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Janet Jane Forbes 1516–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1542

Death Location: Atholl Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: John Forbes

Mother: Elizabeth Barlow

Spouse(s): Sir Banrannoch, Andrew Stewart, William Leslie

Children(s): John Leslie, Hans Stuart, John Balquhain

In 1516, Janet Jane Forbes entered the world in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to John Forbes And Elizabeth Barlow. Janet Jane Forbes married Andrew Stewart, Sir John 3Rd Earl Of Atholl Stewart Mac Raibeart Of Banrannoch, William Leslie, and had children including Hans John Stuart Stuart, John Leslie, John Leslie Laird Van Balquhain. Janet Jane Forbes passed away in 1542 in Atholl Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Janet Jane Forbes entered the world in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to John Forbes And Elizabeth Barlow.
  • Janet Jane Forbes married Andrew Stewart, Sir John 3Rd Earl Of Atholl Stewart Mac Raibeart Of Banrannoch, William Leslie, and had children including Hans John Stuart Stuart, John Leslie, John Leslie Laird Van Balquhain.
  • Janet Jane Forbes passed away in 1542 in Atholl Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Forbes
1475–1547
Birth Location: Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Barlow
1476–1518
Birth Location: Chichester, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sir Banrannoch
1507–1542
Birth Location: Atholl Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
SB
Andrew Stewart
1521–1601
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
AS
William Leslie
1522–1571
Birth Location: –
WL

Children(s)

John Leslie
–1622
Birth Location: –
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Hans Stuart
1540–1618
Birth Location: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Balquhain
1545–1622
Birth Location: –
JB

Janet Forbes's Ancestors

Self
Janet Forbes
1516–1542
Birth Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
John Forbes
1475–1547
Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Barlow
1476–1518
Chichester, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Forbes's Descendants

1.
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Janet (Jane) Forbes (1516–1542) m. Sir (John 3rd Earl of Atholl Stewart Mac Raibeart of) Banrannoch (6 October 1507–1 November 1542) m. Andrew Stewart (1521–21 March 1601) m. William Leslie (1522–1571)
  1. 1. John Leslie –1622
  2. 2. Hans (John Stuart) Stuart 1540–1618
  3. 3. John (Leslie Laird van) Balquhain 1545–1622

Janet Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Janet Jane Forbes in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1542
1542
Age 26
Death of Janet Jane Forbes in Atholl Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Atholl Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Atholl Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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