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James Forbes 1551–1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 July 1551

Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 Apr 1620

Death Location: Paris, France

Father: Lord 13GGF

Mother: Lady Huntly

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James Forbes was born in 1551 in Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Lord William Twin Forbes 7Th Lord Forbes And 7Th Laird Tolquhon Gentlemen Of The King S Bedchamber 13Ggf And Lady Elizabeth Beatrice Keith Countess Huntly. James Forbes married Catherine, and had children including Eleanor Forbes, James Henry Forbes, Janet Forbes. James Forbes passed away in 1620 in Paris, France.

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Biography

  • James Forbes was born in 1551 in Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Lord William Twin Forbes 7Th Lord Forbes And 7Th Laird Tolquhon Gentlemen Of The King S Bedchamber 13Ggf And Lady Elizabeth Beatrice Keith Countess Huntly.
  • James Forbes married Catherine, and had children including Eleanor Forbes, James Henry Forbes, Janet Forbes.
  • James Forbes passed away in 1620 in Paris, France.

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James Forbes's Ancestors

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James Forbes
1551–1620
Birth Place: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord William (twin) Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes and 7th Laird Tolquhon, Gentlemen of the King's Bedchamber 13GGF
1518–1596
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Beatrice Keith, Countess) Huntly
1522–1604
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Forbes Laird Van) Tolquhoun
1500–1547
Tolquhoun Castle, Aberdeenshire, Schotland, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elison Anderson
1501–1591
Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Keith
1470–1521
Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Grey
1494–1539
Traquair, Scottish Borders, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
SCOT GGM
1476–1529
Andrew
1446–1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1551
16 July 1551
Birth of James Forbes in Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1620
16 Apr 1620
Age 69
Death of James Forbes in Paris, France
Paris, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 July 1551
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 204
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1620
    Event Place: Paris, France
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 204

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