Kintyre People


A genealogical database of individuals who lived in Kintyre during the early modern period, from roughly 1500 CE to 1800 CE.

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Forrester, Grissel

Forrester, Grissel

Female 1697 -


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  • Name Forrester, Grissel
    Christening 24 Jan 1697  Campbeltown, Campbeltown parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female
    Person ID I248  Kintyre People
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2026

    Father Forrester, James of Knockrioch
    Mother McAlester, Finnuell
    Marriage c. 1687  Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F36  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Scotlandspeople.com, OPR - Baptisms, 507 10/20.

    2. [S9] Testamentary Records, CC2/5/3.
      "I[te]m due be Alex[ande]r McAlester of Loup and the deceast Archibald McDonald of Largie ^as Caut[ione]r^ be Contract of Marradge past betwixt the defunct for himself and as burden taker for the said James Forester and the s[ai]d Coll McAlester as burden taker for Finnuale McAlester his dau[ghte]r dated the 17 day of Febr[uar]y 1687 years the number of fifteen Cowes as only resting of the number of twentie Cowes for [whi]ch they stood obleidged, or the somme of twelve pound Scots as the pryce of each of the s[ai]d Cowes extending to - 180 : 00 : 00"