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FORBES, John 'John the Boy'
(About 1558-)
GRAY, Isbell
(About 1565-)
SKENE, Patrick of Dyce, Burgess of Aberdeen, Mr
(About 1548-1635)
MERCER, Elspett
(About 1570-)
FORBES, Thomas of Rubislaw, 'Dobrie', Magistrate in Aberdeen
(1587-1622)
SKENE, Bessie
(About 1592-)
FORBES, Robert of Rubislaw, Provost of Aberdeen
(1616-1678)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. FORBES, Agnes

FORBES, Robert of Rubislaw, Provost of Aberdeen 1 2 3

  • Baptised: 14 March 1616, Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 3
  • Marriage (1): FORBES, Agnes on 7 July 1635 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 1 2
  • Died: August 1678 2
  • Buried: 19 August 1678, Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 2

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  General Notes:

"FORBES
ROBERT
THOMAS FORBES/BESSIE SKENE FR551 (FR551)
M
14/03/1616
168/A 20 233
Aberdeen"

from Births and Baptisms 3

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Admitted: Guild brother, 15 April 1616, Aberdeen, Scotland. 2

2. Provost, 1671-1673, of Aberdeen. 2


Robert married Agnes FORBES, daughter of William FORBES of Cotton and Elizabeth MORISON, on 7 July 1635 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.1 2 (Agnes FORBES was baptised on 24 November 1617 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 3.)


  Marriage Notes:

"The Provost was married to Annas or Agnes Forbes, and had issue, among others, Thomas, his eldest son, who succeeded to Rubislaw on his father's death ... "

from Aldermen and Provosts


"FORBES
ANNAS
ROBERT FORBES/FR4014 (FR4014)
07/07/1635
168/A 120 387
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages 1 2

Sources


1 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

2 e-books, Memorials of the Aldermen, Provosts, Lord Provosts of Aberdeen 1272-1895 by A. M. Munro (1897).

3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

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