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Lord John Forbes 1472–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1472

Birth Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1547

Death Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Forbes

Mother: Christian Gordon

Spouse(s): Lady Lundin

Children(s): Lord Forbes

Lord John Forbes was born in 1472 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of William Lord Forbes And Christian Lady Gordon. Lord John Forbes married Lady Christian Lundin, and had children including Lord William Forbes. Lord John Forbes passed away in 1547 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord John Forbes was born in 1472 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of William Lord Forbes And Christian Lady Gordon.
  • Lord John Forbes married Lady Christian Lundin, and had children including Lord William Forbes.
  • Lord John Forbes passed away in 1547 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Forbes
1442–1483
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Christian Gordon
1443–1500
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Lundin
1463–1510
Birth Location: Lundin, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lord Forbes
1513–1593
Birth Location: Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Lord Forbes's Ancestors

Self
Lord Forbes
1472–1547
Birth Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
William Lord Forbes
1442–1483
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Christian (Lady) Gordon
1443–1500
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Lord Lord Forbes) Forbes
1424–1462
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Gille (Egidia LADY) Keith
1424–1473
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Alexander (Lord Huntly Seton) Gordon
1415–1470
Huntlu, Abrdn, Scotland
Elizabeth (Countess Huntly) Crichton
1410–1479
Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander FORBES
1380–1448
Elizabeth Douglas
1385–1460
William Marischal
1389–1475
Lady Marischal
1403–1442
Alexander Seton
1385–1440
Elizabeth Gordon
1384–1438
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Lovat
1374–1415
Lady Lovat
1376–1414

Lord Forbes's Descendants

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Lord (John) Forbes (1472–1547) m. Lady (Christian) Lundin (1463–Jul 1510)
  1. 1. Lord (William) Forbes 1513–1593 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Keith 1522–1604
    1. 1. Lady (Christian) Forbes 1565–1622 m. John Johnston 1560–
      1. 1. Margaret Johnston 1584–1620 m. Thomas (Burnett, 1st Baronet of) Leys 1574–1644
        1. 1. Thomas Burnett 1619–1689 m. Cristen Burnet 1619–
        2. 2. John Burnett 1610–1686 m. Lucretia Johnston 1629–1709

Lord Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1472
1472
Birth of Lord John Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1547
1547
Age 75
Death of Lord John Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1472
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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