James Forrest

• Name	James Forrest
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1683	Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  	Cottar or tenant farmer
  Religion	1683	Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  	Presbyterian - Covenanter
  Residence	1683	Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  	Old-yards
  Imprisonment	Oct 1683	Lanarkshire, Scotland
  	Arrested and imprisoned with his son James and nephew Robert Gourlay for lodging Covenanters. Had his house ransacked and goods spoiled.
  Title Suffix	elder, in Old Yards
  Origin	Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I45944	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Marion Forrest
  Children	1. Margaret Forrest,   b. Abt 1664, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Abt Oct 1685, At sea (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. James Forrest,   b. Abt 1666, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

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  Occupation - Cottar or tenant farmer - 1683 - Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland Religion - Presbyterian - Covenanter - 1683 - Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland Residence - Old-yards - 1683 - Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland Imprisonment - Arrested and imprisoned with his son James and nephew Robert Gourlay for lodging Covenanters. Had his house ransacked and goods spoiled. - Oct 1683 - Lanarkshire, Scotland Origin - - Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth