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Arthur Forbes 1450 – 1498 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1450

Birth Location: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: Bef 8 Apr 1498

Death Location: Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Forbes

Mother: Maria Hay

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wemyss

Children(s):

The story of Arthur Forbes began in 1450 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Arthur Forbes married Elizabeth Wemyss. Arthur Forbes passed away in 1498 in Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Arthur Forbes began in 1450 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Arthur Forbes married Elizabeth Wemyss.
  • Arthur Forbes passed away in 1498 in Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Arthur Forbes's Ancestors

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Arthur Forbes
1450 – 1498
Birth Place: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Forbes
1424 – 1477
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Maria Hay
1412 – 1456
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Forbes
1382 – 1445
Drumminor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Agnes Fraser
1395 –
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Forbes
1350 – 1406
Elizabeth Kennedy
1350 – 1425
William Fraser
1362 – 1435
Mary Douglas
1372 – 1425
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Forbes
1302 – 1387
Margaret Aberdeen
John Carrick
1310 – 1385
Mary Montgomery
1310 – 1400
Alexander Fraser
1339 – 1411
Joanna Ross
1337 – 1400
James Douglas
1358 – 1388
Isabella Stewart
1348 – 1410

Arthur Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1450
Abt 1450
Birth of Arthur Forbes in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1498
Bef 8 Apr 1498
Age 48
Death of Arthur Forbes in Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland
Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1450
    Event Place: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 8 Apr 1498
    Event Place: Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland

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