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Lord William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse Sir 1543–1614 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1543

Birth Location: Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: Apr 1614

Death Location: Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Patrick Forbes

Mother: Lady (Forbes)

Spouse(s): Lady Thornton

Children(s): Alexander Forbes, Lady Laird

The story of Lord William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse Sir began in 1543 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Lord William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse Sir married Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes Of Thornton, and had children including Alexander Forbes, Lady Elizabeth Laird. Lord William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse Sir passed away in 1614 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse Sir began in 1543 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Lord William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse Sir married Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes Of Thornton, and had children including Alexander Forbes, Lady Elizabeth Laird.
  • Lord William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse Sir passed away in 1614 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Forbes
1516–1554
Birth Location: Portertoun Aberdeen Sonhunne Forbes Huntlie Meldrum Cabete, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady (Forbes)
1520–1565
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Thornton
1544–1599
Birth Location: Thornton, Fife, Scotland
LT

Children(s)

Alexander Forbes
1565–1599
Birth Location: Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Lady Laird
1550–1650
Birth Location: Campbellshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lord Sir's Ancestors

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Lord Sir
1543–1614
Birth Place: Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Patrick 3rd of Corse Forbes
1516–1554
Portertoun Aberdeen Sonhunne Forbes Huntlie Meldrum Cabete, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Marjory Lumsden) (Forbes)
1520–1565
Ayrshire, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David (Sir Forbes van) Forthirbirss
1490–1530
Elisabeth Panter
1482–1545
Newmanswells, Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Robert (I Lumsden, Laird of Cushnie, 14th) PGGF
1480–1546
Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Forbes
1463–1547
Lady Forbes
1463–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Sir's Descendants

1.
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Lord (William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse) Sir (2 Mar 1543–Apr 1614) m. Lady (Elizabeth Strachen Forbes of) Thornton (25 Feb 1544–Sep 1599)
  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

Lord Sir's Timeline

7 Records

1521
20 Mar 1521
Lord William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse Sir was married in Porterstoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Porterstoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1543
2 Mar 1543
Birth of Lord William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse Sir in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1550
Abt. 1550
Age 7
Lord William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse Sir was married in Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1558
1558
Age 15
Lord William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse Sir was married in Scotland
Scotland
1562
1562
Age 19
Lord William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse Sir was married in Thorntoun, Perth, Scotland
Thorntoun, Perth, Scotland
1568
1568
Age 25
Lord William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse Sir was married in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1614
Apr 1614
Age 71
Death of Lord William Forbes, 4th Laird of Corse Sir in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1543
    Event Place: Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1521
    Event Place: Porterstoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1550
    Event Place: Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Thorntoun, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire - Protocol Book of Sir John Christisone, 1518-1551

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Thorntoun, Perth, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1614
    Event Place: Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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