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William Forbes 1566 – 1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1566

Birth Location: Craigievar, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: Dec 1627

Death Location: Craigievar, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Forbes

Mother: Lady Forbes

Spouse(s): Margaret Uddart

Children(s): Barbara Craigievar

In 1566, William Forbes entered the world in Craigievar, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to William Forbes and Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes. William Forbes married Margaret Uddart, and had children including Barbara Forbes of Craigievar. William Forbes passed away in 1627 in Craigievar, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1566, William Forbes entered the world in Craigievar, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to William Forbes and Lady Elizabeth Strachen Forbes.
  • William Forbes married Margaret Uddart, and had children including Barbara Forbes of Craigievar.
  • William Forbes passed away in 1627 in Craigievar, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Forbes
1530 – 1614
Birth Location: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Lady Forbes
1544 – 1571
Birth Location: Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Uddart
1570 – 1630
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Barbara Craigievar
1607 – 1667
Birth Location: Craigievar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
BC

William Forbes's Ancestors

Self
William Forbes
1566 – 1627
Birth Place: Craigievar, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
William Forbes
1530 – 1614
Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Strachen) Forbes
1544 – 1571
Thorntoun, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lady (Margaret Bethune) Strachen
1506 – 1560
Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Forbes's Descendants

1.
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William Forbes (Abt. 1566 – Dec 1627) m. Margaret Uddart (1570 – 1630)
  1. 1. Barbara (Forbes of) Craigievar (17 Jan 1607 – 29 Oct 1667) m. (Sir) (Andro (Andrew), of Halyards) Skene (Abt. 1593 – Bef. May 1653)
    1. 1. Kathrine (Murray Skeen of) Halyards (Abt. 1646 – 12 Dec 1716) m. Wm. (Lindsay Bishop of) Dunkeld (1638 – 22 Aug 1679)
      1. 1. James (D) Lindsey (06 May 1670 – 1730) m. Martha ((Stewart)) Lindsay (1675 – 6 Oct 1703)
        1. 1. Janet Lindsey (1695 – 1777) m. Robert Burnsides (1690 – 1750)

William Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1566
Abt. 1566
Birth of William Forbes in Craigievar, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Craigievar, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1627
Dec 1627
Age 61
Death of William Forbes in Craigievar, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Craigievar, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1566
    Event Place: Craigievar, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1627
    Event Place: Craigievar, Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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