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FORBES, Alexander 4th of Newe
(About 1585-1654)
ROBERTSON, Janet
(About 1597-)
FORBES, William 1st of Colquhonny
(About 1587-1644)
GORDON, Isobel
(About 1595-)
FORBES, William 5th of Newe
(About 1621-1698)
FORBES, Helen
(About 1631-)
FORBES, William 6th of Newe
(About 1657-1699)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. FORBES, Christian

2. STEWART, Isobel

FORBES, William 6th of Newe 2 3 4

  • Born: About 1657
  • Marriage (1): FORBES, Christian on 12 September 1678 in Strathdon parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1 2
  • Marriage (2): STEWART, Isobel 3
  • Died: 22 July 1699 1

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William married Christian FORBES, daughter of Alexander FORBES 3rd of Boyndlie, Tutor of Pitsligo, Covenanter and Mary ELPHINSTONE, on 12 September 1678 in Strathdon parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.1 2 (Christian FORBES was born about 1658.)


  Marriage Notes:

"FORBES
WILLIAM
CHRISTIAN FORBES/FR154 (FR154)
12/09/1678
240 10 / 279
Strathdon and Corgarff"

from Index of Marriages




"William (Forbes), the 6th Laird, born 1657, married (1) Christian, daughter of Alexander Forbes of Boyndlie, by whom be had one daughter, Jean, married Nathaniel Forbes of Ardgeith."

from House of Forbes 2 3

William next married Isobel STEWART, daughter of Thomas STEWART 3rd of Drumin and Lilias GRANT.3 (Isobel STEWART was born about 1663.)


  Marriage Notes:

"He (William Forbes) married (2) Isobel, daughter of Thomas Stewart of Drumin, by whom he had issue, two sons and two daughters : John , his heir, baptized December 16th, 1686; Alexander, baptized December 2nd, 1687, died young."

from House of Forbes 3

Sources


1 e-books, Memorials of the Family of Forbes of Forbesfield by Alexander Forbes (1905).

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

3 e-books, The House of Forbes by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler (1937) Chapter XXVIII Newe.

4 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

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