234 FORBES. SIR ARTHITR FORBES, 4th Baronet Con the death of his father Sir WiUiam), M.P. Aberdeen 1731/47; b. 1709; d. 1773, having m. 1st — 1729, Christina, eldest dau. of Ross, of Axnage, provost of Aberdeen, and had 2 daus. — Jane and Elizabeth. He m. 2ndly— 1750, Margaret, dau. of Strachan, of BalgaU, and wdow of John Burnett, of Elrick, co. Aberdeen, and had wth other issue 3 sons, /I/ Sir William, s. as 5th Baronet. /2/ Duncan Forbes-ilitcheU, of Thainstone, assumed the sur- name and arms of Mitchell by deed of entail 1772 ; b. 20 Mar. 1757; d. 6 Oct. 1796, ha'ing m. 27 Mar. 1777, Katherine Ann, dau. of William Eraser, Esq. of Fraserfield (B. Sal TO us); she d. 27 Dec. 1836, having had with other issue 3 sons, [1] John Forbes-Mitchell, of Thainstone, a Bombay mer- chant; b. 21 Mar. 1786 ; d. 9 July, 1822, having m. 8 Feb. 1809, Anne, eldest dau. of Lieut.-Col. George Powell, K.A. E.I.C.S. ; she d. Sept. 1861, having had 5 sons', (1) Duncan Forbes-Mitchell, of Thainstone, officer 4th dragoons, J.P. and D.l. co. Aberdeen ; b. 30 Oct. 1812 ; d. 13 Aug. 1870, having m. 18 Feb. 1834, Maria, eldest dau. of Lieut.-Col. Robert Anthony Bromley, E.I.C.S. and had a son and 2 daus. /I/ John Forbes-Mitchell, of Thainstone, J.P. and D.L. Aberdeen; b. 25 June, 1843; m. 28 July, 1870, Jane Maria, eldest dau. of Thomas James Bawson, ii.D. of Barrow- ville, CO. Carlow. /2/ Maria, m. 20 July, 1878, to John Alexander Stuart, Esq. /3/ Elizabeth Erskine, m. 20 Sept. 1870, to John Na- thaniel Gower, capt. late 78th regt. (Ross-shire buffs). (2) John George Forbes, major E.I.C.S. D.A.G. Bombay; b. 4 Mar. 1814; d. 29 April, 1860, having m. 17 June, 1837, Eliza Maria, dau. of John Leckie, Esq.; she d. 10 July, 1857, having had 2 sons, /I/ Charles Pulteney, lieut.-col. 109th regt. b. 29 Nov. 1840; m. 13 Jan. 1864, Hannah, 2nd dau. of John Sims, of Norwich, Esq. /2/ AVilliam Erskine, b. 14 Aug. 1847; d. 14 June, 1877. (3) David Erskine, b. 7 April, 1816; d. 1 Aug. 1881, having m. Aug. 1848, Margaret, dau. of Alexander Low, Esq. (4) Fredeiick, late Bombay X.I. b.21 June, 1818; m. 29 Oct. 1840, his cousin Rachel, 4th dau. of Alexander Forbes, Esq. (5) Alexander Kinloch, judge high court Bombay; b. 7 July, 1821 ; d. 30 Aug. 1865, having m. 25 Mar. 1846, Margaret Moir, dau. of Henry David Forbes, of Balgownie, and had 4 sons and 2 daus. /I/ John Eraser, M.A. Oriel Coll. O.xon. 1872, chaplain Bombay establishment since 1878; b. 17 June, 1847; m. 13 June, 1878, Edith Palin, 3rd dau. of late Henry Wendeu, of Barnes. Surrey. 121 Henry David Erskine, of revenue survey service; b. 19 April, 1849. /3/ Alexander Abemethy, b. 30 June, 1851. /4/ Edward EsmiJ, lieut.and adj. 2ud Madra-s light cav.; b. 1 Sept. 1855 ; m. 10 July, 1880, Frederica Maude, 3rd dau. of Col. George Frederick de Berry, brig.-geu. comdg. Nagpore force. /5/ Margaret Theodora La'nTence. /6/ EmmeUne Maria Elizabeth. [2] Alexander Forbes, a Brazilian merchant; b. 13 Oct. 1788; d. 3 Feb. 1843, having m. 11 Sept. 1781, Janet, dau. of Sir AVilliam Forbes, Bart, of Craigievai-; she d. 15 Feb. 1846, having had 2 sons and 5 daus. (1) Duncan, of Eman Lodge, co. Aberdeen; b. 7 Nov. 1815; m. 14 April, 1852, his cousin Sarah, dau. of Sir John Forben, of Craigievar, Bart, and has 4 sons and 2 daus. John, b. 24 Mar. 1855. — Duncan, b. 30 Sept. 1856.