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Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes of Thornton 1544–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1544

Birth Location: Thornton, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Sep 1599

Death Location: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Strachan

Mother: Lady Strachen

Spouse(s): Lord Sir, Patrick Forbes

Children(s): Hendry FORBES, Margaret Forbes, Jane Forbes, Arthur Longford, Agnes Forbes, Alexander Captain, John Reverend, Patrick Aberdeen, Elizabeth Forbes, James Forbes, Margaret Forbes, Mary Forbes, Robert Forbes, William Craigievar, Isobel Forbes, Mary FORBES, James Forbes, Robert Forbes

The story of Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes of Thornton began in 1544 in Thornton, Fife, Scotland. Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes of Thornton married Lord William Forbes 4Th Laird Of Corse Sir, Patrick Forbes, and had children including Agnes Forbes, Alexander Forbes Captain, Arthur Forbes Sir 1St Baronet Of Longford, Elizabeth Forbes, Hendry Forbes, Isobel Forbes, James Alexander Forbes, James Forbes, Jane Forbes, John Forbes Reverend, Margaret Forbes, Mary Forbes, Patrick Forbes 5Th Laird Of Corse Bishop Of Aberdeen, Robert Forbes, William Forbes Of Menie Founded The Family Of Craigievar. Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes of Thornton passed away in 1599 in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes of Thornton began in 1544 in Thornton, Fife, Scotland.
  • Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes of Thornton married Lord William Forbes 4Th Laird Of Corse Sir, Patrick Forbes, and had children including Agnes Forbes, Alexander Forbes Captain, Arthur Forbes Sir 1St Baronet Of Longford, Elizabeth Forbes, Hendry Forbes, Isobel Forbes, James Alexander Forbes, James Forbes, Jane Forbes, John Forbes Reverend, Margaret Forbes, Mary Forbes, Patrick Forbes 5Th Laird Of Corse Bishop Of Aberdeen, Robert Forbes, William Forbes Of Menie Founded The Family Of Craigievar.
  • Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes of Thornton passed away in 1599 in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Thornton's Ancestors

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Lady Thornton
1544–1599
Birth Place: Thornton, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Keith Strachan
1508–1560
Thornton, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Bethune) Strachen
1506–1560
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alexander (Strachan Laird of) Thornton
1483–1526
Brux, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Bethune
1484–1525
Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
James BETHUNE
1477–1522
Raith, Fifeshire, Scotland
Helen MELVILLE
1471–1510
Drummaird, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Thornton's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth Strachen Forbes of) Thornton (25 Feb 1544–Sep 1599) m. Lord (William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse) Sir (2 Mar 1543–1 Apr 1614) m. Patrick Forbes (1533–)
  1. 1. Hendry FORBES 1565–1599 m. Marjorie\Marion Kyng\KING 1565–1601
    1. 1. Isbell Forbes 1591–1652 m. Lord: (Adam Gordon, of Aboyne; Lord of) Auchindoun 1595–1649
      1. 1. Robert Gordonne 1610–1656 m. Elspet Andersone –1617
        1. 1. James (Gordon, 1st Of Ardmeallie,) Logie 1633–1723 m. Elizabeth McDONALD 1634–
      2. 2. Thomas Gordon 1615–1670
    2. 2. Andrew Forbes 1591–1655
    3. 3. William (Forbes) Sir 1588–1646
    4. 4. Jennett Forbes –1591
  2. 2. Margaret Forbes 1560–1585
  3. 3. Jane Forbes 1582–1585
  4. 4. Arthur (Forbes Sir, 1st Baronet of) Longford 1570–1632
  5. 5. Agnes Forbes 1580–1585
  6. 6. Alexander (Forbes) Captain 1572–1628
  7. 7. John (Forbes) Reverend 1568–1634
  8. 8. Patrick (Forbes 5th Laird of Corse, Bishop of) Aberdeen 1564–1635
  9. 9. Elizabeth Forbes 1565–1600
  10. 10. James Forbes 1572–
  11. 11. Margaret Forbes 1578–
  12. 12. Mary Forbes 1586–
  13. 13. Robert Forbes 1588–
  14. 14. William (Forbes of Menie , founded the family of) Craigievar 1565–1661
  15. 15. Isobel Forbes 1582–1675
  16. 16. Mary FORBES 1586–
  17. 17. James (Alexander) Forbes 1574–1628
  18. 18. Robert Forbes 1576–

Lady Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1544
25 Feb 1544
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes of Thornton in Thornton, Fife, Scotland
Thornton, Fife, Scotland
1562
1562
Age 18
Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes of Thornton was married in Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1599
Sep 1599
Age 55
Death of Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes of Thornton in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1544
    Event Place: Thornton, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1599
    Event Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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