Thomas Forrester was born in Edgmond in 1678. He married Margaret Bryan on 17th of January 1703. They had 4 children the last of which to be born was our Thomas. William born in 1703 / incidently was apprenticed as a wheelwright in 1716 Margaret born in 1706 Elizabeth born in 1708 Thomas born in…

Thomas Forester was born in 1710 in Edgmond, Shropshire. He married Miriam “Mary” Lovekin on 24 December 1732 in Market Drayton, Shropshire. They had one child during their marriage.

When Thomas Forrester was born in 1739 in Hinstock, Shropshire, his father, Thomas, was 29 and his mother, Miriam, was 32. He married Hannah Sargant on 13 January 1763 in Market Drayton, Shropshire. They had one child during their marriage. He died in 1803 in Cheswardine, Shropshire, at the age of 64.

When Thomas Forrester was born in 1779 in Cheswardine, Shropshire, his father, Thomas, was 40 and his mother, Hannah, was 40. He married Jane Plumb on 17 November 1803 in his hometown. They had five children in 17 years. He died in 1836 in Market Drayton, Shropshire, at the age of 57.

When James Forrester was born in March 1807 in Cheswardine, Shropshire, his father, Thomas, was 28 and his mother, Jane, was 25. He married Mary Ann Martin in July 1849 in Market Drayton, Shropshire. They had five children in 13 years. He had three brothers and one sister.

When Harriet Forrester was born on 14 February 1851 in Cheswardine, Shropshire, her father, James, was 43, and her mother, Mary, was 20. Harriet was deaf & dumb form birth and must have had great difficulty in communicating. Her early years were spent on the family farm in Cheswardine but this soon changed about 1865…

Hugh Grant Forrester was the very last of the Forresters recorded in our history. He was born out of wedlock and therefore retained his mother’s maiden name.  For reasons unknown to us, he adopted a new name when he was about 19 years old and furthered his life from then on as John Stevenson. Nowadays…