FORBES, Barbara ^{1 2}

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Barbara married Sir John INNES 9th of Edingight, 9th Baronet of Balvenie, son of John INNES 8th of Edingight, Provost of Banff and Elizabeth GRANT, on 6 August 1796 in Tyrie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (Sir John INNES 9th of Edingight, 9th Baronet of Balvenie was baptised on 28 June 1757 in Grange parish, Banffshire, Scotland ³.)

  Marriage Notes:

""FORBES
BARBARA
JOHN INNES/
06/08/1796
248 30 / 109
TYRIE"

"FORBES
BARBARA
JOHN INNES/
26/07/1796
156 30 / 333
GRANGE"

from Index of Marriages




"In 1796 he (John Innes) married Barbara Forbes, daughter of deceased George Forbes of Upper Boyndlie, with consent of Mrs. Christian Kerr, his relict, and the marriage contract provides a jointure of £100 Scots. It is signed at Ladyfoord, witnesses John Grant younger of Artamfoord, and John Forbes of Upper Boyndlie. In case of no issue of the marriage, or no lawful issue of Captain James Innes, it gives the widow right to the occupation of Mains of Edingight ...."

" .... John IX. of Edingight was served heir to his father in the lands of Edingight and others in 1795, the year before his marriage. The issue of the marriage was three sons and six daughters. John, died in infancy. John, born 1801, died 1838. James, born 1808, died 1878. Christian Susan, Elizabeth, Helen, Georgina Forbes, Barbara, and Susan. Of the daughters, two were married, Elizabeth to Edward Stock, Esq., London, and Georgina to W. Blackwood, Esq., a settler in Canada."

from Innes of Edingight ^{1 2}