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FORBES, William Mediciner, then Minister of Tarves parish, Reverend Mr
(1668-1738)
GREGORY, Janet
(1675-1736)
FORBES, James of Pitmedden, Physician in Aberdeen, Dr
(1701-1774)
ROWE, Euphemia
(About 1715-1772)
FORBES, William of Echt (second family), and of Springhill, Merchant in Aberdeen
(1748-1820)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. ARBUTHNOTT, Elizabeth

FORBES, William of Echt (second family), and of Springhill, Merchant in Aberdeen 1 3 4

  • Born: 1748 3
  • Marriage (1): ARBUTHNOTT, Elizabeth in 1776 1 2
  • Died: 11 November 1820, Aberdeen, Scotland 3
  • Buried: 1820, Saint Nicholas Churchyard, Aberdeen, Scotland 5

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  General Notes:

"Dr. Jarnes Forbes died in 1774, and his son, William, purchased Echt from the Hon. Alexander Duff, afterwards 3rd Earl Fife."

from House of Forbes 2


William married Elizabeth ARBUTHNOTT, daughter of Dr Thomas ARBUTHNOTT of Montrose and Margaret FORBES 'of Thornton', in 1776.1 2 (Elizabeth ARBUTHNOTT was baptised on 2 May 1754 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland 4.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Elizabeth (Arbuthnott), married to William Forbes, merchant in Aberdeen, and along with her sisters served heir of provision to her brother Alexander George 4 August 1774."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1) 1

Sources


1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 1 (1904).

2 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.

3 ancestry.co.uk, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current.

4 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

5 ancestry.co.uk, Saint Nicholas Churchyard, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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