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William Forbes 1562 – 1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1562

Birth Location: Forbes, Torwoodles, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 21 March 1592

Death Location: Capucm, Ghent, Belgique

Father: Sir Forbes

Mother: Margaret Gordon

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William Forbes was born in 1562 in Forbes, Torwoodles, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Forbes 8th Baron Forbes and Margaret Gordon. William Forbes passed away in 1592 in Capucm, Ghent, Belgique.

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Biography

  • William Forbes was born in 1562 in Forbes, Torwoodles, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Forbes 8th Baron Forbes and Margaret Gordon.
  • William Forbes passed away in 1592 in Capucm, Ghent, Belgique.

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William Forbes's Ancestors

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William Forbes
1562 – 1592
Birth Place: Forbes, Torwoodles, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Forbes 8th Baron Forbes
1542 – 1606
Castle Forbes, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Gordon
1548 –
Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (of) Forbes
1516 –
Findlost-Towie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Beatrice Keith, Countess) Huntly
1522 – 1604
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
George Gordon
1513 – 1562
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) Keith
1515 – 1563
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardine, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Keith
1470 – 1521
Janet Grey
1494 – 1539
John Gordon
1477 – 1517
Margaretha Stuart
1498 – 1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew
1446 – 1514
SCOT Argyll\CAMPBELL
1476 – 1529

William Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1562
1562
Birth of William Forbes in Forbes, Torwoodles, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Forbes, Torwoodles, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1592
21 March 1592
Age 30
Death of William Forbes in Capucm, Ghent, Belgique
Capucm, Ghent, Belgique

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Forbes, Torwoodles, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1592
    Event Place: Capucm, Ghent, Belgique
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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