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William Forbes 11th Baron Forbes 1622 – 1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1622

Birth Location: Strathdon Parish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 Jan 1698

Death Location: Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Pitsligo

Mother: Lady ROBERTSON

Spouse(s): Jean Cawdor

Children(s): William Forbes

William Forbes 11th Baron Forbes V was born in 1622 in Strathdon Parish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes Of Pitsligo and Lady Janet ROBERTSON. William Forbes 11th Baron Forbes V married Jean Campbell of Cawdor, and had children including William Forbes. 12th Lord Forbes. William Forbes 11th Baron Forbes V passed away in 1698 in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Forbes 11th Baron Forbes V was born in 1622 in Strathdon Parish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes Of Pitsligo and Lady Janet ROBERTSON.
  • William Forbes 11th Baron Forbes V married Jean Campbell of Cawdor, and had children including William Forbes. 12th Lord Forbes.
  • William Forbes 11th Baron Forbes V passed away in 1698 in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Pitsligo
1601 – 1672
Birth Location: Castle Forbes, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
SP
Lady ROBERTSON
1595 – 1686
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
LR

Spouses(s)

Jean Cawdor
1630 – 1666
Birth Location: Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Nairnshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JC

Children(s)

William Forbes
1655 – 1716
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Forbes's Ancestors

Self
William Forbes
1622 – 1698
Birth Place: Strathdon Parish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Alexander Forbes 1st Lord Forbes Of Pitsligo
1601 – 1672
Castle Forbes, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet) ROBERTSON
1595 – 1686
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Arthur (Thomas Lord) Forbes
1581 – 1641
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean Elphinstone
1582 – 1628
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Forbes
1542 – 1606
Elizabeth Burnett
– 1626
Alexander Elphinstone
1552 – 1638
Jean Livingstone
1555 – 1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Forbes
1516 –
Lady Huntly
1522 – 1604
Robert Elphinstone
1530 – 1602
Margaret Drummond
1528 – 1552

William Forbes's Descendants

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William (Forbes 11th Baron) Forbes (1622 – 10 Jan 1698) m. Jean (Campbell of) Cawdor (1630 – 10 December 1666)
  1. 1. William (Forbes. 12th Lord) Forbes (1655 – July 1716) m. Anna Brodie (1661 – 1710) m. Jean Keith
    1. 1. James (Forbes, 16th Lord) Forbes (1689 – 20 Feb 1761) m. Mary Abbott (1690 – 25 Dec 1748) m. Lady Elizabeth (1726 – 12 June 1792)
      1. 1. Rebecca Forbush (1705 – )
      2. 2. Martha Pebbles (1714 – 17 Feb 1799) m. Mary Graham (1723 – 3 Jan 1776) m. Margaret Forbus
        1. 1. Martha (Mary 'Molly') Forbush (23 Nov 1741 – 27 May 1834) m. Robert Peebles (22 May 1737 – 1778) m. Abraham Savage
        2. 2. Jane Eager
        3. 3. Caly Perry
        4. 4. James Forbus
        5. 5. David Forbus
        6. 6. John Forbus
      3. 3. Sophia Forbes (1716 – 13 March 1790)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Forbes (1718 – )
      5. 5. Janet Forbes (1721 – 30 October 1750)
      6. 6. Mary Forbes (1723 – 21 June 1793)
      7. 7. Anne Forbes (1723 – 30 October 1750)
      8. 8. Jannett ((Janet)) Forbes (18 March 1723 – 26 November 1803) m. William Forbes (1708 – 24 May 1762)
        1. 1. George Forbes (25 October 1741 – 29 November 1791)
        2. 2. William Forbes (12 August 1743 – 21 June 1815)
        3. 3. James Forbes (7 February 1745 – 22 January 1801)
        4. 4. Katherine Abercromby (13 February 1747 – September 1785)
        5. 5. Andrew Forbes (16 January 1749 – 1750)
        6. 6. Elizabeth Forbes (6 September 1750 – 5 January 1766)
        7. 7. David Forbes (26 December 1753 – 1827)
        8. 8. Robert Forbes (7 September 1757 – 27 February 1832)
        9. 9. Janet Allardyce (7 June 1758 – 13 June 1829)
        10. 10. Jean Forbes (24 November 1760 – 27 June 1830)
      9. 9. James Forbes (1725 – 29 July 1804)
      10. 10. Margaret Forbes (1728 – )
      11. 11. John Forbes
      12. 12. William Forbes ( – abt 1805)
    2. 2. William (George) Forbes

William Forbes's Timeline

5 Records

1622
1622
Birth of William Forbes 11th Baron Forbes V in Strathdon Parish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Strathdon Parish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1648
1648
Age 26
William Forbes 11th Baron Forbes V was married in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland
Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland
1648
1648
Age 26
William Forbes 11th Baron Forbes V was married in Nairnshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nairnshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1682
3 Jan 1682
Age 60
William Forbes 11th Baron Forbes V was married in Kildrummy, Aberdeen, Scotland
Kildrummy, Aberdeen, Scotland
1698
10 Jan 1698
Age 76
Death of William Forbes 11th Baron Forbes V in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Strathdon Parish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Nairnshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1682
    Event Place: Kildrummy, Aberdeen, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1698
    Event Place: Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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