FORBES, ELIZABETH [SSNE 6304]
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Elizabeth Forbes was the daughter of Robert Forbes of Rires. She married Alexander 10/11th Lord Forbes [SSNE 1616] and moved with him to the continent, giving birth to a daughter in Bremen in 1636. She remained for about a year in the Dutch Republic c.1645 and thereafter spent 33 years in Sweden and Swedish controlled Germany c.1649-1672. She gave birth to Catherine Forbes [SSNE 6305] in England, and another daughter in Stade in 1651.
Source: A. and H. Tayler, The House of Forbes (revised edition, Bruceton Mills, 1987), pp.190, 199-200. Female.
Service record
- STUART KINGDOMS, BREMEN
- Arrived 1636-03-31
- Purpose MISC
- THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, ROTTERDAM
- Arrived 1644-01-01
- Departed 1645-09-30
- Purpose MISC.
- SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM
- Arrived 1645-10-01
- Departed 1645-12-31
- Purpose MISC.
- Arrived 1649-01-01
- Departed 1672-10-30
- Purpose MISC.
- STUART KINGDOMS, STADE, BREMEN STIFT
- Arrived 1651-07-26
- Purpose MISC.