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FORBES, William 2nd of Corsindae
(About 1487-)
LUMSDEN, Margaret
(About 1499-)
GORDON, William 2nd of Craig
(About 1476-1559)
STEWART, Elspet
(About 1489-After 1559)
FORBES, James 3rd of Corsindae
(About 1516-)
GORDON, Margaret
(About 1518-)
FORBES, William 4th of Corsindae
(About 1540-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. FORBES, Janet

FORBES, William 4th of Corsindae 1

  • Born: About 1540
  • Marriage (1): FORBES, Janet 1

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William married Janet FORBES, daughter of Alexander FORBES 6th of Tolquhon and Alison ANDERSON.1 (Janet FORBES was born about 1543.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Janet (Forbes), who married (1) William Forbes of Corsindae"

from House of Forbes

Note:

House of Forbes states

1 - on page 394

Alexander, the 6th Laird, succeeded his father shortly after the granting of the above charter. His wife was Alison Anderson, daughter of the Lord Provost of Edinburgh. He had two sons and two daughters :-
William, his heir; John of Bandley, whence the family of Culloden. (See p. 403.) Janet, who married (1) William Forbes of Corsindae, (2) William Forbes of Fodderbirse."

and

2 - on page 395


"William Forbes, the 7th Laird, had one daughter, Janet, married to William Forbes of Corsindae"

The chronology is more consistent with Janet being daughter of the 6th laird, Alexander Forbes. 1

Sources


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

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