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Dame Elizabeth Strachan (Strachauchin) of Thornton 1544–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1544

Birth Location: Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: Sept 1599

Death Location: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Thornton

Mother: Isobel Keith

Spouse(s): Lord Sir

Children(s): Patrick Edinburgh, Lady Alexander, James Forbes, Margaret Forbes, Robert Forbes, Jane Forbes, Mary FORBES, Isobel Forbes, Margaret Forbes, Agnes Corse, Elizabeth Monymusk, Captain Forbes, Sir Longford, William Craigievar, Rev. Forbes, Duncan Forbes

Dame Elizabeth Strachan (Strachauchin) of Thornton was born in 1544 in Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Strachan Of Thornton And Isobel Keith. Dame Elizabeth Strachan (Strachauchin) of Thornton married Lord William Forbes 4Th Laird Of Corse Sir, and had children including Agnes Forbes Of Corse, Captain James Alexander Forbes, Duncan Claughan Forbes, Elizabeth Forbes Of Monymusk, Isobel Forbes, James Forbes, Jane Forbes, Lady Christine Alexander, Margaret Forbes, Mary Forbes, Patrick Forbes 1St Bishop Of Edinburgh, Rev John Father Archangel Forbes, Robert Forbes, Sir Arthur Forbes 1St Baronet Of Longford, William Forbes Of Menie And Craigvar Founded The Family Of Craigievar. Dame Elizabeth Strachan (Strachauchin) of Thornton passed away in 1599 in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Dame Elizabeth Strachan (Strachauchin) of Thornton was born in 1544 in Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Strachan Of Thornton And Isobel Keith.
  • Dame Elizabeth Strachan (Strachauchin) of Thornton married Lord William Forbes 4Th Laird Of Corse Sir, and had children including Agnes Forbes Of Corse, Captain James Alexander Forbes, Duncan Claughan Forbes, Elizabeth Forbes Of Monymusk, Isobel Forbes, James Forbes, Jane Forbes, Lady Christine Alexander, Margaret Forbes, Mary Forbes, Patrick Forbes 1St Bishop Of Edinburgh, Rev John Father Archangel Forbes, Robert Forbes, Sir Arthur Forbes 1St Baronet Of Longford, William Forbes Of Menie And Craigvar Founded The Family Of Craigievar.
  • Dame Elizabeth Strachan (Strachauchin) of Thornton passed away in 1599 in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dame Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Dame Thornton
1544–1599
Birth Place: Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Strachan of Thornton
1550–1601
Thornton, Fife, Scotland
Isobel Keith
1543–1595
, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Strachan of) Thornton
1516–1587
Thornton, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Erskine
1487–
Lord (William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal, Baron of Keith Baron of) Keith
1506–1581
Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Margaret (Elizabeth Douglas, of) Inverugie
1513–1562
Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Thornton
1490–1542
John Dun
1482–1513
Lord Marischal)
1483–1513
Lady Glamis
1488–1527
Sir Keith
1500–1522
Janet Lady
1494–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thornton
1435–
Margaret Durham
1425–
John Dun
1465–1513
Katherine Moneypenny
1463–1530

Dame Thornton's Descendants

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Dame (Elizabeth Strachan (Strachauchin) of) Thornton (25 Feb 1544–Sept 1599) m. Lord (William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse) Sir (1530–16 Apr 1614)
  1. 1. Patrick (Forbes, 1st Bishop of) Edinburgh 1564–1635 m. Lady (Lucretia Learmonth) Spens 1568–1614 m. Christian (Barclay * (Widow of 1st Lord) Elphinstone) 1557–1630 m. Elspet (Isobel) Gordon 1569–1654
    1. 1. William Forbes 1591–1635 m. Margaret (Udward) (Uddart), 1570–1630
      1. 1. Williame Forbes 1609– m. Agnes Sinclair 1613–
        1. 1. Margaret Forbes 1638–1700 m. William Elphinston 1634–1704
        2. 2. Elizabeth Forbes 1639–
        3. 3. william Forbes 1644–
        4. 4. Jonet Forbes 1637–
    2. 2. Helen Forbes 1581–1655
    3. 3. James Forbes 1586–
    4. 4. Janet Forbes 1600–1672
    5. 5. Margaret Forbes 1600–1679
    6. 6. Kathleen Forbes 1619–1639
    7. 7. James (Minister Of Abercorn) Forbes 1612–
    8. 8. Patrick (Bishop Of Caithness) Forbes 1610–1679
    9. 9. Arthur Forbes 1596–
    10. 10. John (Forbes, 1st Fobes in) Amer. 1608–1661
    11. 11. Margaret (Forbes) * 1614–1675
    12. 12. Robert Forbes 1594–
    13. 13. James (Minister Abercorn) FORBES 1590–1661
    14. 14. Robert (Forbes of) Corse 1594–
  2. 2. Lady (Christine) Alexander 1570–1617
  3. 3. James Forbes 1572–1627
  4. 4. Margaret Forbes 1555–1585
  5. 5. Robert Forbes 1576–
  6. 6. Jane Forbes 1582–1585
  7. 7. Mary FORBES 1586–
  8. 8. Isobel Forbes 1582–1675
  9. 9. Margaret Forbes 1578–1585
  10. 10. Agnes (Forbes of) Corse 1580–1585
  11. 11. Elizabeth (Forbes of) Monymusk 1565–1600
  12. 12. Captain (James "Alexander") Forbes 1572–1628
  13. 13. Sir (Arthur Forbes 1st Baronet of) Longford 1570–1632
  14. 14. William (Forbes of Menie and Craigvar , Founded the family of) Craigievar 1565–1627
  15. 15. Rev. (John (Father Archangel)) Forbes 1568–1635
  16. 16. Duncan (Claughan) Forbes 1897–

Dame Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1544
25 Feb 1544
Birth of Dame Elizabeth Strachan (Strachauchin) of Thornton in Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1599
Sept 1599
Age 55
Death of Dame Elizabeth Strachan (Strachauchin) of Thornton in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1544
    Event Place: Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Thorntoun, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sept 1599
    Event Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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