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Robert BENNETT
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
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Robert BENNETT
~1655 - ~1740
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Spouses and Descendants
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Robert BENNETT
~1655 - ~1740
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
  m. Christian SMITH (~1667 - ~1740)
 
Janet BENNETT
1696 - ~1760
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
  m. Robert ARCHIBALD (1704 - bur.1750)
 
John ARCHIBALD
bap.1726 - ~1776
of Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet ARCHIBALD
1728 - ~1778
of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
Robert ARCHIBALD
1729 - ~1791
Coal miner of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
  m. Jean HUNTER (1731 - ~1791)
 
Isobel ARCHIBALD
bap.1753 - ~1803
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Bessie ARCHIBALD
1755 - ~1805
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
John ARCHIBALD
1757 - ~1807
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Robert ARCHIBALD
1759 - 1760
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret ARCHIBALD
1761 - ~1811
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Robert ARCHIBALD
1764 - ~1814
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Henry ARCHIBALD
1766 - 1832
Soldier - 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot of Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
  m. Mary SAGAR (bap.1774 - 1852)
 
Robert ARCHIBALD
bap.1797 - ~1799
of Manchester, Lancashire
Robert ARCHIBALD
1801 - 1872
Beer seller of Skipton, Yorkshire
  m. Harriet FIRTH (1801 - 1857)
 
Mary Ann ARCHIBALD
bap.1823 - ~1885
of Heptonstall, Yorkshire
  m. Joseph GRIME (~1814 - ~1889)
 
Mary Jane GRIME
1850 - ~1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Nancy GRIME
1854 - ~1904
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Firth ARCHIBALD
bap.1825 - bur.1870
Plasterer of Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire
  m. Betty 'Betsy' AINSWORTH (~1826 - bur.1893)
 
Firth ARCHIBALD
~1850 - ~1911
Plasterer of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet Hannah ARCHIBALD
~1853 - bur.1926
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. WALSH (~1853 - ~1903)
 
David Ainsworth ARCHIBALD
~1856 - bur.1933
Plasterer of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Mary Jane [ARCHIBALD] (~1857 - ~1907)
 
Firth ARCHIBALD
~1882 - ~1937
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Maud ARCHIBALD
~1882 - ~1937
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Elizabeth Jane 'Betsy' ARCHIBALD
1860 - bur.1915
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William MARSDEN (~1860 - bur.1912)
 
Margaret Alice ARCHIBALD
~1868 - ~1930
Paper bag maker of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert ARCHIBALD
~1827 - bur.1830
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
Margaret Emeline ARCHIBALD
1830 - ~1895
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
Harriet ARCHIBALD
bap.1833 - 1882
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
  m. Joseph WHALLEY (~1828 - ~1895)
  m. James ELSWORTH (~1838 - ~1913)
  m. William SEED (~1844 - ~1919)
 
Harriet WHALLEY
~1854 - ~1908
of Blackburn, Lancashire
John F WHALLEY
~1856 - ~1909
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
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Joseph WHALLEY
~1858 - ~1910
of Blackburn, Lancashire
William ELSWORTH
1873 - ~1923
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
Doris ELSWORTH
~1905 - 1997
A Private Individual
 
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Caroline Elizabeth ARCHIBALD
bap.1834 - 1903
Lodging house keeper of Askrigg, Yorkshire
  m. James FORREST (1833 - 1889)
 
Firth FORREST
1854 - 1931
Private - 2nd Loyal North Lancashire Regiment of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Letitia 'Lettice' WILKINSON (1853 - 1928)
 
John FORREST
1875 - ~1915
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Esther RAWLINSON (~1871 - ~1941)
 
Firth FORREST
1897 - 1968
Storekeeper (Assembly Room Store - Royal Ordnance Factory) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Mary Ann YATES (1899 - 1962)
 
John FORREST
1920 - ~1980
Paper mill worker of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert FORREST
1922 - ~1981
Bakery assistant of Blackburn, Lancashire
A Private Individual
Clifford FORREST
1929 - 1929
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Esther FORREST
1900 - 1965
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edward DAVIES (1896 - ~1967)
 
