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Household of John Forbes Eighth Lord Forbes Forbes

(1) He is married to Janet Seton Lady Forbes.

They got married in the year 1552 at Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, he was 9 years old.

They got married November 1558 at Scotland, he was 16 years old.

They got married in the year 1568, he was 25 years old.

They got married in the year 1580 at Touch, Stirlingshire, Scotland, he was 37 years old.

They got married at Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


Child(ren):



(2) He is married to Dame Margaret Gordon of Huntly, Lady of Kilquhanity.

They got married November 1558 at Forbes Castle, Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, he was 16 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Euphemia FORBES  1553-1641
  2. Euphemia FORBES  1553-1641
  3. Euphemia Forbes  1553-1641

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  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree / Ancestry.com
  2. West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, Ancestry.com, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP53/1/1/1 / Ancestry.com
  3. Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1542: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 13 » Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery.
    • May 6 » Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.
    • May 19 » The Prome Kingdom falls to the Taungoo Dynasty in present-day Myanmar.
    • August 28 » Turkish–Portuguese War: Battle of Wofla: The Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovão da Gama is captured and later executed.
    • November 24 » Battle of Solway Moss: An English army defeats a much larger Scottish force near the River Esk in Dumfries and Galloway.
    • December 14 » Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen of Scots at the age of one week on the death of her father, James V of Scotland.
  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1606: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 27 » Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.
    • January 31 » Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering, for plotting against Parliament and King James.
    • April 10 » The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
    • April 12 » The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.
    • December 19 » The ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.
    • December 20 » The Virginia Company loads three ships with settlers and sets sail to establish Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.


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