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Elizabeth Forbes 1485 – 1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Traquair, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1545

Death Location: Frenchie, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Forbes,

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): James Grant

Children(s): Janet Sutherland

Elizabeth Forbes was born in 1485 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Forbes, and Lady Katherine "Kate" Stewart. Elizabeth Forbes married James 'The Bold' Grant, and had children including Janet GRANT Sutherland. Elizabeth Forbes passed away in 1545 in Frenchie, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Forbes was born in 1485 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Forbes, and Lady Katherine "Kate" Stewart.
  • Elizabeth Forbes married James 'The Bold' Grant, and had children including Janet GRANT Sutherland.
  • Elizabeth Forbes passed away in 1545 in Frenchie, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Elizabeth Forbes's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Forbes
1485 – 1545
Birth Place: Traquair, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Forbes,
1472 – 1547
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Katherine "Kate") Stewart
1463 – 1510
Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Forbes's Descendants

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Elizabeth Forbes (1485 – 1545) m. James ('The Bold') Grant (1482 – 26 August 1553)
  1. 1. Janet (GRANT) Sutherland (1534 – 19 Oct 1600) m. Sir (Alexander (Of Dufus) Sutherland Vlll) ! (1534 – 26 Sep 1577)
    1. 1. Sir (Alexander) Sutherland⚜️ (1554 – 1616) m. Margaret MacKay (1563 – 06 Nov 1619)
      1. 1. Sir (Alexander Sutherland⚜️ 9th Laird of) Forse (1583 – 11 Sep 1615) m. Anna Ross (1587 – 18 Sep 1617)
        1. 1. Alexander Sutherland (1600 – 8 Aug 1664) m. Euphan (Sutherland) Sinclair (1600 – )
        2. 2. James Sutherland (1602 – 14 October 1679)
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Mary) SUTHERLAND
    2. 2. Elizabeth Sutherland (1558 – 1642)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Sutherland (1558 – 1642)
    4. 4. William (of Duffus Ninth of Duffus) (Sutherland) (1561 – 1616)
    5. 5. James (Sutherland of Kinstearie) (Sutherland) (1561 – 1616)
    6. 6. Janet Sutherland (1563 – )

Elizabeth Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Elizabeth Forbes in Traquair, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Traquair, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1545
1545
Age 60
Death of Elizabeth Forbes in Frenchie, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Frenchie, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Traquair, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Frenchie, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

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