Maggie DAVIES
1919 - ~1979
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Fred SMITH (~1905 - ~1980)
 
Arthur DAVIES
1921 - ~1980
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Edward FORREST
1904 - 1968
Engineer and stoker at cotton mill of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Ethel E BLACKBURN (1905 - ~1972)
 
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John FORREST
1907 - ~1973
Paper mill worker of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Doris KNOWLES (1907 - ~1973)
 
A Private Individual
Jane FORREST
1908 - 1979
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William Henry HAWORTH (1909 - 2004)
 
Royden HAWORTH
1929 - 1982
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
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Arthur FORREST
1911 - 1982
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Phyllis M MCGOWAN (1909 - 1967)
 
Harriet FORREST
1884 - 1951
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Thomas PARK (~1869 - 1903)
  m. Adam GREENWOOD (1880 - 1959)
 
Nancy FORREST
1885 - 1973
Cardroom hand at cotton mill of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William Henry BLAKLEY (1878 - ~1942)
  m. Joseph HARTLEY (1878 - ~1959)
 
Harriet BLAKLEY
1906 - 1988
of Earby, Yorkshire
  m. Thomas NORSE (1906 - 1995)
 
William Henry NORSE
1928 - 1991
of Skipton, Yorkshire
 
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Frank NORSE
1933 - 2007
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
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Adam NORSE
1935 - 1976
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
Albert BLAKLEY
1907 - 1977
Cotton weaver of Skipton, Yorkshire
  m. Alice Elizabeth HOGG (1907 - ~1973)
 
Rose BLAKLEY
1908 - 1972
Cotton weaver of Skipton, Yorkshire
  m. Robert W CLAYTON (1907 - ~1973)
 
A Private Individual
 
Josephine BLAKLEY
1915 - 1998
Cotton weaver of Skipton, Yorkshire
  m. James GRIMSHAW (1912 - 1976)
 
A Private Individual
 
Margaret Archibald FORREST
1857 - 1857
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James FORREST
1858 - ~1860
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert Archibald FORREST
1860 - 1922
Cotton creeler of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Catherine Ann 'Kate' PICKUP (1866 - 1922)
 
John FORREST
1863 - ~1939
Cotton spinner of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Selina HIGGINSON (~1863 - 1933)
 
Elizabeth FORREST
1891 - ~1983
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. James MCVAN (1890 - 1971)
  m. Joseph CLIFFE (~1925 - ?)
 
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  m. WHITE (~1917 - ?)
 
Selina FORREST
1893 - 1977
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edward WILSON (1894 - ~1967)
 
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Isabella FORREST
1898 - 1960
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Ernest SMITH (1894 - 1969)
 
Florence 'Florrie' SMITH
1920 - 2007
Capstan lathe hand of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Harry SUTTON (~1909 - ?)
 
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Selina SMITH
1921 - 1997
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. David LOWE (1920 - ~1980)
  m. James Hartley BYRNE (1930 - 1982)
 
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Jessie Hannah SMITH
1922 - 1948
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Albert DOUGLAS (1921 - 1956)
 
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John FORREST
1901 - ~1970
Woodyard labourer of Blackburn, Lancashire
Thomas FORREST
1904 - ~1957
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Nancy FORREST
1865 - 1944
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. James BLACKBURN (1862 - 1901)
 
Jane BLACKBURN
1888 - 1971
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Herbet BARNETT (1853 - 1943)
 
Elizabeth BLACKBURN
1890 - 1955
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet Firth BLACKBURN
1892 - 1984
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert BLACKBURN
1893 - 1972
Family grocer of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Lucy A DUNN (1899 - 1959)
 
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  m. Alfred Brian DUNDERDALE (1931 - 2014)
 
A Private Individual
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Charlotte Lucy ROYLE
1987 - 1987
of Manchester, Lancashire
A Private Individual
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James BLACKBURN
1896 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Richard BLACKBURN
1896 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
John BLACKBURN
1898 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Fred BLACKBURN
1899 - 1991
Painter and decorator of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Amy SHORROCK (1903 - 1975)
 
Emily BLACKBURN
1901 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet FORREST
1867 - 1868
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James FORREST
1869 - 1946
Labourer (retired) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Barbara HAWORTH (1869 - 1948)
 
James FORREST
1890 - 1891
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Isabella FORREST
1892 - 1976
Cotton winder (unemployed, seeking work) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William Arthur FERGUSON (1898 - 1965)
 
Lilian 'Lily' FERGUSON
1921 - 1975
Cotton doffer in ring room of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Jack SUNTER (~1912 - ?)
 
