Forbes in Banffshire

[suzy_homemaker]

Hi, Richard.

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[geelong]

No worries Linda - hope your daughter is better soon! Richard

[PoeBoy51]

I believe I also am a direct decendant of Alexander Forbes and Cecilia Wilkie.   My connection comes through my 4th-gr-grandfather, James Alexander Forbes, apparently one of their grandsons. 

Hello from Pennsylvania!

Cecelia Wilkie was my 1st cousin, 7 times removed.  My Wilkie connections are through the family by that name in the Carolinas.  Your and my common ancestors are William Wilkie (b. 11 Apr. 1708 in Foydyce, Banff, Scotland) and his wife Cecelia Brown (b. about 1720 in Banff).  William's parents were James Wilkie and Isabel Peterkin, who also originated in Banff.

I had originally thought that "my" Wilkies were of the Clan Donald, but I've recently heard differently (which makes sense, since the Donalds were seated on the opposite coast of Scotland).  Do you have any information to indicate possible clan affiliations for the Wilkies that are in your and my common ancestry?


Sincerely,
George

[rigger1993]

I'm looking for a James Forbes who was born in 1819 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland.  He married Catherine Turner b. 1820 Peterhead, Aberdeen on 2 may 1843.

There childeren are:

Elizabeth M.D. b. 11 Feb 1844
James b. 1848
Alexander b. 1852
William b. 1855
John Fyvie b. 16 Sep 1857
Robert b. 18 apr 1860

elizabeth married William McPherson in 1868.  This is my line.  Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Tracy

[rip_richardson]

Hello everyone, I found this thread when looking for information about Cecilia Wilkie and have found the information about the Forbes family very interesting.  We are pretty sure that my wife is descended on the direct female line from Cecilia's daughter - Anne Forbes.

My question is whether anyone has managed to identify Cecila Wilkie's parents.  The recent work I have done on this indicates there are two possibilities:

• Cecilia Wilkie baptised 04/11/1751 - parents James Wilkie and Elizabeth Lorimer
• Cecilia Wilkie baptised 12/07/1755 - parents William Wilkie and Cecilia Brown

I favour the first birth for the following reasons but I'm prepared to be persuaded otherwise...

1. The inscription on Cecilia's gravestone according to the John Forbes biography says "Cicilia Wilkie, his wife, who died on the 20th day of July 1831, in the 80th year of her age."  Clearly only the first Cecilia was in her 80th year on this date (although I realise that age information is unreliable at times).
2. Anne Forbes daughter - Mary Robertson (married name Scott) baptised her first two children Francis Lorimer Scott and Anne Forbes Scott which may suggest that she had Lorimer blood in her somewhere.

The only indication that this is incorrect is that the witnesses for Cecilia's son William Forbes are "William Wilkie in Dyttech in the parish of Fordyce & Elspet Wilkie his sister".  The first Cecilia did not have a brother called William although the second did.  Would Cecilia have asked her cousins to be witnesses?

Does anyone have any thoughts?

[Forfarian]

The only indication that this is incorrect is that the witnesses for Cecilia's son William Forbes are "William Wilkie in Dyttech in the parish of Fordyce & Elspet Wilkie his sister".  The first Cecilia did not have a brother called William although the second did.  Would Cecilia have asked her cousins to be witnesses?

Does anyone have any thoughts?

Can you be 100% certain she did not have a brother William? Just because there is no record of a brother doesn't mean to say no brother existed. It could be that there was a brother, but that no record of him has survived.

Alternatively, yes, she might have asked cousins to witness the baptism.

[rip_richardson]

Hi Forfarian,
  you are, of course, correct.  I am perhaps being too cautious but was interested to know what others who have been here before me had made of the puzzle.

Rip

[Magian]

Do any of my Forbes' fit in anywhere? we all use the same Christian names.
Thomas Forbes    married 28/6/1770 Deskford   Margaret Milton      

   children         
   James Forbes B:?         
   John Forbes B: 1774 D: 26/11/1859  married 6/6/1801 Catherine Taylor   B: 1780     D: < 1859   
      children      
      Isobel Forbes            B: 20/2/1802      
      John Forbes               B; 16/3/1803      
      Katherine Forbes        B: 20/11/1804      
      James Forbes          B: 3/11/1809      
      Elizabeth Forbes    B: 18/3/1811      
      Jean Forbes           B: 19/5/1812      
      William Forbes B: 25/10/1806  D: 27/2/1884 married 1837 Helen Stevenson                      B: 9/6/1809                             D: 6/10/1863

Regards
Magian

[alan14578]

I have traced the FORBES back from today with certs  back  to Alexander Forbes and Ann Murdock who married Fordyce 4-8-1805. I am trying to trace Alexanders parents  and was hoping Alex is the son of Alex and Cecelia Wilkie and born 20-3-1778 at Rathven.  Can anyone help out with monumental inscriptions or their family tree to get the missing link or head me in another direction please.
alan