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Lord WILLIAM Forbes 1522–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: SCO

Death Date: 1594

Death Location: Craigievar, Aberdeenshire, SCO

Father: John FORBES

Mother: Christian LUNDIN

Spouse(s): Lady Keith

Children(s): Christian Forbes

Lord WILLIAM Forbes was born in 1522 in SCO, the child of John Lord Forbes And Christian Lady Lundin. Lord WILLIAM Forbes married Lady Elizabeth Keith, and had children including Christian Forbes. Lord WILLIAM Forbes passed away in 1594 in Craigievar, Aberdeenshire, SCO.

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Biography

  • Lord WILLIAM Forbes was born in 1522 in SCO, the child of John Lord Forbes And Christian Lady Lundin.
  • Lord WILLIAM Forbes married Lady Elizabeth Keith, and had children including Christian Forbes.
  • Lord WILLIAM Forbes passed away in 1594 in Craigievar, Aberdeenshire, SCO.

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Lord Forbes's Ancestors

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Lord Forbes
1522–1594
Birth Place: SCO
Parents
John Lord FORBES
1472–1540
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Christian (Lady) LUNDIN
1488–1513
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Forbes's Descendants

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Lord (WILLIAM) Forbes (1522–1594) m. Lady (ELIZABETH) Keith (Jan 1522–13 Nov 1604)
  1. 1. Christian Forbes 1547–1622 m. George Johnston 1544–1593
    1. 1. William Johnston 1610–1640 m. Barbara Forbes 1610–1673
      1. 1. Elizabeth Johnston 1640–2003 m. George Keith 1638–1716
        1. 1. Ann Keith 1635–1703 m. Alexander Walker 1616–1725

Lord Forbes's Timeline

3 Records

1522
1522
Birth of Lord WILLIAM Forbes in SCO
SCO
1537
21 Apr 1537
Age 15
Lord WILLIAM Forbes was married in Corsindave Porterstoun Auchinclocht Skeyne Marischal Lord Keyth Auchinclocht Monimvsk, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Corsindave Porterstoun Auchinclocht Skeyne Marischal Lord Keyth Auchinclocht Monimvsk, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1594
1594
Age 72
Death of Lord WILLIAM Forbes in Craigievar, Aberdeenshire, SCO
Craigievar, Aberdeenshire, SCO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: SCO

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1537
    Event Place: Corsindave Porterstoun Auchinclocht Skeyne Marischal Lord Keyth Auchinclocht Monimvsk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Craigievar, Aberdeenshire, SCO

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