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John Forbes 1513 – 1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1598

Death Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Tolquhoun

Mother: Alison Anderson

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In 1513, John Forbes entered the world in Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Forbes Laird van Tolquhoun and Alison Elizabeth Elison Anderson. John Forbes passed away in 1598 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1513, John Forbes entered the world in Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Forbes Laird van Tolquhoun and Alison Elizabeth Elison Anderson.
  • John Forbes passed away in 1598 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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John Forbes's Ancestors

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John Forbes
1513 – 1598
Birth Place: Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Forbes Laird van Tolquhoun
1500 – 1547
Tolquhoun Castle, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Alison (Elizabeth Elison) Anderson
1501 – 1591
Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Grandparents
❤️ (Sir Edmund Anderson, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas,) KB
1480 – 1557
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
❤️ (Lady Magdalen Margaret) Smythe
1480 – 1550
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of John Forbes in Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1598
1598
Age 85
Death of John Forbes in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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