameron Township, Murray, Minnesota[7] and his wife died in March 1926 in Lake Wilson, Murray, Minnesota[8].
References
- ↑ Old Parochial Register, Births, Stirling, OPR Ref. 490/0060 0374
- ↑ Statutory Register, Marriages, Ref. 685/05 0079
- ↑ Statutory Register, Births, Ref. 490/00 0367
- ↑ Statutory Register, Births, Ref. 490/00 0019
- ↑ Statutory Register, Births, Ref. 490/00 0256
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Statutory Register, Births, Ref. 490/00 0033
- ↑ Newspaper Obituary - Robert Forrest
- ↑ Newspaper Obituary - Robert Forrest
