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, daughter of Robert BREWSTER, cabinet maker, and Jane TAINSH[2]. 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
