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LUMSDEN, William of Harlaw
(About 1700-1758)
LUMSDEN, Rachell
(1711-1788)
NIVEN, John of Thornton
(About 1745-)
LUMSDEN, Rachel
(1748-1786)
NIVEN, Jean
(1779-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. FORBES, James of Echt (second family), Merchant in Aberdeen

NIVEN, Jean 3

  • Baptised: 4 February 1779, Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 4
  • Marriage (1): FORBES, James of Echt (second family), Merchant in Aberdeen on 20 September 1800 in Clova, Kildrummy parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1 2 3

   Another name for Jean was NIVEN, Jane.1 4

   User ID: K584.

  General Notes:

"NIVEN
JEAN
JOHN NIVEN/RACHEL LUMSDEN
F
04/02/1779
168 / A 90 / 158
ABERDEEN"

from Births and Baptisms 4


Jean married James FORBES of Echt (second family), Merchant in Aberdeen, son of William FORBES of Echt (second family), and of Springhill, Merchant in Aberdeen and Elizabeth ARBUTHNOTT, on 20 September 1800 in Clova, Kildrummy parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.1 2 3 (James FORBES of Echt (second family), Merchant in Aberdeen was baptised on 21 April 1775 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 4 and died on 31 July 1850 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"FORBES
JAMES
JANE NIVEN/FR162 (FR162)
20/09/1800
208 10 / 154
KILDRUMMY"

"FORBES
JAMES
JEAN NIVEN/FR5044 (FR5044)
20/09/1800
168 / A 160 / 131
ABERDEEN"

"FORBES
JAMES
JANE NIVEN/FR164 (FR164)
20/09/1800
208 10 / 156
KILDRUMMY"

from Index of Marriages

Old Parish Registers
Saint Nicholas parish Aberdeen
Marriages

"1800
Sepr 20
Mr James Forbes
&
Miss Jean Niven
Upon the twentieth day of September one Thousand Eight hundred By the Revd Mr John Walker Episcopal Minister in Huntly were lawfuly married in the house of the Brides Father at Clova in the Parish of Kildrummie *after due proclamation of Banns (*added later in side bar) Mr James Forbes Merchant in Aberdeen & Miss Jean Niven there Daughter of John Niven Esqr of Peebles (?) In presence of these witnesses George Hogarth Esqr of Marshall Meadows & Mr William Forbes Merchant in Aberdeen"




"James (Forbes) .... married, 1810 (see Note below), Jane, third daughter of John Niven of Thornton, Aberdeenshire, by whom he had three sons and six daughters : William, advocate in Edinburgh and barrister in London, John and James, all died unmarried. Rachel Ann, married 1832 Patrick Watson Carnegie of Lour and Turin, Angus. Jane, married Clements Lumsden, advocate in Aberdeen, and was mother of Dame Louisa Lumsden, 1840-1934. Elizabeth, Edith, Marie aud Christina died unmarried. James Forbes of Echt died July 3Ist, 1850, but before his death he had sold the estate"

from House of Forbes

Note

1810 is typographical error for 1800.<
1 2 3

Sources


1 e-books, House of Forbes by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler (1937 and 1987) found at https://www.clan-forbes.org/house-of-forbes Descendants of Waterton.

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

3 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Saint Nicholas parish Aberdeen Marriages.

4 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

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