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William Forbes 1427 – 1478 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1427

Birth Location: Forbes, Aberdeen, Scotland

Death Date: 2 OCT 1478

Death Location: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Forbes

Mother: Mary Douglas

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In 1427, William Forbes entered the world in Forbes, Aberdeen, Scotland, born to Alexander Forbes and Mary Elizabeth Douglas. William Forbes passed away in 1478 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1427, William Forbes entered the world in Forbes, Aberdeen, Scotland, born to Alexander Forbes and Mary Elizabeth Douglas.
  • William Forbes passed away in 1478 in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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William Forbes's Ancestors

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William Forbes
1427 – 1478
Birth Place: Forbes, Aberdeen, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Forbes
1380 – 1448
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary (Elizabeth) Douglas
1402 – 1460
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (John with the Black Lips) Forbes
1332 – 1406
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Margaret) Kennedy
1336 – 1385
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
George Douglas
1375 – 1402
East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Stewart
1375 – 1457
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Forbes
1302 – 1361
Margaret Kent
1297 – 1349
John Kennedy
1310 – 1385
Mary Montgomerie
1310 – 1400
William Douglas
1314 – 1384
Margaret Stewart
1354 – 1398
John Stewart
1337 – 1406
Annabella Drummond
1337 – 1406
2nd-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 –
Archibald Douglas
1274 – 1333
Beatrice Lindsay
1296 – 1352
Thomas Stewart
1329 – 1361
Margaret Sinclair
1328 – 1418
Robert Stewart
1316 – 1390
Elizabeth Mure
1320 – 1355
Sir Drummond
1315 – 1373

William Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1427
ABT 1427
Birth of William Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeen, Scotland
Forbes, Aberdeen, Scotland
1478
2 OCT 1478
Age 51
Death of William Forbes in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1427
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeen, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 OCT 1478
    Event Place: Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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