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Lord William Forbes 1513–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1593

Death Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: John Forbes

Mother: Christian Lundie

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Keith

Children(s): Alexander Forbes, William Forbes, Margaret Forbes, Arthur Forbes, Christian Forbes, Abraham Forbes, Anne Forbes, Margaret Forbes, Alexander Forbes, Robert Forbes, Arthur Forbes, James Forbes, Christian Forbes, Elizabeth Forbes, Catherine Forbes, Christian Forbes, Jean Forbes, Barbara Forbes, Arthur Forbes, Margaret Forbes, Isobel Forbes

Lord William Forbes was born in 1513 in Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of John Forbes And Christian Lundie. Lord William Forbes married Elizabeth Keith, and had children including Abraham Forbes, Alexander Forbes, Anne Forbes, Arthur Forbes, Barbara Forbes, Catherine Forbes, Christian Forbes, Elizabeth Forbes, Isobel Forbes, James Forbes, Jean Forbes, Margaret Forbes, Robert Forbes, William Forbes. Lord William Forbes passed away in 1593 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord William Forbes was born in 1513 in Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of John Forbes And Christian Lundie.
  • Lord William Forbes married Elizabeth Keith, and had children including Abraham Forbes, Alexander Forbes, Anne Forbes, Arthur Forbes, Barbara Forbes, Catherine Forbes, Christian Forbes, Elizabeth Forbes, Isobel Forbes, James Forbes, Jean Forbes, Margaret Forbes, Robert Forbes, William Forbes.
  • Lord William Forbes passed away in 1593 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Lord Forbes's Ancestors

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Lord Forbes
1513–1593
Birth Place: Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
John Forbes
1461–1547
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Christian Lundie
1463–1510
Lundin, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Forbes
1442–1483
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Christian Gordon
1443–1500
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Forbes's Descendants

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Lord (William) Forbes (1513–1593) m. Elizabeth Keith (1522–1604)
  1. 1. Alexander Forbes 1539–1598 m. Alison (Cordiner) Anderson 1535–1620
    1. 1. John (Forbush) (Forbes) 1565–1612 m. Elizabeth Keith 1565–1621
      1. 1. Daniel (Duncan) Forbes 1583–1624 m. Margaret Sutherland 1588–1651
        1. 1. Captain (James Forbes) Sr. 1620–1692 m. Catherine Fothergill 1623–1693
        2. 2. Daniel Forbush 1620–1687
        3. 3. John (Forbes Baronet) Culloden 1620–1687
        4. 4. Thomas FORBES 1610–
      2. 2. Patrick Forbes 1607–1643
  2. 2. William Forbes 1543–1592
  3. 3. Margaret Forbes 1887–
  4. 4. Arthur Forbes 1781–1853
  5. 5. Christian Forbes 1565–
  6. 6. Abraham Forbes 1558–1637
  7. 7. Anne Forbes 1564–
  8. 8. Margaret Forbes 1887–
  9. 9. Alexander Forbes 1551–
  10. 10. Robert Forbes 1555–
  11. 11. Arthur Forbes 1781–1853
  12. 12. James Forbes 1542–1606
  13. 13. Christian Forbes 1565–
  14. 14. Elizabeth Forbes 1545–1607
  15. 15. Catherine Forbes 1554–
  16. 16. Christian Forbes 1547–1622
  17. 17. Jean Forbes 1541–
  18. 18. Barbara Forbes 1560–
  19. 19. Arthur Forbes 1550–1574
  20. 20. Margaret Forbes 1557–
  21. 21. Isobel Forbes 1548–1600

Lord Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of Lord William Forbes in Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1593
1593
Age 80
Death of Lord William Forbes in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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