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Arthur Thomas Forbes 1581–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 April 1581

Birth Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 February 1641

Death Location: Kynmunde Elryk Cragtovr Diys Mynnes Petmeddane, Aberdeenshir, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Forbes

Mother: Margaret Gordon

Spouse(s): Jean Elphinstone

Children(s): Arthur Forbes, William Forbes, Barbara Forbes, John Forbes, Alexander Forbes

Arthur Thomas Forbes was born in 1581 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Lord Of Forbes And Margaret Gordon. Arthur Thomas Forbes married Jean Elphinstone, and had children including Alexander Forbes, Arthur Forbes, Barbara Forbes, John Forbes, William Forbes. Arthur Thomas Forbes passed away in 1641 in Kynmunde Elryk Cragtovr Diys Mynnes Petmeddane, Aberdeenshir, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Arthur Thomas Forbes was born in 1581 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Lord Of Forbes And Margaret Gordon.
  • Arthur Thomas Forbes married Jean Elphinstone, and had children including Alexander Forbes, Arthur Forbes, Barbara Forbes, John Forbes, William Forbes.
  • Arthur Thomas Forbes passed away in 1641 in Kynmunde Elryk Cragtovr Diys Mynnes Petmeddane, Aberdeenshir, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Arthur Forbes's Ancestors

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Arthur Forbes
1581–1641
Birth Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Lord of Forbes
1542–1606
Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Gordon
1543–1606
Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (William Forbes (7th Laird) Tolquhon)
1513–1584
Balfour Castle, Kingoldrum Parish, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Keith
1520–1604
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
George (Lord Gordon 4th Earl of) Huntly
1513–1562
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Elizabeth (Beatrice) Gordon
1511–1562
Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Forbes
1500–1547
Christian Lundin
1470–1510
William Keith
1470–1521
Jane Aitken
1494–1539
James Gordon
1500–1558
Robert Keith
1483–1513
Elizabeth Douglas
1488–1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Keith
1458–1521
Janet Dunbar
1457–1506
William Keith
1458–1521
Elisabeth Gordon
1541–1600
John Douglas
1460–1515
Jeanette Crichton
1463–1493

Arthur Forbes's Descendants

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Arthur (Thomas) Forbes (25 April 1581–9 February 1641) m. Jean Elphinstone (17 February 1582–1628)
  1. 1. Arthur Forbes 1608–1654
  2. 2. William Forbes 1614–1654
  3. 3. Barbara Forbes 1560–1673 m. William Johnston 1588–1640
    1. 1. Elizabeth Johnston 1640–
    2. 2. Ann Johnston 1636–1688
    3. 3. Thomas Johnston 1630–
  4. 4. John Forbes 1608–1635
  5. 5. Alexander Forbes 1610–1672

Arthur Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1581
25 April 1581
Birth of Arthur Thomas Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1641
9 February 1641
Age 60
Death of Arthur Thomas Forbes in Kynmunde Elryk Cragtovr Diys Mynnes Petmeddane, Aberdeenshir, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kynmunde Elryk Cragtovr Diys Mynnes Petmeddane, Aberdeenshir, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 April 1581
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 February 1641
    Event Place: Kynmunde Elryk Cragtovr Diys Mynnes Petmeddane, Aberdeenshir, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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