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Janet (Jane) Forbes 1520–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1554

Death Location: Scotland

Father: John Forbes

Mother:

Spouse(s): Lord Leslie, Alexander Delgaty

Children(s): Sir Leslie

Janet (Jane) Forbes was born in 1520 in Scotland, the child of John Lord Forbes And Elisabeth Barlow. Janet (Jane) Forbes married Alexander Hay Van Delgaty, Lord William Ix Baron Of Balquhain Leslie, and had children including Sir John Leslie. Janet (Jane) Forbes passed away in 1554 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet (Jane) Forbes was born in 1520 in Scotland, the child of John Lord Forbes And Elisabeth Barlow.
  • Janet (Jane) Forbes married Alexander Hay Van Delgaty, Lord William Ix Baron Of Balquhain Leslie, and had children including Sir John Leslie.
  • Janet (Jane) Forbes passed away in 1554 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Janet Forbes's Ancestors

Self
Janet Forbes
1520–1554
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
John Lord Forbes
1470–1547
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Forbes's Descendants

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Janet ((Jane)) Forbes (1520–1554) m. Lord (William IX Baron of Balquhain) Leslie (Abt. 1522–6 Dec 1570) m. Alexander (Hay van) Delgaty (1520–November 1547)
  1. 1. Sir (John) Leslie 1545–1622 m. Isabel Forest 1550–
    1. 1. Lady (Isabel) Leslie 1584–1625 m. Sir (Frederick (Or George)) Hamilton 1582–1657
      1. 1. Lady (Marie) Hamilton 1615–1683 m. Sir (Malcolm) Hatfield 1620–1700
        1. 1. Susannah (Hannah) Hatfield 1645–1715 m. James (Henry) Dial 1640–1708

Janet Forbes's Timeline

7 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Janet (Jane) Forbes in Forbes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Forbes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1520
1520
Birth of Janet (Jane) Forbes in Scotland
Scotland
1542
July 1542
Age 22
Janet (Jane) Forbes was married in Athole, Perthshire, Scotland
Athole, Perthshire, Scotland
1543
1543
Age 23
Janet (Jane) Forbes was married in Scotland
Scotland
1545
1545
Age 25
Janet (Jane) Forbes was married in Scotland
Scotland
1554
20 Nov 1554
Age 34
Death of Janet (Jane) Forbes in Balquhain Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Balquhain Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1554
1554
Age 34
Death of Janet (Jane) Forbes in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1542
    Event Place: Athole, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1554
    Event Place: Balquhain Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Scotland

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