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Alison Elizabeth Anderson 1501 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Jan 1591

Death Location: Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland

Father: Lord Anderson

Mother: Lady Smythe

Spouse(s): Lord Forbes

Children(s): Janet Forbes

In 1501, Alison Elizabeth Anderson entered the world in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, born to Lord Sir Edmund Anderson and Lady Magdalen Margaret Smythe. Alison Elizabeth Anderson married Lord Alexander Forbes, and had children including Janet Forbes. Alison Elizabeth Anderson passed away in 1591 in Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1501, Alison Elizabeth Anderson entered the world in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, born to Lord Sir Edmund Anderson and Lady Magdalen Margaret Smythe.
  • Alison Elizabeth Anderson married Lord Alexander Forbes, and had children including Janet Forbes.
  • Alison Elizabeth Anderson passed away in 1591 in Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Anderson
1480 – 1557
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LA
Lady Smythe
1480 – 1550
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LS

Spouses(s)

Lord Forbes
1500 – 1547
Birth Location: Tolquhoun Castle, Aberdeenshire, Schotland, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LF

Children(s)

Janet Forbes
1522 – 1595
Birth Location: Barns, Aberdeen, Scotland
JF

Alison Anderson's Ancestors

Self
Alison Anderson
1501 – 1591
Birth Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Parents
Lord Sir Edmund Anderson
1480 – 1557
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Magdalen Margaret) Smythe
1480 – 1550
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alison Anderson's Descendants

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Alison (Elizabeth) Anderson (1501 – 20 Jan 1591) m. Lord (Alexander) Forbes (1500 – 10 Sep 1547)
  1. 1. Janet Forbes (1522 – 27 Jan 1595) m. Lord (Sir John "The Good Earl John") Gordon (1525 – 23 Jun 1567)
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Gordon (1552 – 1601) m. Sir (Alexander Jack) Caithness (03 May 1547 – 1602)
      1. 1. Margaret (Patterson) Jack (1574 – ) m. Peter Ross (1575 – 25 June 1659)
        1. 1. Lady (Marjory Agnes) Ross (June 1602 – 19 February 1639) m. William (Cuthbert) Caldwell (1597 – 19 Feb 1639)

Alison Anderson's Timeline

3 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Alison Elizabeth Anderson in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
1525
1525
Age 24
Alison Elizabeth Anderson was married in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
1591
20 Jan 1591
Age 90
Death of Alison Elizabeth Anderson in Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland
Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1591
    Event Place: Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland
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