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FORBES, William of Craigievar, 3rd Baronet, Sir
(About 1662-)
ROSE, Margaret
(About 1670-)
FORBES, Arthur of Craigievar, 4th Baronet, Sir
(1709-1773)
STRACHAN, Margaret 'of Balgall'
(About 1718-)
FORBES-MITCHELL, Duncan of Thainston
(About 1756-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. FRASER, Catherine Ann

FORBES-MITCHELL, Duncan of Thainston 1 2 3

  • Born: About 1756 3
  • Marriage (1): FRASER, Catherine Ann on 27 March 1777 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 1

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  Research Notes:

FORBES MITCHELL

William. son of Andrew Mitchell Provost of Aberdeen of the same stock as the Mitchells of Tillygreig, in the parish of Udny, was incumbent of the High Church, Edinburgh, and chaplain to the King for Scotland. His son Andrew, born 15th April 1708, married his second cousin Barbara, only daughter and heiress of Thomas Mitchell Esquire of Thainstone. When he died at Berlin, 28th January 1771, he bequeathed the lands of Thainston etc to Sir Arthur Forbes, Baronet of Craigievar, whose third son Duncan Forbes, under deed of entail, assumed the name and arms of Mitchell of Thainston, in memory of Sir Andrew Mitchell, K.B., from whom he inherited the lands of Thainston.

summarised from Genealogy Of The Forbes - Mitchell Family 2


Duncan married Catherine Ann FRASER, daughter of William FRASER younger, of Fraserfield (or Balgownie) and Rachel KENNEDY, on 27 March 1777 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.1 (Catherine Ann FRASER was baptised on 22 February 1756 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 4.)


  Marriage Notes:

"FORBES
DUNCAN MITCHEL
CATHERINE ANN/FRASER
27/03/1777
168/A 140 26
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages 1

Sources


1 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

2 Internet Site, http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mary.clark5/forbesmitch.htm.

3 e-books, The Thanage of Fermartyn by William Temple (1894).

4 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

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