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John Forbes 8th Laird 1541–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1541

Birth Location: Forbes, Torwoodles, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 Oct 1578

Death Location: Nellfield Cemetery, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland

Father: William Forbes

Mother: Elizabeth, Keith

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John Forbes 8th Laird was born in 1541 in Forbes, Torwoodles, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Forbes 7Th Laird Of Forbes And Elizabeth Lady Keith. John Forbes 8th Laird passed away in 1578 in Nellfield Cemetery, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Forbes 8th Laird was born in 1541 in Forbes, Torwoodles, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Forbes 7Th Laird Of Forbes And Elizabeth Lady Keith.
  • John Forbes 8th Laird passed away in 1578 in Nellfield Cemetery, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland.

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John Laird's Ancestors

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John Laird
1541–1578
Birth Place: Forbes, Torwoodles, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Forbes 7th Laird of Forbes
1513–1596
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth, (Lady) Keith
1517–1604
Dunottar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Forbes 6th Lord of) Forbes
1461–1547
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Christian (Lundin) Baroness
1463–1513
Lundin, Fifeshire, , Scotland
Sir (William) Keith
1470–1521
Inverugie, , Morayshire, Scotland
Janet (Fraser , Lady Gray Lady) Lovat
1487–1539
Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Corse
1446–1483
Christian Forbes
1443–1500
Sir Inverugie
1435–1521
Janet Dunbar
1462–1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Keith
1418–1494
JANET ╡
1418–1491
Sir Mochrum
1445–1503
Lady Dunbar
1460–1530

John Laird's Timeline

2 Records

1541
25 Apr 1541
Birth of John Forbes 8th Laird in Forbes, Torwoodles, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Forbes, Torwoodles, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1578
1 Oct 1578
Age 37
Death of John Forbes 8th Laird in Brechin Castle, Brechin, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Brechin Castle, Brechin, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1541
    Event Place: Forbes, Torwoodles, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1578
    Event Place: Brechin Castle, Brechin, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nellfield Cemetery, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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