Born about in Woolwich, Kent, England
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Blair Herd
— married
1 Dec 1824 in Mains and Strathmartine, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
David Herd and Alexander Herd
Died about
at about age 39
in Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jul 2014
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Biography
No birth or baptism could be found for Margaret, just a death record of 30 Jan 1838 in Dundee - "Margaret Forrester aged 39 years, born in Woolwich, wife of James Herd, carter, of typhus fever". [1]
She married James Herd 01 Dec 1824 in Mains and Strathmartine. [2]
Research Notes
Margaret was born in Woolwich which might indicate she was the daughter of a soldier. According to the Chelsea Pensionners list, a Sargeant James Forrester applied for a pension 30 Jul 1817. He was a member of the 91st Regt of Foot and was suffering from the loss of use of his middle finger on the right hand, and ill health from Walcheran Fever. His case was rejected. [3]
Sources
- ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers -Deaths and burials" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 03 Aug 2021), Margaret Forrester, 39 years: born: Woolwich; wife of James Herd, 30 Jan 1838, Dundee; citing Parish Number 282, Reference Number: 130 337.
- ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 29 Jan 2024), James Herd and Margaret Forester, 28 October 1732, 01 Dec 1824, Mains and Strathmartine; citing Parish Number 307, Reference Number: 60 114.
- ↑ The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; WO 23: Royal Hospital Chelsea: Admission Books, Registers and Papers; Reference: WO 23/163; James Forrester; Military Rank; Sergeant; Military Pension Age: 54; Birth Date abt 1763; Military Regiment: 91st Foot; Military Pension Date 30 Jul 1817 Ancestry Record 62624 #241249
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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