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FORBES, William 2nd of Skellater
(1615-Before 1695)
MACINTOSH, Agnes
(About 1630-)
STEWART, Thomas 3rd of Drumin
(About 1632-)
GRANT, Lilias
(About 1635-)
FORBES, John of Inverernan, bailie for Earl of Mar, 'Black Jock', Jacobite 1715
(About 1664-1716)
STEWART, Elspet
(About 1664-Before 1709)
FORBES, William of Bucham
(1685-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Unknown

2. STEWART, Katherine
3. GORDON, Katharine

FORBES, William of Bucham 1 2 3 4 5

  • Baptised: 14 February 1685, Strathdon parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1
  • Marriage (1): Unknown
  • Marriage (2): STEWART, Katherine in 1703 1
  • Marriage (3): GORDON, Katharine on 19 August 1708 in Strathdon parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 2 3

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  General Notes:

"FORBES
WILLIAM
JOHN FORBES/
M
14/02/1685
240 10 / 108
STRATHDON AND CORGARFF"

from Births and Baptisms 1


William married.


William next married Katherine STEWART in 1703.1 (Katherine STEWART was born about 1687.)


  Marriage Notes:

"William, his (John Forbes') eldest son, 'living for the time in Buchaam,' though only 18, married in 1703, Katherine Stewart, and himself had a son baptised on June 12 1705, named John, 'Witnesses John Gordon elder and younger of Glenbucket.' That is the 'great Glenbucket' and his father."

from House of Forbes 1

William next married Katharine GORDON, daughter of Alexander GORDON of Tirriesoul and Camdell, then 7th of Beldorney and Geillis MACDONELL 'of Keppoch', on 19 August 1708 in Strathdon parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.2 3 (Katharine GORDON was born about 1692.)


  Marriage Notes:

"FORBES
WILLIAM
KATHARINE GORDON/FR191 (FR191)
19/08/1708
240 10 / 348
STRATHDON AND CORGARFF"

from Index of Marriages




"1708 Aug 5th - William Forbes younger off Inverernane and [Mris] Katharine Gordon eldest lawll daur to Alexr Gordon off [Beldornie] cont: married Aug: 19th to (the?) morrow was a tempest of rain & thunder"

from Strathdon Vital Records




"Lands of Culquharry/ Culquharrie, in the parish of Invernoughty, Aberdeenshire, 1627 - 1755 (bundle 17), 1700 - 1741 (bundle 20), 1617 - 1784 (bundle 21), 1692 - 1752 (bundle 28); and 1664 - 1752 (bundle 30). Includes marriage contract between John Farquharson and Margaret Forbes, d. of Alexander Forbes of Culquharrie, 1700 (bundle 20); and instrument of sasine in favour of William Forbes and Katherine Gordon, his spouse, to the lands of Culquharrie, 17 May 1711(bundle 21)."

from Forbes of Newe website 2 3 5

Sources


1 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

2 Internet Site, https://web.archive.org/web/20160108115817/https://sites.google.com/site/strathdonvitals/opr/240-1_marriages#TOC-1708 Strathdon Vital Records OPR 240-1 Marriages 1708.

3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

4 e-books, The House of Forbes, by Alistair Tayler (1937).

5 Internet Site, https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk Records of the Forbes family, of Newe University of Aberdeen Special Collections ref: GB 231 MS 3402.

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