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Lady Janet Seton Baroness Forbes 1544 – 1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 Feb 1616

Death Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland

Father: Walter Touche)

Mother: Lady Erskine

Spouse(s): Sir Knight

Children(s): Elizabeth Bellenden

In 1544, Lady Janet Seton Baroness Forbes entered the world in Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Walter William Seton IV * (of Touche) and Lady Elizabeth Erskine. Lady Janet Seton Baroness Forbes married Sir Lord John Bellenden of Auchnoul, Knight, and had children including Elizabeth (Jean) Bellenden. Lady Janet Seton Baroness Forbes passed away in 1616 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1544, Lady Janet Seton Baroness Forbes entered the world in Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Walter William Seton IV * (of Touche) and Lady Elizabeth Erskine.
  • Lady Janet Seton Baroness Forbes married Sir Lord John Bellenden of Auchnoul, Knight, and had children including Elizabeth (Jean) Bellenden.
  • Lady Janet Seton Baroness Forbes passed away in 1616 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Touche)
1529 – 1568
Birth Location: Touch, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Erskine
1531 – 1578
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sir Knight
1520 – 1578
Birth Location: Auchnoull, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Bellenden
1564 – 1623
Birth Location: Auchnoull, Midlothian, Scotland
EB

Lady Forbes's Ancestors

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Lady Forbes
1544 – 1616
Birth Place: Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Walter William Seton IV * (of Touche)
1529 – 1568
Touch, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) Erskine
1531 – 1578
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lady (Janet Chisholm 🌟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) 13thGGM
1487 – 1540
Cromlix, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Forbes's Descendants

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Lady (Janet Seton Baroness) Forbes (1544 – 2 Feb 1616) m. Sir (Lord John Bellenden of Auchnoul,) Knight (1520 – 11 September 1578)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ((Jean)) Bellenden (1564 – 1623) m. John (of Ormiston, SIR COCKBURN (of) Ormiston) (1536 – 12 Oct 1623)
    1. 1. Sibbella ((Sybil)) Edgar (1598 – 12 May 1668) m. James Cokburne (1594 – 1684)
      1. 1. Marie Cokburne (25 Sep 1623 – Jan 1679) m. Thomas Thompson (25 Apr 1627 – 1700)
        1. 1. Thomas (Thomson) (Thomsone) (6 Feb 1648 – 24 Mar 1698) m. Sara Purdy (1650 – 4 Jul 1713)

Lady Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Lady Janet Seton Baroness Forbes in Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1616
2 Feb 1616
Age 72
Death of Lady Janet Seton Baroness Forbes in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1616
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland
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