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William Forbes 1377 – 1448 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 JUN 1377

Birth Location: Forbes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 OCT 1448

Death Location: Forbes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Forbes

Mother: Elizabeth Kennedy

Spouse(s): Agnes Fraser, Elizabeth Douglas

Children(s):

William Forbes was born in 1377 in Forbes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Sir John with the Black Lips Forbes and Elizabeth Margaret Kennedy. William Forbes married Agnes Fraser, Elizabeth Douglas. William Forbes passed away in 1448 in Forbes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Forbes was born in 1377 in Forbes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Sir John with the Black Lips Forbes and Elizabeth Margaret Kennedy.
  • William Forbes married Agnes Fraser, Elizabeth Douglas.
  • William Forbes passed away in 1448 in Forbes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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William Forbes's Ancestors

Self
William Forbes
1377 – 1448
Birth Place: Forbes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John with the Black Lips Forbes
1332 – 1406
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Margaret) Kennedy
1336 – 1385
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (de) Forbes
1302 – 1361
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret (Wake, Countess Of) Kent
1297 – 1349
Liddel, Cumberland, England
John Kennedy
1310 – 1385
Carrick, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary (De Carrick) Montgomerie
1310 – 1400
Castle Carrick, Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander DeForbes
1286 – 1332
Mrs DeForbes
1290 – 1350
John Wake,
1268 – 1300
Lady Wake
1272 – 1309
Gilbert Kennedy
1290 – 1385
Neil Montgomery
1276 –
Elizabeth Cuninghame
1287 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander DeForbes
1256 – 1304
Mrs DeForbes
1256 –
William Fiennes
1245 – 1302
Blanche Brienne
1245 – 1302
Gilbert Carrick
1253 – 1306
Alan Montgomery
1257 – 1297

William Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1377
20 JUN 1377
Birth of William Forbes in Forbes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Forbes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1448
16 OCT 1448
Age 71
Death of William Forbes in Forbes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Forbes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 JUN 1377
    Event Place: Forbes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 OCT 1448
    Event Place: Forbes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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