FORBES, George of Lochermick, Merchant ^{2 3 4 5 6}

   Other names for George were FORBES, Geo.,⁷ FORBES, George of Lochermich,⁵ FORBES, George Esq., of Lockermick,⁸ FORBES, George sometime of Lochirmick ¹ and FORBES, George of Lochermeck.^{9 10}

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  General Notes:

"FORBES
GEORGE
ALEXR. FORBES/JANNET GORDON
M
14/01/1707
168/A 70 58
Aberdeen"

from Births and Baptisms



"17th February 1739 George Forbes, Miln of Garlogie has a tack of the miln and miln lands of Garlogie for 19 years after Whitsunday 1743 and that he was content to give up his tack upon getting a new tack for 19 years after Whitsunday 1738. Granted as condition that the tack is immediately to expire on his death, and that he keep the house and dykes in sufficient repair and deliver them to the Dean of Guild at the end of his tack in as good condition as the same shall be at the granting of the tack."

from Skene Heritage Society Newsletter



"Gordon, Isobel
George Forbes (Lochermick), merchant, Aberdeen, to his aunt Isobel Gordon, wife of Alex. Crombie, merchant there h. of prov. gen.
S. H. Supp., 8 Feb.; 19 Sept. 1752"

from House of Gordon (Services of Heirs)



The Decisions of the Court of Session includes a judgment that relates to the inheritance George Forbes received after the death of his aunt Isobel Gordon. There is a good deal of legal detail which interested parties should read in the original. Isobel, married to Alexander Crombie, died without leaving any heirs. The inheritance then passed to her sister Janet Gordon, married to Alexander Forbes. The inheritance consisted of life-rent of a property in Aberdeen, and Janet disponed it to her second son John. The main cause of disagreement that brought the matter before the Court of Session seems to have been whether, after his mother's death, John who continued to claim the rents, was entitled in law to receive them, or whether the rents should go to Janet's heir, her eldest son George, since she had made legal provision for them to be left to John. The tenants too became involved in the legal wrangling, wishing to pay rents to neither son. The Lords found in George's favour.

In the report of this case the father of the two sisters was named as John Gordon, and not Alexander Gordon as is stated in Janet's marriage record. ^{2 6 11 12}

  Research Notes:

POSSIBLE REFERENCE

Skene Heritage Society Newsletter of June 2014 has a piece devoted to links between Easter Skene, the Merchant Guild of Aberdeen and the Town Council Register, where the affairs of a man named George Forbes are recorded, who may be this George Forbes. Anyone interested should read the entry in full. The 1731 entry refers to him as George Forbes, Tacksman for the Guild. The Guild owned much of the land in the parish, so such a position was of considerable influence. The 1737 entry calls him "George Forbes principall tacksman of the lands of Skene belonging to the Town". The 1739 entry names him as "George Forbes, Miln of Garlogie".

from Skene Heritage ¹²

George married Mary GORDON, daughter of John GORDON 5th of Nethermuir and Mary CUMMING.¹ (Mary GORDON was baptised on 16 March 1703 in New Deer parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and died by 1 September 1783 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Gordon, Mary relict of George Forbes sometime of Lochirmick 1 Sept 1783"

from Probate Records ¹

George had a relationship with Christian FARNY. (Christian FARNY was born about 1725.)