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William Forbes 1519 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1519

Birth Location: Newes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1571

Death Location: Newe, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Forbes

Mother: Euphon Lumsden,

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Forbes

The story of William Forbes #* 2nd Lord of Newe began in 1519 in Newes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. William Forbes #* 2nd Lord of Newe had children including John Blue Bonnet Forbes. William Forbes #* 2nd Lord of Newe passed away in 1571 in Newe, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Forbes #* 2nd Lord of Newe began in 1519 in Newes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • William Forbes #* 2nd Lord of Newe had children including John Blue Bonnet Forbes.
  • William Forbes #* 2nd Lord of Newe passed away in 1571 in Newe, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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William Forbes's Ancestors

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William Forbes
1519 – 1571
Birth Place: Newes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Forbes
1500 – 1561
Newe, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Euphon (Jean) Lumsden,
1505 – 1530
Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Forbes's Descendants

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William Forbes (1519 – 1571)
  1. 1. John (Blue Bonnet) Forbes (1546 – 28 Jan 1616) m. Jane (Jean) Elphinstone (17 Feb 1582 – 1628)
    1. 1. Lord (Alexander) Forbes (1610 – 1662) m. Lady (Jean de Keith) Campbell (1614 – abt 1659)
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Forbes (1638 – 1738) m. Robert Burnett (1625 – 16 November 1714)
        1. 1. Isabel Burnet (1665 – 1750) m. Captain (WILLIAM MONTGOMERY) (Montgomerie) (1660 – 26 Sep 1721)

William Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1519
1519
Birth of William Forbes #* 2nd Lord of Newe in Newes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Newes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1571
1571
Age 52
Death of William Forbes #* 2nd Lord of Newe in Newe, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Newe, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Newes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Newe, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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