SPENS, LUCRETIA [SSNE 6652]

Surname

SPENS

First name

LUCRETIA

Nationality

SCOT

Region

WORMISTON, FIFE

Text source

Lucretia Spens was the sister of James Spens [SSNE 1642]. She was married to Bishop Patrick Forbes of Aberdeen, brother of "Danzig Willie" William Forbes of Craigievar [SSNE 382]. She is important for showing the familial links between the Spens and Forbes families.

 

A. and H. Tayler, The House of Forbes (Bruceton Mills, 1987), p.317. Female.

Service record

SCOTLAND, ABERDEEN

Capacity MISC, purpose MISC