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Thomas Forbes 20th Laird of Thornton 1675–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1675

Birth Location: Thornton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: Aft 1729

Death Location: Aberdeen, Scotland

Father: James Thornton

Mother: Margaret Ramsay

Spouse(s): Katherine Ramsay

Children(s): Lady Forbes, James Forbes, Hellen Forbes, Andrew Forbes, Helen Forbes, John Forbes, Charles Forbes, Thomas Forbes, Phoebe Forbes, William Forbes

Thomas Forbes 20th Laird of Thornton was born in 1675 in Thornton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of James Forbes 19Th Laird Of Thornton And Margaret Ramsay. Thomas Forbes 20th Laird of Thornton married Katherine Ramsay, and had children including Andrew Forbes, Charles Forbes, Helen Forbes, Hellen Forbes, James Forbes, John Forbes, Lady Mary Forbes, Mary Forbes, Phoebe Forbes, Thomas Forbes, William Forbes. Thomas Forbes 20th Laird of Thornton passed away in 1729 in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Thomas Forbes 20th Laird of Thornton was born in 1675 in Thornton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of James Forbes 19Th Laird Of Thornton And Margaret Ramsay.
  • Thomas Forbes 20th Laird of Thornton married Katherine Ramsay, and had children including Andrew Forbes, Charles Forbes, Helen Forbes, Hellen Forbes, James Forbes, John Forbes, Lady Mary Forbes, Mary Forbes, Phoebe Forbes, Thomas Forbes, William Forbes.
  • Thomas Forbes 20th Laird of Thornton passed away in 1729 in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Thomas Thornton's Ancestors

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Thomas Thornton
1675–1729
Birth Place: Thornton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
James Forbes 19th Laird of Thornton
1640–1713
Margaret Ramsay
1645–
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Thomas Thornton's Descendants

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Thomas (Forbes 20th Laird of) Thornton (Abt. 1675–Aft 1729) m. Katherine Ramsay (–1709)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary) Forbes 1728–1803 m. Captain (John Guise) \Guice –1786
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Guise \) Guice 1754–1798 m. Thomas Stewart 1739–1790 m. John (Thomas) Stewart 1744–1824
      1. 1. William Stewart 1785–1856
      2. 2. Charles (Forbes) Stewart 1781–1815
      3. 3. Thomas (Guise) Stewart 1784–1821
      4. 4. David (Carnegie) Stewart 1789–1823
      5. 5. Mary Stewart 1782–1783
      6. 6. Elizabeth ((Eliza) Brodie) Stewart 1787–1826
      7. 7. Daniel Stewart 1777–1811
    2. 2. John Guise 1750–1751
    3. 3. Samuel Guise 1751–1811
    4. 4. Abraham (Abel) Guise 1753–
    5. 5. George Guise 1754–
    6. 6. Jane ("Jean") Guise 1756–1839
    7. 7. Grace Guise 1762–
    8. 8. John Guise 1757–1828
    9. 9. John Guise 1760–1828
    10. 10. Thomas Guise 1757–1828
    11. 11. Mary (Ann) Guise 1768–1840 m. Thomas Dougal 1765–1826
      1. 1. Thomas Dougall 1794–1795
      2. 2. John Dougal 1796–1871
      3. 3. Thomas Dougal 1807–1832
      4. 4. Elizabeth Dougall 1801–1868
      5. 5. George Dougal 1804–1859
      6. 6. Louisa Dougal 1797–1822
      7. 7. Mary (Jean) Dougal 1803–1799
      8. 8. Margaret (Addison) Dougal 1799–1888 m. Sir (George Bell (Major General)) KCB, 1794–1877
        1. 1. Mary (Ann Addison) Bell 1821–1903
  2. 2. James Forbes 1703–
  3. 3. Hellen Forbes 1701–
  4. 4. Andrew Forbes 1704–1711
  5. 5. Helen Forbes 1714–1743
  6. 6. John Forbes 1725–
  7. 7. Charles Forbes 1736–
  8. 8. Thomas Forbes 1728–1828
  9. 9. Phoebe Forbes 1730–1787
  10. 10. William Forbes –1771

Thomas Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1675
Abt. 1675
Birth of Thomas Forbes 20th Laird of Thornton in Thornton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Thornton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1729
Aft 1729
Age 54
Death of Thomas Forbes 20th Laird of Thornton in Aberdeen, Scotland
Aberdeen, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1675
    Event Place: Thornton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COLCHDFR020390-0395

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Thornton
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 1729
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Scotland

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