FORBETS, ALEXANDER [SSNE 227]
- Surname
- FORBETS, FORBES?
- First name
- ALEXANDER
- Nationality
- SCOTO-SWEDISH
- Social status
- NOBLE
- Education
- UNIVERSITY
Text source
Alexander Forbets/Forbes enrolled at Uppsala University in 1644 with Matthew Forbets [SSNE 226], followed the next year by P. Olaus Forbetts and Jon. N. Forbetts. Alexander may have been a great grandson of Henry Forbes of Thainstone, in which case his parents were Colonel John Forbes [SSNE 2243?] and Catherine Laurelius.Andersson et al, Uppsala Universitets Matrikel, (Uppsala, 1900-1911); T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907), pp.215-267.
Service record
- SWEDEN, UPPSALA
- Arrived 1644-12-03
- Departed 1645-12-31
- Capacity STUDENT, purpose ACADEMIC