A Private Individual
  m. Linda A NEWSHAM (1948 - 2005)
 
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Margaret FERGUSON
1924 - 2010
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
Thomas FERGUSON
1927 - 1935
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Barbara FERGUSON
1928 - 1930
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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Elizabeth FORREST
1895 - 1895
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James FORREST
1896 - 1897
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Barbara FORREST
1899 - 1965
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William JOHNSON (~1888 - ~1963)
 
Betty JOHNSON
1921 - 2000
Slipper worker of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. James THORNLEY (1921 - 1988)
 
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William FORREST
1903 - 1904
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Thomas FORREST
1906 - 1934
Schoolboy (infant) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Nora YATES (1902 - ~1971)
 
William Gordon FORREST
1931 - 1980
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
A Private Individual
 
Lily FORREST
1909 - 1928
Schoolgirl (infant) of Blackburn, Lancashire
William FORREST
1871 - 1930
Cotton spinner of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Rose Ann PARKES (1871 - 1948)
 
Harriet FORREST
1890 - 1973
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Frederick BAMFORD (1890 - 1943)
 
James BAMFORD
1919 - 1924
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Firth BAMFORD
1919 - 1986
Joiner (apprentice, bench hand) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edna COCKSHUTT (1921 - 2011)
 
Firth BAMFORD
1948 - 2022
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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Elizabeth 'Lizzie' FORREST
1892 - 1978
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William 'Billy' STANHOPE (1894 - 1929)
 
Dorothy Rose STANHOPE
1923 - 2009
of Fylde R.D., Lancashire
  m. Arthur W MORGAN (~1922 - ?)
 
Margaret STANHOPE
1927 - 1973
of Fylde R.D., Lancashire
 
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Mary 'Poll' FORREST
1895 - 1981
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Luke WILSON (~1887 - ~1962)
 
Fred WILSON
1920 - 2003
Motor electrician of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Phyllis D PAGE (~1911 - ?)
 
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Firth FORREST
1898 - 1918
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Alice FORREST
1901 - 1902
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Rose 'Rosie' FORREST
1903 - 1979
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Arthur MORRIS (1902 - 1936)
  m. George TOWLER (~1915 - ?)
 
Brian MORRIS
1930 - 1957
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
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Olive FORREST
1904 - 1967
Cotton warper of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. James 'Jim' WALMSLEY (1905 - ~1953)
 
William 'Bill' FORREST
1906 - 1969
Textile fitter's labourer of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Nancy DUCKWORTH (1908 - ~1974)
 
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John 'Jack' FORREST
1907 - 1972
Clerk of Works (Blackburn Corporation) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edna May SCOTT (1908 - 1994)
 
Firth Scott FORREST
1937 - 1937
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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James FORREST
1914 - 1930
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet FORREST
1873 - 1956
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Richard BLACKBURN (1864 - 1952)
 
May BLACKBURN
1898 - 1964
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Albert BICKERSTAFF (1896 - 1963)
 
Olive BICKERSTAFF
1930 - 2000
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Leslie BARRACLOUGH (1928 - 1999)
 
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William BLACKBURN
1900 - 1968
Woollen & trimming merchant sales and maker of army clothing etc of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Elsie FIELDING (1905 - 1980)
 
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Olive BLACKBURN
1901 - 1981
Assistant cook of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Robert DAWES (1902 - ~1967)
 
Richard BLACKBURN
1904 - 1964
Wholesale woollen warehouse salesman of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Elsie TATE (1907 - 1984)
 
A Private Individual
 
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Arthur BLACKBURN
1906 - 1987
Painter and decorator of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Sarah J LOWE (1910 - ~1971)
 
A Private Individual
 
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Emelia ARCHIBALD
bap.1836 - ~1893
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
  m. Jonathan HILTON (~1835 - ~1885)
 
