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FORBES, Alexander 6th of Tolquhon
(About 1507-1547)
ANDERSON, Alison
(About 1515-)
GORDON, George 2nd of Lesmoir
(About 1509-)
FORBES, Katharine
(About 1512-)
FORBES, William 7th of Tolquhon, Gratis Burgess of Aberdeen
(About 1534-Before 1595)
GORDON, Elizabeth
(About 1534-)
FORBES, Walter 1st of Auchreddie
(About 1564-After 1633)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. MELDRUM, Daughter 'of Auchinhove'

FORBES, Walter 1st of Auchreddie 1

  • Born: About 1564
  • Marriage (1): MELDRUM, Daughter 'of Auchinhove' 1
  • Died: After 1633 1

   Another name for Walter was FORBES, Walter of Meikle Auchrydie.2

   User ID: N276

  Research Notes:

AUCHREDDIE

This or alternatively Auchreddy is the ancient name for New Deer in Aberdeenshire. 3


Walter married Daughter MELDRUM 'of Auchinhove'.1 (Daughter MELDRUM 'of Auchinhove' was born about 1580.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Walter Forbes, fourth son of William, 7th Laird of Tolquhon, married a daughter of Meldrum of Auchinhove, by whom he had three sons : Thomas, his heir. Peter and George, both died without heirs."

from House of Forbes 1

Sources


1 e-books, The House of Forbes by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler (1937) Chapter XXXI Cadets of Tolquhon.

2 e-books, The Gordons of Nethermuir by John Malcolm Bulloch (1913).

3 Internet Site, http://www.electricscotland.com/history/statistical/new_deer.htm.

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