Alexander Forbes, 6th Laird of Tolquhon

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Alexander Forbes, 6th Laird of Tolquhon

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Aberdeenshire,Scotland
Death: September 10, 1547 (34-43)
Pinkie Cleugh
Immediate Family:

Son of William Forbes, 5th Laird of Tolquhon and Leith of Rannes
Husband of Alison "Elison" Elizabeth Forbes
Father of Janet Forbes; William Forbes, 7th Laird of Tolquhon; John Forbes, Baronet Culloden; Jannat Scott and Katharine Forbes, of Tolquhoun

Occupation: 6th Laird of Tolquhon
Managed by: Oliver Marcus Stedall
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About Alexander Forbes, 6th Laird of Tolquhon

In 1536, his son, John, having died without succession, the estate was made over to his second son, Alexander who had married Alison Anderson, daughter of the Lord Provost of Edinburgh. …

William Forbes died 15__, and was succeeded by his second son, Alexander ...

Source: THE THANAGE OF FERMARTYN, By Rev. William Temple, Aberdeen, 1894,, p. 381.
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VI. ALEXANDER FORBES OF TOLQUHON

By his wife, Alison Anderson, he had issue:

1. William, his successor 2. John, ancestor of the Culloden family 3. Janet, married to William Forbes of Corsindae, and on his death to William Forbes of Fodderbirse 4. Isobel

Alexander Forbes fell at Pinkie in 1547, and was succeeded by his son, William ...

Source: THE THANAGE OF FERMARTYN, By Rev. William Temple, Aberdeen, 1894,, p. 382.

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