— Alexander Mansfield, b. 28 April, 1858.— William Henry, b. 26 Aug. I860.— Charlotte Jessie. — Katherine Elizabeth. (2) WilUam, major-gen. E.I.C.S. b. 29 itay, 1820; d. 6 May, 1877, having m. 1st — Sophia Adams Fell; she d. , having had a son, /I/ John, b. at Agra, 1853. Gen. Forbes m. 2ndly— Frances Helen, dau. of Spry, of , and has 2 sons and 3 daus. /2/ William Alexander, b. /3/ Duncan James, b. /4/ Henrietta Jessie. /5/ Rachel Helen. /6/ Caroline Digby. (3) Sarah, d. 4 April, 1851, having m. 20 Feb. 1844, to Alexander Gordon, of Ne'ton, co. Aberdeen; he d. 8 Aug. 1868, ha'ing had 2 sons and 2 daus. /I/ Alexander Morison Gordon, b. 14 July, 1846 ; m. 26 Julv, 1870, Margaret, dau. of Capt. James Crawford, of Bombay engineers, and has a dau.— Margaret Helena. /2/ Duncan Forbes Gordon, capt. 92nd Gordon high- landers, b. 30 May, 1849. /3/ Janet Forbes Gordon, m. 10 June, 1869, to Frederick de Lemare Morison, capt. 1st royal Scots regt. and has a son and dau. Alexander Edward Forbes MORISON.— Isabel Gordon. /4/ Jane Margaret. (4) Katherine Ann, m. 1 Dec. 1840, to John Angus, ad- vocate, town clerk of Aberdeen, hon. sheriff substitute, and J.P. CO. Aberdeen; he d. 6 Nov. 1878, having had 5 sons and 3 daus. /I/ George Angus, r.C. priest ; b. 9 Nov. 1842. /2/ Alexander Forbes, b. 25 April, 1844. /3/ John, capt. 65th regt. b. 9 Nov. 1845; m. 5 Sept. 1870, Edith Mary, dau. of Easton Ronald Douglas, deputy director-gen. P.O. in India, and has a son and dau. John Clement Douglas Forbes. — Ellie Eman Forbes Douglas /4/ Jame-s Keith, b. 30 Nov. 1848. /5/ AVilliam James, b. 11 Jan. 1856. /6/ Margaret Forbes, m. 17 July, 1873, as 2nd ■ndfe, to AAilliam John Renny, W.S. of Danevale Park, stewartry of Kii'kcud bright; he d. 25 Jan. 1879, leaving 4 sons, Percy Cp-il Forbes Napier Rennt, b. 1 Sept. 1875. — Angus Gordon Lyle, twin with Stanley Alexander, b. 9 July, 1876.— Reginald St. Aubyn, b. 9 Mar. 1878. /7/ Katherine Ann, m. 10 Sept. 1874, to Lewis Lyle Clarke, who d. s. p. 21 Sept. 1879. /8/ Janet Christian, m. 3 Aug. 1880, to James Alexander Beattie. (5) Rachel, m.29 Oct. 1840, to Frederick Forbes, late Bom- bay N.I. aforesaid. (6) Janet Sempil,m. 1st — 2 July, 1850, to John Newton, Esq. of Bageualstown House, co. Carlow; he d. 22 Oct. 1859. She re-m. 10 Nov. 1863, to Thomas James Rawson, M.D. of Barro^-viUe, Carlow, who d. 12 Oct. 1881. (7) Margaret, d. s. p. 10 Dec. 1843, in India, having m. 30 July, 1840, to Michie Forbes Anderson, of Deebank, co. Aberdeen, sm-geon Madras army. [3] Henry David Forbes, of Balgownie, Aberdeen, J.P., D.L.; b. 12 Nov. 1790; d. 24 July, 1869, having m. 27 Maj', 1816, Margaret, eldest dau. and heiress of Alexander Eraser, Esq. of Fraserfield (B. Saltoun;; she d. 19 Aug. 1839, having had with other issue 2 sons and 4 daus. (1) Duncan, of Balgowniie, J.P. co. Aberdeen; b. 7 Oct. 1817 ; m. 23 Mar. 1847, Janet Dyce, dau. of Robert Forbes, of Castleton, co. Kincardine, s. p. (2) Henry Erskine, of Kinmundy, co. Aberdeen, lieut.