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FORBES, Allaster in Culquharry
(About 1580-)
FORBES, Alexander of Culquharry
(About 1615-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Unknown

FORBES, Alexander of Culquharry 1 2

  • Born: About 1615
  • Marriage (1): Unknown

   Another name for Alexander was FORBES, Alexr in Cotertoun of Culquhry.3

   User ID: M103.

  General Notes:

"Judicial Enactments: Vol. IV., Contents

1630. June 29. Loosings of Arrestments. Alexr. Gordon of Blelak v. Alexr. Forbes of New, William Forbes, his brother, Allaster Forbes in Culquharie, Alexr. Forbes, his son, Mr. Wm. Brown, Parsone of Innernochtie, Patrick Forbes of Boquham, Thomas Michie, John Cuming, George Michie, Allaster Downie, all in Glencarvie, and Patrick Williame alias Coutes in Tollachaspick and Patrick Cowper there. Cautioner Alexr. Straquhan of Glenkyndie. Peats, &c., in the Moss of Bainzeach."

from Sheriff Court Records (vol.2)




"COMERTOUN

Alexander Forbes of Culquharrie his valuation within the said pariochen of Invernoughtie is £132 15 0

The hundredth part whereof is £1 6 8

Colquharrie his oune particular poll, according to his valuatione, is £4, and of general poll 6s., inde both is £4 6 0

Item, his wyfe and three daughters, their poll is £1 4 0"

(total) £5 10 0 (page 543)


BLEWFOLD

Alexander Forbes of Culquharrie his valuation within the said pariochen of Invernoughtie is £130 17 8

The hundredth part whereof is £1 6 3

(Nota - This is not divyded in the poll list among the tenants given up, but the heretor is to pay the same in a soume)

Colquharrie his owne particular poll is £4, and general poll 6s ......... £4 6 0

Item, his wyfe and his four children, payes each of general poll ....... £1 10 0"

(There follows the poll for two of his servants Alester Desson and Jean Anderson) (page 544)

from 1696 Poll Book 4 5


Alexander married.


Sources


1 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

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

3 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Strathdon parish Aberdeenshire Baptisms.

4 ancestry.co.uk, List of Pollable Persons within the Shire of Aberdeen 1696 vol.1 Paroch of Invernochtie (1844).

5 e-books, Records of the Sheriff Court of Aberdeenshire vol. 2 1598-1649 ed. David Littlejohn (1906).

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