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Barbara Keith 1535–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Dunnotter Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 June 1585

Death Location: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Keith

Mother: Margaret Keith

Spouse(s): Alexander Forbes

Children(s): John Forbes

Barbara Keith was born in 1535 in Dunnotter Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William 3Rd Earl Of Marischal Keith And Margaret Keith. Barbara Keith married Alexander Forbes, and had children including John Forbes. Barbara Keith passed away in 1585 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Barbara Keith was born in 1535 in Dunnotter Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William 3Rd Earl Of Marischal Keith And Margaret Keith.
  • Barbara Keith married Alexander Forbes, and had children including John Forbes.
  • Barbara Keith passed away in 1585 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Barbara Keith's Ancestors

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Barbara Keith
1535–1585
Birth Place: Dunnotter Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William - 3rd Earl of Marischal Keith
1506–1581
Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Keith
1520–1556
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Keith
1483–1514
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1488–1527
Morton, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Sir (William Alexander of Inverugie) Keith
1500–1522
Inverugie, Morayshire, Scotland
Janet ((Gray)) Grey
1500–1539
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Keith
1458–1521
Janet Dunbar
1457–1506
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Barbara Keith's Descendants

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Barbara Keith (1535–20 June 1585) m. Alexander Forbes (1524–10 October 1587)
  1. 1. John Forbes 1550–1625

Barbara Keith's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Barbara Keith in Dunnotter Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunnotter Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1585
20 June 1585
Age 50
Death of Barbara Keith in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Dunnotter Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1585
    Event Place: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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