Harrower Family Tree » Agnes Farcher Forker (± 1687-????)

Personal data Agnes Farcher Forker 

Source 1

Household of Agnes Farcher Forker

She is married to John King.

They got married on November 23, 1711 at Largo Parish, Fife, Scotland.Sources 1, 2


Child(ren):

  1. Christian King  1724-1787 
  2. Robert King  1715-???? 
  3. Sophia King  1712-???? 
  4. James King  1719-????
  5. John King  1722-???? 
  6. Margaret King  1727-????
  7. Alexander King  1729-????

Event (Proclamation of Marriage) on October 20, 1711 in Largo Parish, Fife, Scotland .Sources 1, 2


Notes about Agnes Farcher Forker

1. AGNES FORKER was bp. 12 May 1687, Largo p., res. Caffendeed(?), dau. of George Forker. It is thought that she may be the one who m. John King 23 Nov. 1711, Largo p., after being proclaimed there 20 Oct. [172]. The naming custom was apparently not followed, but their first dau., Sophia, an uncommon Christian name, may have been named for Agnes' younger sister. There was no other Agnes Forker found in Largo bps. who would qualify as the ancestor.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Agnes Farcher Forker

Agnes Farcher Forker
± 1687-????

1711

John King
± 1688-????

Christian King
1724-1787
Robert King
1715-????
Sophia King
1712-????
James King
1719-????
John King
1722-????
Margaret King
1727-????
Alexander King
1729-????

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Sources

  1. Scottish Coalmining Ancestors by Lindsay S. Reeks, Lindsay S. Reeks, Scottish Coalmining Ancestors by Lindsay S. Reeks (Baltimore, USA, Gateway Press, 1986). I had been trying to get a copy of this book for nearly 20 years, eventually finding this copy at "WeBuyBooks", which I ordered on 10.04.2018 at a price of £42.71
    Scottish Coalmining Ancestors, author Lindsay S. Reeks. Gateway Press, Baltimore 1986.

    Scottish coalmining ancestors
    by Lindsay S. Reeks

    Published 1986 by Gateway Press, Direct book orders to L.S. Reeks in Baltimore, Pleasant Hill, Calif .
    Written in English
    Subjects
    Genealogy, Registers of births, Coal miners
    Places: Scotland, England, Australia
    Times: Begins over 300 years ago.

    About the Book

    This book is a work of over 30 years research of records of coalmining parishes of Scotland in the counties of Midlothian, Fife, West Lothian, East Lothian, Lanark, and Stirling; the counties of Northumberland and Durham in England, and a few areas of Australia.

    The families include ANDERSON, ARCHIBALD, BLACK, BOYD, BROWN, CHEYNE, CRAWFORD, CUNNINGHAM, FLEUCKER, JACK, JOHNSTON, KING, LINDSAY, LOURIE, MILLER, MOFFAT, NEILSON, PENTLAND, PORTEOUS, REID, ROBERTSON, RUSSEL, SMITH, STEEL, WALKER, WILLIAMSON, WILSON, and others. Many of them are traced back well over 300 years. Each line, treated alphabetically, is fully documented with sources used, contains supportive evidence, and an index of complete names. Some information on Scottish family research, and on Scottish coalminers, is also given.

    The book is 293 pages, hardcover, and is illustrated.
  2. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Banns and Marriages, 1711 KING, JOHN, AGNES FORKER (Old Parish Registers Marriages 443/ 20 445 Largo)
    1711 KING, JOHN, AGNES FORKER (Old Parish Registers Marriages 443/ 20 445 Largo)
    Oct 20th
    John King Agnes Forker
    Octr the 20th day, John King and Agnes Forker both in this parish were contracted; their pands given in, orderly proclaimed, and married at Largo by the Minister Nov 23, 1711.

Historical events

Christening day May 12, 1687

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1687: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 19 » Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men.
    • July 5 » Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
    • August 12 » Battle of Mohács: Charles of Lorraine defeats the Ottoman Empire.
    • September 26 » Morean War: The Parthenon in Athens, used as a gunpowder depot by the Ottoman garrison, is partially destroyed after being bombarded during the Siege of the Acropolis by Venetian forces.
    • December 31 » The first Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope.

Day of marriage November 23, 1711

  • The temperature on November 23, 1711 was about 10.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1711: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 24 » The London première of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.
    • August 22 » Britain's Quebec Expedition loses eight ships and almost nine hundred soldiers, sailors and women to rocks at Pointe-aux-Anglais.
    • September 22 » The Tuscarora War begins in present-day North Carolina.

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