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John (6th Lord) Forbes 1472–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1472

Birth Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1547

Death Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Father: William Forbes

Mother: Christian Gordon

Spouse(s): Christian Lundie

Children(s): Elizabeth Forbes

John (6th Lord) Forbes was born in 1472 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland, the child of William Gray Willie Forbes And Christian Lady Gordon. John (6th Lord) Forbes married Christian Lundin Or Lundie, and had children including Elizabeth Forbes. John (6th Lord) Forbes passed away in 1547 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • John (6th Lord) Forbes was born in 1472 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland, the child of William Gray Willie Forbes And Christian Lady Gordon.
  • John (6th Lord) Forbes married Christian Lundin Or Lundie, and had children including Elizabeth Forbes.
  • John (6th Lord) Forbes passed away in 1547 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland.

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John Forbes's Ancestors

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John Forbes
1472–1547
Birth Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Parents
William Gray Willie Forbes
1445–1480
Forbes, Aberdeen, Scottland
Christian ((Lady)) Gordon
1443–1500
Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Lord) Forbes
1420–1460
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Egidia Keith
1425–1473
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Forbes
1377–1448
Elizabeth Douglas
1398–1460
Sir Keith
1389–1475
Lady Fraser
1402–1442
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Douglas
1378–1402
Mary Stewart
1385–1460

John Forbes's Descendants

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John ((6th Lord)) Forbes (1472–1547) m. Christian (Lundin or) Lundie (1463–Jul 1510)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Forbes 1525–1571 m. Alexander Dunbar 1540–1565
    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

John Forbes's Timeline

4 Records

1461
1461
Birth of John (6th Lord) Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
1470
1470
Birth of John (6th Lord) Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
1472
1472
Birth of John (6th Lord) Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
1547
1547
Age 75
Death of John (6th Lord) Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1461
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1470
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1472
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

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