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Sir Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes 1380–1448 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1380

Birth Location: Drumminor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Oct 1448

Death Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Forbes

Mother: Elizabeth Kennedy

Spouse(s): Lady Forbes

Children(s): Lord Forbes, Lady Forbes, James Forbes, William Forbes, Marion Forbes, Annabella Forbes, ELIZABETH FORBES, John Forbes, Susannah Forbes, Lord Forbes, Mariot Erskine, Richard FORBES, Susanna Forbes

In 1380, Sir Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes entered the world in Drumminor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Sir John Of The Black Lip Forbes And Elizabeth Margaret Kennedy. Sir Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes married Lady Elizabeth Mary Of Angus Baroness Of Forbes Douglas Baroness Of Forbes, and had children including Annabella Forbes, Elizabeth Marion Forbes, James Forbes 2Nd Lord Forbes, John Forbes, Lady Margaret De Forbes, Lord Alexander Forbes, Marion Elizabeth Forbes, Mariot Muriella Erskine, Richard Forbes, Susanna Forbes, Susannah Forbes, William Forbes. Sir Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes passed away in 1448 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1380, Sir Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes entered the world in Drumminor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Sir John Of The Black Lip Forbes And Elizabeth Margaret Kennedy.
  • Sir Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes married Lady Elizabeth Mary Of Angus Baroness Of Forbes Douglas Baroness Of Forbes, and had children including Annabella Forbes, Elizabeth Marion Forbes, James Forbes 2Nd Lord Forbes, John Forbes, Lady Margaret De Forbes, Lord Alexander Forbes, Marion Elizabeth Forbes, Mariot Muriella Erskine, Richard Forbes, Susanna Forbes, Susannah Forbes, William Forbes.
  • Sir Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes passed away in 1448 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Sir Forbes's Ancestors

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Sir Forbes
1380–1448
Birth Place: Drumminor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John "of the Black Lip" Forbes
1332–1446
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Elizabeth (Margaret) Kennedy
1336–1375
Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Sir Forbes's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander Forbes 1st Lord) Forbes (20 Jun 1380–16 Oct 1448) m. Lady (Elizabeth Mary of Angus, Baroness of Forbes Douglas Baroness of) Forbes (24 Feb 1398–1460)
  1. 1. Lord (Alexander) Forbes 1430–1448
  2. 2. Lady (Margaret de) Forbes 1428–1488 m. Alexander Meldrum 1435–1470 m. William Meldrum 1380–1431
    1. 1. Margaret (Meldrum of) Fyvie 1460–1505 m. Sir (William Johnston,) Baron 1460–1513
      1. 1. James (Gilbert, Laird) Johnstone 1481–1548 m. Clara Barclay 1492–1521
        1. 1. Sir (William) Johnston 1520–1547 m. Margaret Hay 1520–1559 m. Barbara Forbes 1560–
        2. 2. Janet Johnston 1521–
        3. 3. Agnes Johnston 1523–
        4. 4. Isabel Johnston 1524–
        5. 5. Bessie Johnston 1527–
        6. 6. George Johnston 1525–1567
        7. 7. George Johnston 1513–1567
        8. 8. Gilbert Johnston 1513–
        9. 9. James Johnston 1515–1567
        10. 10. William Johnston 1560–
      2. 2. Christian Johnston 1487–
      3. 3. Margaret Johnston 1483–1502
    2. 2. Alexander Meldrum 1435–1470 m. Lady (Margaret de) Forbes 1428–1488
    3. 3. William Meldrum 1878–1953
  3. 3. James (Forbes, 2nd Lord) Forbes 1424–1460
  4. 4. William Forbes 1426–1478
  5. 5. Marion (Elizabeth) Forbes 1430–1456
  6. 6. Annabella Forbes 1423–1514
  7. 7. ELIZABETH (MARION) FORBES 1430–1456
  8. 8. John Forbes 1425–1460
  9. 9. Susannah Forbes 1417–1445
  10. 10. Lord (Alexander) Forbes 1430–1448
  11. 11. Mariot (Muriella) Erskine 1430–
  12. 12. Richard FORBES 1434–1478
  13. 13. Susanna Forbes 1432–1460

Sir Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1380
20 Jun 1380
Birth of Sir Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes in Drumminor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Drumminor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1448
16 Oct 1448
Age 68
Death of Sir Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1380
    Event Place: Drumminor, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire: - Jacobite Cess Roll, 1715
    Record Source: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Brux, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kelso, Sutherland, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1448
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Millennium File

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