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William Forbes 1530–1614 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 April 1614

Death Location: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Duncan Forbes

Mother: Agnes Forbes

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Children(s): Sir Baronet

William Forbes was born in 1530 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Duncan Forbes And Agnes Forbes. William Forbes married Margaret Douglas, and had children including Sir William Forbes 1St Baronet. William Forbes passed away in 1614 in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Forbes was born in 1530 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Duncan Forbes And Agnes Forbes.
  • William Forbes married Margaret Douglas, and had children including Sir William Forbes 1St Baronet.
  • William Forbes passed away in 1614 in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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William Forbes's Ancestors

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William Forbes
1530–1614
Birth Place: Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Duncan Forbes
1505–1587
Agnes Forbes
1525–1584
Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Forbes
1478–1587
Corsendae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret Lumsden
1483–
Fife, Scotland
William (Grey, Bailiff in) Aberdeen
1505–
Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Gray
1446–1514
Elizabeth Stewart
1465–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Forbes's Descendants

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William Forbes (1530–1 April 1614)
  1. 1. Sir (William Forbes, 1st) Baronet 1575–1661
    1. 1. Sir (William Forbes, 2nd) Baronet 1600–1676
      1. 1. "Sir (John Forbes of Monymusk", "3rd) Baronet" 1627–1700
        1. 1. John Forbes 1680–1716 m. Susanna Forbes 1680–1760

William Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of William Forbes in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1614
1 April 1614
Age 84
Death of William Forbes in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 April 1614
    Event Place: Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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