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Alexander Forbes Laird van Tolquhoun 16th GGF 1500–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Tolquhoun Castle, Aberdeenshire, Schotland

Death Date: 10 September 1547

Death Location: Battle 0f Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Willem Tolquhoun

Mother:

Spouse(s): Alison 20thGGM

Children(s): William Forbes

In 1500, Alexander Forbes Laird van Tolquhoun 16th GGF entered the world in Tolquhoun Castle, Aberdeenshire, Schotland, born to Willem Forbes Laird Van Tolquhoun And N N Leith. Alexander Forbes Laird van Tolquhoun 16th GGF married Alison Elizabeth Elison Anderson 20Thggm, and had children including William 7Th Lord Forbes. Alexander Forbes Laird van Tolquhoun 16th GGF passed away in 1547 in Battle 0f Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Alexander Forbes Laird van Tolquhoun 16th GGF entered the world in Tolquhoun Castle, Aberdeenshire, Schotland, born to Willem Forbes Laird Van Tolquhoun And N N Leith.
  • Alexander Forbes Laird van Tolquhoun 16th GGF married Alison Elizabeth Elison Anderson 20Thggm, and had children including William 7Th Lord Forbes.
  • Alexander Forbes Laird van Tolquhoun 16th GGF passed away in 1547 in Battle 0f Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willem Tolquhoun
1475–1535
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Alison 20thGGM
1501–1591
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Forbes
1513–1596
Birth Location: Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Alexander GGF's Ancestors

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Alexander GGF
1500–1547
Birth Place: Tolquhoun Castle, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Parents
Willem Forbes Laird van Tolquhoun
1475–1535
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander GGF's Descendants

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Alexander (Forbes Laird van Tolquhoun 16th) GGF (1500–10 September 1547) m. Alison (Elizabeth Elison Anderson) 20thGGM (1501–20 Jan 1591)
  1. 1. William (7th Lord) Forbes 1513–1596 m. Elizabeth, (Lady Keith, daughter of William II, married William) Forbes 1522–1604
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary Forbes of) Moneymusk 1548–1622 m. Sir (John Gordon 3rd Laird of Pitlurg) **(10g) 1547–1622 m. Sir (Thomas "Alexander" Fraser, Baron Fraser of) Strichen 1560–1608
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Gordon 1592–1660 m. Sir (Robert James Calder of) Elgin 1590–1650
        1. 1. Elizabeth Calder 1620–1725 m. James Scott 1621–1676 m. James Scott 1621–1676

Alexander GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Alexander Forbes Laird van Tolquhoun 16th GGF in Tolquhoun Castle, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Tolquhoun Castle, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
1547
10 September 1547
Age 47
Death of Alexander Forbes Laird van Tolquhoun 16th GGF in Battle 0f Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Battle 0f Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Tolquhoun Castle, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1547
    Event Place: Battle 0f Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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