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Elizabeth Forbes 1525–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Troup, Banffshire, Scotland

Death Date: 31 Mar 1571

Death Location: Stirlings, Scotland

Father: John Forbes

Mother: Christian Lundie

Spouse(s): Alexander Dunbar

Children(s): William Dunbar

Elizabeth Forbes was born in 1525 in Troup, Banffshire, Scotland, the child of John 6Th Lord Forbes And Christian Lundin Or Lundie. Elizabeth Forbes married Alexander Dunbar, and had children including William Dunbar. Elizabeth Forbes passed away in 1571 in Stirlings, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Forbes was born in 1525 in Troup, Banffshire, Scotland, the child of John 6Th Lord Forbes And Christian Lundin Or Lundie.
  • Elizabeth Forbes married Alexander Dunbar, and had children including William Dunbar.
  • Elizabeth Forbes passed away in 1571 in Stirlings, Scotland.

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Elizabeth Forbes's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Forbes
1525–1571
Birth Place: Troup, Banffshire, Scotland
Parents
John (6th Lord) Forbes
1472–1547
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Christian (Lundin or) Lundie
1463–1510
Lundin, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Gray Willie) Forbes
1445–1480
Forbes, Aberdeen, Scottland
Christian ((Lady)) Gordon
1443–1500
Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
BARON (SIR JOHN LUNDWIN II OF DRUMMOND) Ii
1448–1510
Lundin Links, Stirling, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth, (Baroness of Drummond) Lindsey
1435–1474
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Forbes
1420–1460
Egidia Keith
1425–1473
John Lundin
1413–1461
Isobel Wemyss
1428–1451
John Lindsay
1395–1482
Joan Stewart
1407–1439
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Forbes
1377–1448
Elizabeth Douglas
1398–1460
Sir Keith
1389–1475
Lady Fraser
1402–1442
David Wemyss
1394–1430
Christian Douglas
1395–1465

Elizabeth Forbes's Descendants

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Elizabeth Forbes (1525–31 Mar 1571) m. Alexander Dunbar (1540–6 Jan 1565)
  1. 1. William Dunbar 1600–1624 m. Catherine Andersone 1602–
    1. 1. James Dunbar 1629– m. Nanse Richardson 1630–
      1. 1. Elizabeth (E) Dunbar 1649–1676 m. Johne Scott 1645–1686
        1. 1. Alexander (W.) Scott 1670–1700 m. Ellin ((Helen)) Mills 1660–1701

Elizabeth Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Elizabeth Forbes in Troup, Banffshire, Scotland
Troup, Banffshire, Scotland
1571
31 Mar 1571
Age 46
Death of Elizabeth Forbes in Stirlings, Scotland
Stirlings, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Troup, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1571
    Event Place: Stirlings, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

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