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William Forbes\ 7th Lord Forbes 1513 – 1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1593

Death Location: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Forbes

Mother: Christian Lundie

Spouse(s): Lady Keith

Children(s): Lady Forbes

The story of William Forbes\ 7th Lord Forbes began in 1513 in Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom. William Forbes\ 7th Lord Forbes married Lady Elizabeth Keith, and had children including Lady Jean (Johanna) Forbes. William Forbes\ 7th Lord Forbes passed away in 1593 in Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Forbes\ 7th Lord Forbes began in 1513 in Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • William Forbes\ 7th Lord Forbes married Lady Elizabeth Keith, and had children including Lady Jean (Johanna) Forbes.
  • William Forbes\ 7th Lord Forbes passed away in 1593 in Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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William Forbes's Ancestors

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William Forbes
1513 – 1593
Birth Place: Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Forbes\ 6th Lord Forbes
1472 – 1547
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Christian Lundie
1485 – 1515
Lundin Links, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John Lundie
Elizabeth Forrester
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Forbes's Descendants

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William (Forbes\ 7th Lord) Forbes (1513 – 1593) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Keith (January 1522 – 13 November 1604)
  1. 1. Lady (Jean (Johanna)) Forbes (25 Apr 1541 – 1 Oct 1578) m. James (Dunkeld 5th Lord Ogilvy of) Arlie (1540 – October 1606)
    1. 1. James (VI Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy Earl van) Airlie (1565 – 12 Jan 1616)
      1. 1. James (VII Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy Earl van) Airlie (1590 – 1665) m. Isabelle Hamilton (18 February 1595 – 1670)
        1. 1. ? m. Helena Ogilvy (1620 – 1663) m. Helena Ogilvy (1620 – 1663)

William Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of William Forbes\ 7th Lord Forbes in Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1593
1593
Age 80
Death of William Forbes\ 7th Lord Forbes in Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Corsindae, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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