James, 16th Lord Forbes, and the Sale of Druminnor Castle
James was born in 1725 to James, 15th Lord Forbes, and his first wife Mary Forbes, the widow of John Forbes (c. 1694 - 1715), son of...
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Bart Forbes
Aug 20, 20215 min read
Jacobite Cess Roll of 1715
Rebellions cost money. No one was more aware of this than John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1675–1732), when he raised the banner for “King...
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Bart Forbes
Aug 16, 20213 min read
Skellater House
Skellater House sits at the base of Lonach Hill and overlooks the River Don four miles from Strathson, Aberdeenshire. Built in the...
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Bart Forbes
Aug 15, 20217 min read
James, 15th Lord Forbes, and the Jacobite Uprising of 1715
James Forbes was born in 1689 as the second son of William 12th Lord Forbes, and Anne, daughter of James Brodie, 16th Lord Brodie. On...
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Bart Forbes
Aug 14, 20213 min read
2022 Clan Forbes Tour
You don’t have to be a Forbes to enjoy the Clan Forbes Tour on August 22 to 27, 2022! This excursion will include some of the most...
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Bart Forbes
Jul 29, 20218 min read
Jacobite Rebellion of 1689
The first Jacobite Rebellion of 1689 was sparked when Catholic King James II and VII was deposed and replaced by his Protestant sister...
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Bart Forbes
Jul 21, 20212 min read
New Forbes DNA Research Project Announced
The Clan Forbes Society is pleased to announce that FamilyTreeDNA Forbes Group Administrator is planning to conduct a formal project to...
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Bart Forbes
Jul 16, 20212 min read
Balfluig Castle
Balfluig Castle is located in the Howe (valley) of Alford on the River Don in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The castle was built in 1556, most...
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Bart Forbes
Jul 5, 20213 min read
House of Forbes for Kids
The Clan Forbes Society is proud to announce the publication of House of Forbes for Kids, a new heritage activity book for children of...
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Bart Forbes
Jun 30, 20216 min read
Battle of Alford
Scottish forces clashed on July 2, 1645, in Alford in Aberdeenshire, on lands Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, granted in 1423 to...
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Bart Forbes
Jun 28, 20217 min read
Alexander, 10th Lord Forbes, and the Irish Rebellion of 1641
The Northern Ireland conflict was generally acknowledged to have ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 between the United Kingdom...
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Bart Forbes
Jun 25, 20216 min read
Sir Ewan Forbes of Craigievar
Elizabeth Forbes-Sempill of Craigievar was born on September 6, 1912, and died as Sir Ewan Forbes of Craigievar, 11th Baronet, on...
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Bart Forbes
Jun 20, 20214 min read
John Stuart Stuart-Forbes and the Battle of Little Bighorn
A scion of the wealthy Forbes of Pitsligo and Monymusk, John Stuart Stuart-Forbes (1849-1876) left Scotland to avoid scandal. Assuming...
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Leslie Furbish
Jun 15, 202113 min read
From Forbes to Furbish: A Scottish Prisoner’s Life and Legacy
Due to their strong Scottish accents and lack of the ability to write their own names, many British colony immigrants found their names...
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Bart Forbes
May 28, 20214 min read
Alexander John Forbes-Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie
The magnificent Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire was once a royal fortress. In about 1200 AD, the castle was simply a square wooden...
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Bart Forbes
May 18, 20212 min read
Big Y-700 Test for Clan Chief Lord Forbes
Thanks to the generosity of a Clan Forbes Society member, FamilyTreeDNA (FTDNA) will conduct the Big Y-700 DNA analysis for Malcolm, Lord...
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Bart Forbes
May 16, 20214 min read
Castle Newe: Lost Treasure
Enlarged from a medieval stronghold to a stately mansion house, Castle Newe was once a showplace and a stop for the British Royal Family....
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Bart Forbes
May 10, 20219 min read
Forbes and the Thirty Years War
With estimated deaths of between 4.5 to 8 million, the Thirty Years’ War from 1618 to 1648 was a catastrophe to the people of Europe,...
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Bart Forbes
Apr 15, 20215 min read
Jacobite of Uprising of 1745 and the Battle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden occurred on April 16, 1746. The supporters of Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie"), who was the...
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Bart Forbes
Apr 8, 20213 min read
Tumult at the Tolbooth: The Attempted Coup of 1596
Two years after he succeeded as 8th Lord Forbes, John Forbes continued his political and religious activism in what was called a “tumult”...
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