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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

Children(s): Alexander Forbes, Lady Laird

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, and had children including Alexander Forbes, Lady Elizabeth Laird. 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, and had children including Alexander Forbes, Lady Elizabeth Laird.
  • 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

Self
Lady Thornton
1544–1599
Birth Place: Thornton, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Strachan
1508–1560
Thornton, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Bethune) Strachen
1506–1560
Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James Bethune
1477–1522
Raith, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Helen Melville
1471–
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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–Apr 1614)
  1. 1. Alexander Forbes 1565–1599 m. Eupliom Lumsden 1568–1628
    1. 1. William ((Sir) Gariduer Forbes) II 1589–1646 m. Margaret Gordon 1592–1651
      1. 1. Margaret Forbes 1620–1720 m. William Elphinstone 1610–1700
        1. 1. Jean (Elphinstone (10th) GGm-Scot-Rob) 1642–1674 m. William Ferguson 1633–1728
  2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Laird 1550–1650

Lady Thornton's Timeline

4 Records

1544
25 Feb 1544
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes of Thornton in Thornton, Fife, Scotland
Thornton, Fife, Scotland
1550
After 1550
Age 6
Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes of Thornton was married in Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1562
1562
Age 18
Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes of Thornton was married in Thorntoun, Perth, Scotland
Thorntoun, Perth, Scotland
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] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: After 1550
    Event Place: Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Thorntoun, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1599
    Event Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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