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Arthur Forbes 1517–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Balfour, Scotland

Death Date: Oct 1571

Death Location: Tillieangus, Scotland

Father: John Forbes

Mother: Elizabeth Barlow

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In 1517, Arthur Forbes entered the world in Balfour, Scotland, born to John Forbes And Elizabeth Barlow. Arthur Forbes passed away in 1571 in Tillieangus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1517, Arthur Forbes entered the world in Balfour, Scotland, born to John Forbes And Elizabeth Barlow.
  • Arthur Forbes passed away in 1571 in Tillieangus, Scotland.

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Arthur Forbes's Ancestors

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Arthur Forbes
1517–1571
Birth Place: Balfour, Scotland
Parents
John Forbes
1461–1547
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Barlow
1476–1518
Chichester, Sussex, England
Grandparents
William Forbes
1442–1483
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Christian Gordon
1456–1500
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Forbes
1424–1460
Gille Keith
1424–1473
Alexander Gordon
1410–1470
Elizabeth Crichton
1410–1479
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Forbes
1377–1448
Elizabeth Douglas
1385–1460
William Keith
1389–1463
Mary Hamilton
1430–1442
Alexander Seton
1382–1441
Elizabeth Gordon
1384–1439
William Crichton
1383–1455
Margaret Bruce
1385–1421

Arthur Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Arthur Forbes in Balfour, Scotland
Balfour, Scotland
1571
Oct 1571
Age 54
Death of Arthur Forbes in Tillieangus, Scotland
Tillieangus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Balfour, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1571
    Event Place: Tillieangus, Scotland

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