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Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes 1377–1448 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1377

Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1448

Death Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: John Ilk

Mother: Elizabeth Kennedy

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Mar

Children(s): James Forbes, Susanna Forbes, Annabella Forbes, Marion Lays, Katherine Strangeways

In 1377, Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes entered the world in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to John Of The Black Lip De Forbes Of That Ilk And Elizabeth Kennedy. Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes married Elizabeth Mary Douglas Of Angus Lady Of Mar, and had children including Annabella Forbes Of Forbes, James Forbes 2Nd Lord Forbes, Katherine De Strangeways, Marion Elizabeth Forbes Lady Of Lays, Susanna Forbes. Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes passed away in 1448 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1377, Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes entered the world in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to John Of The Black Lip De Forbes Of That Ilk And Elizabeth Kennedy.
  • Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes married Elizabeth Mary Douglas Of Angus Lady Of Mar, and had children including Annabella Forbes Of Forbes, James Forbes 2Nd Lord Forbes, Katherine De Strangeways, Marion Elizabeth Forbes Lady Of Lays, Susanna Forbes.
  • Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes passed away in 1448 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ilk
1332–1406
Birth Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JI
Elizabeth Kennedy
1336–1395
Birth Location: Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland
EK

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Mar
1398–1458
Birth Location: Mar Lodge, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
EM

Children(s)

James Forbes
1424–1462
Birth Location: Scotland
JF
Susanna Forbes
1426–1460
Birth Location: Cromartyshire, Scotland
SF
Annabella Forbes
1423–
Birth Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Marion Lays
1425–1497
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
ML
Katherine Strangeways
1438–1465
Birth Location: England
KS

Alexander Forbes's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Forbes
1377–1448
Birth Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
John of the Black Lip de Forbes of that Ilk
1332–1406
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Kennedy
1336–1395
Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Kennedy Of) Dunure
1315–1385
Dunure Castle, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Montgomery
1310–1400
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Forbes's Descendants

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Alexander (Forbes 1st Lord) Forbes (20 Jun 1377–1448) m. Elizabeth (Mary Douglas of Angus, Lady of) Mar (24 Feb 1398–1458)
  1. 1. James (Forbes 2nd Lord) Forbes 1424–1462 m. Egidia (de) Keith 1425–1473
  2. 2. Susanna Forbes 1426–1460 m. William (Urquhart 4th of) Cromarty 1390–1475
    1. 1. Alexander (Urquhart, 6th of) Cromarty 1445–1504 m. Katherine Ogilvy 1449–1505 m. Mary (Katherine) Ogilvy 1455–1505 m. Catherine Ogilvy 1459–1505
      1. 1. Agnes Urquhart 1485–1556 m. Hugh (Rose 9th of) Kilravock 1474–1543
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Rose Countess of) Sutherland 1474–1535 m. Adam Gordon 1474–1538
        2. 2. Henrietta Dunbar 1480–1570
        3. 3. John Rose 1505–1517
        4. 4. Hugh (- the Black Baron Rose 10th of) Kilravock 1509–1597 m. Catherine (Falconer of) Halkerton 1510–1591
        5. 5. Katharine Rose 1509–
        6. 6. William Rose 1510–1597
        7. 7. Margaret Rose 1512–1545
        8. 8. John (- Mac-a-Bharon Rose 1st Rose of Wester Drakies, Provost of) Inverness 1512–1597
        9. 9. Margaret (Rose of) Kilvarock 1512– m. David Baillie 1510–1558
        10. 10. Ian ('Mac-a-Baron') Rose, 1514–
        11. 11. Janet (Rose of) Kilravock 1518–1575 m. George (Gordon I Second Earl Of Huntly Of) Beldorney 1514–1575
        12. 12. Catherine Rose 1518–1624
        13. 13. John Rose 1519–1574
        14. 14. Margaret Rose 1520–1545
        15. 15. Katherine Rose 1520–1624
        16. 16. Janet Rose 1520–
        17. 17. Elizabeth Rose 1521–1521
        18. 18. John Rose 1521–1575
        19. 19. Helen (Or Ellen) Rose 1523– m. John (Stewart Laird of Kincardine in) Strathspeairdy 1520– m. John (M'Intosh) Williamson 1520–
        20. 20. Mac-a-Bharon 1525–
        21. 21. Katherine (Rose of) Kilravok 1525– m. John (- Ian Mhic Alastair Fraser 2nd of) Farraline 1522–1544 m. Donald (Williamson Allanson Mackintosh of) Cullerny 1506–1576
        22. 22. Rose 1530– m. James (Grant of Wester) Elchies 1525–1591
      2. 2. Thomas (Awcatte () Orcutt) 1535–1608
      3. 3. Thomas (Urquhart of Fischerie, Sheriff of) Cromarty 1476–1557 m. Helen Abernethy 1478–1557
      4. 4. John Urquhart 1476–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Urquhart 1485–1535 m. Alexander (Bannerman Sherriff-Depute of) Aberdeenshire 1475–1516
    2. 2. Helen Urquhart 1441–1465 m. Thomas Baird 1390–
  3. 3. Annabella (Forbes of) Forbes 1423– m. Patrick (Gray of Kineff, Master of) Gray 1419–1464
  4. 4. Marion (Elizabeth Forbes Lady of) Lays 1425–1497 m. Alexander (de Irvine 5th of) Drum 1425–1493
  5. 5. Katherine (de) Strangeways 1438–1465 m. Henry (de) Grey 1435–1463 m. Patrick (Gray of Kineff Master of) Gray 1419–1464
    1. 1. Janet (Gray of) Crawford 1454–1524 m. David (Lindsay of Balcarres and 9th Earl of) Crawford 1484–1558 m. Thomas (Fraser 2nd Lord) Lovat 1460–1524 m. Alexander (Blair, 5th of) Balthayock 1450–1509
    2. 2. Elizabeth Gray 1448–1492 m. David (Rollo of) Mello 1440–1510
      1. 1. Elizabeth Rollo 1463–1509 m. Thomas (Maule 4th of) Panmure 1470–1513
        1. 1. Robert (Maule of Panmure) Kt 1493–1560 m. Isobel Mercer 1495–1540 m. Isabel Arbuthnott 1509–1588
        2. 2. Margaret Maule 1488–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Maule 1490–
        4. 4. William (Maule of) Auchrinnie 1497–1560
        5. 5. Isabel Maule 1499– m. Alexander (Strathauchin or Strachan of) Carmylie 1460–1513
        6. 6. Richard Maule 1501–
      2. 2. David Rollo 1471–1532
      3. 3. David Rollock 1471–
    3. 3. Eleanor Gray 1445–1489 m. Joseph Hyll 1441–1491
    4. 4. Patrick Gray 1447–
    5. 5. Annabelle Gray 1452– m. Collace 1450–
    6. 6. Andrew (Gray 2nd Lord) Gray 1446–1514 m. Lady (Elizabeth Stewart of) Atholl 1495–1564 m. Beatrice-nic-William (Hay of) Erroll 1451–1517

Alexander Forbes's Timeline

3 Records

1377
20 Jun 1377
Birth of Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1448
16 Oct 1448
Age 71
Death of Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1448
1448
Age 71
Burial of Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1377
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Alexander Forbes, person ID KNW2-LTW.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1448
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Alexander Forbes, person ID KNW2-LTW.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1448
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Alexander Forbes, person ID KNW2-LTW.
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