Alice HILTON
~1861 - ~1911
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert HILTON
~1863 - ~1913
of Blackburn, Lancashire
John HILTON
~1864 - ~1914
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James HILTON
~1866 - ~1916
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Firth HILTON
~1868 - ~1918
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Samuel HILTON
~1885 - ~1935
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert ARCHIBALD
bap.1839 - 1868
Painter of Askrigg, Yorkshire
John Augustus ARCHIBALD
bap.1843 - bur.1909
Plasterer of Askrigg, Yorkshire
  m. Alice Raybanks CASEY (~1839 - bur.1924)
 
Samuel Warwick ARCHIBALD
~1864 - ~1918
of Witton, Blackburn, Lancashire
Mary Agnes ARCHIBALD
~1866 - ~1919
of Witton, Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert ARCHIBALD
~1869 - bur.1925
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet Firth ARCHIBALD
1879 - ~1929
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Henry ARCHIBALD
1804 - ~1879
Beer seller of Skipton, Yorkshire
  m. Sarah 'Sally' [ARCHIBALD] (~1802 - ~1877)
 
Mary Anne ARCHIBALD
bap.1825 - ~1903
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Thomas HIGGINSON (~1824 - ~1903)
 
Mary Ann HIGGINSON
~1848 - ~1900
of Blackburn, Lancashire
William Henry HIGGINSON
1850 - ~1916
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Mary E [HIGGINSON] (~1848 - ~1915)
 
Thomas HIGGINSON
~1872 - ~1927
of Great Harwood, Lancashire
Mary HIGGINSON
~1876 - ~1929
of Great Harwood, Lancashire
Joseph HIGGINSON
1878 - ~1929
of Great Harwood, Lancashire
James HIGGINSON
1880 - ~1930
of Great Harwood, Lancashire
James ARCHIBALD
1826 - ~1888
of Lancashire
Susannah ARCHIBALD
~1826 - ~1904
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Francis COOPER (~1826 - ~1866)
 
Henry COOPER
~1862 - ~1922
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Sarah COOPER
~1865 - ~1924
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Susannah COOPER
1871 - ~1926
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Betty ARCHIBALD
bap.1831 - ~1833
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Henry ARCHIBALD
~1833 - ~1897
Plasterer of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Margaret [ARCHIBALD] (~1830 - ~1896)
  m. Roseann [ARCHIBALD] (~1846 - ~1896)
 
Sarah A ARCHIBALD
~1867 - ~1917
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Rose Ann ARCHIBALD
~1870 - ~1920
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Mary E ARCHIBALD
~1881 - ~1931
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Elizabeth ARCHIBALD
~1882 - ~1932
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Susannah ARCHIBALD
~1885 - ~1935
of Whitehaven, Cumberland
Henry ARCHIBALD
~1879 - ~1929
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Jane ARCHIBALD
~1881 - ~1931
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Joseph William LITTLER (~1881 - ~1931)
 
Teresa Ann LITTLER
~1904 - ~1954
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
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Josephine Mary LITTLER
~1907 - ~1957
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Rose Ann LITTLER
~1908 - ~1958
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Teresa ARCHIBALD
~1887 - ~1937
of Blackburn, Lancashire
William ARCHIBALD
~1889 - ~1939
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Elizabeth 'Betty' ARCHIBALD
~1835 - ~1893
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Warwick ARCHIBALD
1806 - ~1867
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Betty LEAVER (~1794 - ~1883)
 
Mary ARCHIBALD
1828 - 1843
of Lancashire
John ARCHIBALD
1811 - ~1881
Cotton power loom weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
Magdalene ARCHIBALD
1771 - ~1821
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Isobel ARCHIBALD
bap.1732 - 1733
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Thomas ARCHIBALD
bap.1734 - 1740
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
James ARCHIBALD
bap.1736 - 1741
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Isobel ARCHIBALD
1738 - ~1788
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Narrative and Notes
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Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
1696
41
Residence 
Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
1 Feb 1696
41
Birth of daughter Janet BENNETT 
Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
btw May 1725 and Jun 1725
70
Marriage of daughter Janet BENNETT and Robert ARCHIBALD 
Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age