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Lady Elizabeth Forbes 1532–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: Dec 1570

Death Location: Menstrie Castle, Parish Logie, Clarmannshire, Sterlingshire, Scotland

Father: *Marjory (Coutts)

Mother: *Allan Coutt

Spouse(s): Alexander Alexander

Children(s): John Eridy, Elizabeth Forbes, Osmonde Alexander, William *, Cristine Alexander, Marion Alexander, Andrew Alexander, Janet Alexander

In 1532, Lady Elizabeth Forbes entered the world in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Marjory Walward Douglas Coutts And Allan Coutts Chamberlain Of Dunfermline Abbey Coutt. Lady Elizabeth Forbes married Alexander 5Th Baron Of Menstrie Alexander, and had children including Andrew Alexander, Cristine Lundie Alexander, Elizabeth Forbes, Janet Alexander, John Graham Alexander Of Eridy, Marion Alexander, Osmonde Alexander, William 1St Earl Of Stirling Alexander. Lady Elizabeth Forbes passed away in 1570 in Menstrie Castle, Parish Logie, Clarmannshire, Sterlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1532, Lady Elizabeth Forbes entered the world in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Marjory Walward Douglas Coutts And Allan Coutts Chamberlain Of Dunfermline Abbey Coutt.
  • Lady Elizabeth Forbes married Alexander 5Th Baron Of Menstrie Alexander, and had children including Andrew Alexander, Cristine Lundie Alexander, Elizabeth Forbes, Janet Alexander, John Graham Alexander Of Eridy, Marion Alexander, Osmonde Alexander, William 1St Earl Of Stirling Alexander.
  • Lady Elizabeth Forbes passed away in 1570 in Menstrie Castle, Parish Logie, Clarmannshire, Sterlingshire, Scotland.

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Lady Forbes's Ancestors

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Lady Forbes
1532–1570
Birth Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
*Marjory Walward- Douglas (Coutts)
1502–1586
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
*Allan (Coutts (Chamberlain of Dunfermline Abbey)) Coutt
1505–1597
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Walwod
1475–1534
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Thomas Walwod-Coutts
1475–1534
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Forbes's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth) Forbes (1532–Dec 1570) m. Alexander (5th Baron of Menstrie) Alexander (1545–10 February 1581)
  1. 1. John (Graham Alexander of) Eridy 1560–1611 m. Janet\Jane Erskine, 1553–1649
    1. 1. Richard Alexander 1579–1640 m. Mary (Alexander) Hamilton 1580–1634
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann Alexander) (Hines) 1604–1638 m. John (William Hines) (Haynes) 1600–1681
        1. 1. Thomas Hines 1632–1731 m. Emma (Amilia Elizabeth Ffeizer) Jones 1670–1746
  2. 2. Elizabeth Forbes 1561–1590
  3. 3. Osmonde Alexander 1565–1620
  4. 4. William (1st Earl of Stirling Alexander) * 1567–1640
  5. 5. Cristine (Lundie) Alexander 1567–1617
  6. 6. Marion Alexander 1569–1569
  7. 7. Andrew Alexander 1570–1594
  8. 8. Janet Alexander 1570–1640

Lady Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1570
Dec 1570
Age 38
Death of Lady Elizabeth Forbes in Menstrie Castle, Parish Logie, Clarmannshire, Sterlingshire, Scotland
Menstrie Castle, Parish Logie, Clarmannshire, Sterlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Ayr, & Stirling: - Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie, Register of Testaments, 1564-1800

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1570
    Event Place: Menstrie Castle, Parish Logie, Clarmannshire, Sterlingshire, Scotland

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