- col. in the army, late major 21st hussars ; b. 14 July, 1821 ; m. 12 April, 1855, Letitia AngeUna, dau. of Gen. Sir George St. Patrick LaTence, K.C.s.l. C.B. (B. LAWRENCE); she d. 29 Oct. 1857, having had 2 daus. /I/ Margaret Isabella. /2/ Louisa Letitia, m. 7 Oct. 1879, to Christian Ernest Arp von During, of the Prussian army, commandant of the fortress prison at Mainz on the Rhine, and has a son, b. Sept. 1880. (3) Margaret Moir, m. 25 Mar. 1846, to her cousin Alex- ander Kinloch Forbes, who d. 30 Aug. 1865. (4) Rachel Louisa, m. to Major-Gen. Francis Gregory Urquhart, C.B. retd. (f. p.) as major 1st regt. served in Crimea, K.M. and in China 1860, and has 2 daus. (5) Emmeline, d. 4 April 1881, having m. 29 April, 1851, to Rev. John Gabriel Ryde, incumbent of St. Andrew's, Aberdeen, and Trinity Chui-ch, Meh-ose; he d. 7 Dec. 1868, having had 6 sons and 4 daus. /I/ AVilham Erskine Curteis Rtde, b. 3 May, 1855.— /2/ Arthm- John, b. 14 Feb. 1857.-/3/ Lewis Forbes, b. 10 Mar. 1859.-/4/ Francis Edward, b. 16 Nov. 1862.— /5/ Herbert George, b. 16 Aug. 1864.-/6/ CjTil Alex- ander, b. 21 May, 1866. /?/ Marion Isabella, m. 23 Dec. 1876, to Archibald Jerdon Mein, Indian forest service. /8/ Henrietta Eraser. /9/ Caroline Elizabeth. /lO/ Ada Margaret. (6) Georgina Mary Agnew, m. 24 Dec. 1857, to Robert Spottiswood Farquhar-Spottiswood, of Muiresk, co. Aber- deen, who d. 2 April, 1872, having had with other issue 2 sons and 2 daus. Henry Alexander Farquiiar-Spottiswood, b. 18 Aug. 1859.— Thomas AVilliam, b. 13 May, 1871.— Annie Mar- garet. — Mary Georgina. /3/ Arthur Forbes, lieut.-col. 32nd regt. A.D.C. to Gen. Sir Ralph Abercromby, K.B.; b. 1760; d. Dec. 1850, having m. in 1805, Isabella, dau. of Macleod, principal of King's Coll. Aberdeen, son of Donald Macleod, Esq. of Talisker; she d. 1856, having had a son and 3 daus. [1] Arthur Forbes-Gordon, of Rayne, co. Aberdeen, J.P. and u.L. assumed additional name of Gordon on succeeding to the estate of Ra ie, on death of John Gordon, of Avochie and Ravne ; b. 2 June, 1806 ; d. 21/31 Aug. 1873, having m. 20 April. 1843, Charlotte, eldest dau. of Col. AVilliam Balfour (82nd regt.), of Trenaby, n.b. ancl had 3 sons and a dau. (1) Arthur Newton Forbes-Gordon, of Rayne, capt. 79th Cameron highlanders (retil.), J.P. and commissioner of supply CO. Aberdeen ; b. 22 Jan. 1844; m. 1st — 22 Oct. 1872, Christian, 2nd dau. of James Dalrjnnple, of Langlee, CO. Roxburgh; she d. 25 Oct. 1873, having had a son, /I/ Ai-thm- Dalrjnnple Forbes-Gordon, b. 29 Sept. 1873. Mr. Forbes-Gordon m. 2ndly— 17 April, 1876, Adeline Sarah, 3rd dau. of Philip Joeelyu Newton, Esq. of Dun- leckney Manor, co. Carlow ; she d. 21 Feb. 1879. He m. 3rdly — 28 April, 1881, Penelope, youngest dau. of late Major Napier T Christie, 93rd highlanders. By his 2nd wife he had 2 sons and a dau. /2/ Alastair Hugh, b. 8 Feb. 1877. /3/ and /4/ A son and dau. b. 5 Feb. 1879. (2) AVilliam Baltoiu- Forbes, lieut. R.N. b. 10 Dec. 1845. (3) John AATietham Forles, b. 11 Aug. 1849. (4) Charlotte Susan, ni. 11 July, 1877, to John Alexander Burnett, Esq. younger, of Kemuay, Aberdeen (Bart.) II
