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Arthur Thomas Lord Forbes 1581–1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 April 1581

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

Death Date: 1644

Death Location: Wiltshire, England

Father: Sir Bellenden

Mother: Janet Seton

Spouse(s): Jean Elphinstone

Children(s): Sir Pitsligo

The story of Arthur Thomas Lord Forbes began in 1581 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom. Arthur Thomas Lord Forbes married Jean Elphinstone, and had children including Sir Alexander Forbes 1St Lord Forbes Of Pitsligo. Arthur Thomas Lord Forbes passed away in 1644 in Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Arthur Thomas Lord Forbes began in 1581 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Arthur Thomas Lord Forbes married Jean Elphinstone, and had children including Sir Alexander Forbes 1St Lord Forbes Of Pitsligo.
  • Arthur Thomas Lord Forbes passed away in 1644 in Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Arthur Forbes's Ancestors

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Arthur Forbes
1581–1644
Birth Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Bellenden
1520–1576
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Seton
1544–1616
Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lady (Agnes Forrester of) Orkney
1500–1548
Stonehouse, Orkney, Scotland
Sir (Walter Seaton 4th Earl of) Touch
1529–1552
Touch, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) Erskine
1531–1578
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Arthur Forbes's Descendants

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Arthur (Thomas Lord) Forbes (25 April 1581–1644) m. Jean Elphinstone (17 February 1582–1628)
  1. 1. Sir (Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes Of) Pitsligo 1601–1672 m. Lady (Janet ROBERTSON of) Lude 1595–1686 m. Elspet Gray 1620–1676 m. Anne Forbes 1612– m. Anne Forbes 1602–
    1. 1. William (Forbes 11th Baron Forbes) V 1622–1698 m. Jean (Campbell of) Cawdor 1630–1666
      1. 1. William (Forbes. 12th Lord) Forbes 1655–1716 m. Anna Brodie 1661–1710
        1. 1. James (Forbes, 16th Lord) Forbes 1689–1761 m. Mary Abbott 1690–1748 m. Lady Elizabeth 1726–1792
    2. 2. James (Lord) Forbes 1635–1692

Arthur Forbes's Timeline

3 Records

1581
25 April 1581
Birth of Arthur Thomas Lord Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1641
1641
Age 60
Death of Arthur Thomas Lord Forbes
None
1644
1644
Age 63
Burial of Arthur Thomas Lord Forbes in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England

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] Scotland, Select Marriages
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1641
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1644
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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