#52Ancestorsin52Weeks John Forfar - 1764 - ? Social - Textile
Week 20/52 John FORFAR – 1764 - ? (by 1842) Ahnentafel Number 112 Context for discovery: This biography was written as part of the 52 ancestors in 52 weeks exercise devised by Amy Johnson Crow. You can join in too here. The theme for this month is Social and this week is textile. Amy says: Week 20's theme is "Textile." Clothing, quilts, weaving -- there are so many ways to talk about textiles in our family history! Be creative with this week's theme! In Week 15 I wrote a biography of my 3 rd great-grandfather Robert Forfar . He was baptised on 6 November 1817 and his parents identified as John Forfar and Isabella Rae. His father was deceased by the time Robert married in 1842. John, Robert’s father, was my 4 th great-grandfather. He has been variously described as a manufacturer and woollen manufacturer on his children’s marriage certificates. Timeline dates written in red on the right hand side of the test are sourced from Rosemary Big...