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LORD WILLIAM FORBES 1442–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1442

Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Jul 1483

Death Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: James Forbes

Mother: Gille Keith

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In 1442, LORD WILLIAM FORBES entered the world in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to James Lord Forbes And Gille Egidia Lady Keith. LORD WILLIAM FORBES passed away in 1483 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1442, LORD WILLIAM FORBES entered the world in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to James Lord Forbes And Gille Egidia Lady Keith.
  • LORD WILLIAM FORBES passed away in 1483 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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LORD FORBES's Ancestors

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LORD FORBES
1442–1483
Birth Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
James Lord Forbes
1424–1462
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Gille (Egidia Lady) Keith
1424–1473
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Lord) Forbes
1377–1448
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Mary Douglas Baroness) Forbes
1395–1448
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sir (William Keith) Marischal
1389–1475
Kincaid, Perthshire, Scotland
Marjorie (Mary) Fraser
1395–1442
Kilmorack, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir FORBES
1332–1446
Elizabeth Kennedy
1336–1375
George Angus
1380–1403
Mary Edmonston
1380–1458
Sir Keith
1363–1430
Matilda Uruqhart
1363–1442
Sir Lovat
1374–1416
Lady Lovat
1376–1414
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John DeForbes
1302–1331
Margaret Forbes
1311–1349
John Kennedy
1310–1385
Mary DeCarrick
1310–1400

LORD FORBES's Timeline

2 Records

1442
1442
Birth of LORD WILLIAM FORBES in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1483
5 Jul 1483
Age 41
Death of LORD WILLIAM FORBES in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1442
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1483
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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