Thomas FORRESTER
Died Age 52 at Owlhirst, Parish ofStapleton Occupation: Yeoman Farmer Birth record in Quaker Birth Index. Thomas was the executor for his father Thomas Forester's will dated 20 Jan 1773. He received all the real estate with their appurtenances and the remainder of his personnel estated after paying out all the legacies and funeral expenses. Thomad msttirf Jane Baxter in 1776 at Arthuret, the adjoining Parish to Stapleton and close to Owlhurst. He is buried in the Quaker Meetin House grounds at Thorneland
Mawrried 12 Jun 1756 Janet or Jennet Black
Birth recorded in Quaker Birth Index for 1777
Quaker Birth Index for Carlisle.
Baptism 24 Jun 1969 SLAKE Endowments 08 Nov 1969 SLAKE He was a clogger which meant harvesting wood to make clogs The society of Friends (Quakers) did njot baptise their children. Information was taken from cumbria Archives in Carlisle at the record office in the 'Index of Quaker records for cumberland and the Carlisle circuit.
He married Jane Baxter 29 May 1776 at Arthuret, Cumberland, England . Jane Baxter was christened at Arthuret, Cumberland, England May 1757 daughter of David Baxter and Jane Black .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Mary Forrester
born 6 Jun 1777.
Elizabeth Forrester
born 27 Jun 1779.
Jane Forrester
born 9 Jan 1782.
Hannah Forrester
born 18 Apr 1784.
Thomas Forrester
born 30 Oct 1786.
John Forrester
born 16 May 1789.
David Forrester
born 9 Jan 1792.
Thomas Forrester died 18 Mar 1793 at Owlhurst, Cumberland, England .