Forbes Family of Millers - Little Lochbroom

[Maryburgh]

Hello, it maybe of interest to you that there is now a facebook page called Historic Little Lochbroom dedicated to old photos and stories of the parish.

best,

Mo

[hairypeatcutter]

Hi, I'm new to this group.
eversg, I was following this family of Forbes as I live in the Loch Ewe area and follow Local History.
They were near Erchless Castle near Struy between Beauly and Cannich, they moved about as millers before settling at Second Coast they later moved to Aultbea , although the mill is no more.

[Forfarian]

Welcome to RootsChat, hairypeatcutter.

Can you give us some approximate dates for your Forbes family? It helps to know which century to look in

[hairypeatcutter]

Forfarian, Robert Forbes is in Kilmorack Parish near Erchless having children baptised in OPR
 
1808, feb 1, Robert Forbes, Carpenter, Cnoc Voit, a son George.

( I spent some time trying to find Cnoc Voit on maps, it's a mound in what is now a field near the road bridge to Struy going from Erchelss)

1810 may 1, Robert Forbes, Carpenter, Erchless, son Alex

1818 nov 24, Robert Forbes, Elder, daut Catherine.

There are a lot of Forbes in the Kilmorack area, just to confuse things !
I am/ was interested in the Loch Ewe area and although there appear to be numerous Forbes in the Ullapool area I didn't look into it to sort out who is who

[Forfarian]

So when were they in the parish of Gairloch?

[hairypeatcutter]

I did a family tree some 20 years ago of the family and gave it to a family member, I couldn't have made a copy for myself at the time,
 have found a 1871 census
 Alex Forbes   head  mar   Mealmiller, b strathglass,     56yrs
 Flora  "  "      wife    mar                  b little gruinard   40
 Robert  "       son   un                     b 2nd coast        18
 Margaret  "     daut                           "         "             16
 Alex         "    son     scholar               "        "             14
 George     "    son     scholar               "        "             12
 Abbie       "    daut                             "         "              9
 William     "    son                               "         "             7
 Kenneth   "   son                                "         "             5
 Mary Ann  "   daut                              "         "              2 

in the same census George Forbes is at Lot 1 and 2 at Strath, Gairloch
 He is 60 yrs old, a miller, born Kilmorack with 6 of a family along with Sybilla, his wife born Loch Broom.
I note Georges eldest child was 27yrs old and born Poolewe, so that would be Boor.

[JazzaD]

Hi,
I'm currently reading files associated with the Dundonnell Outrages.
When Kenneth Mackenzie died in 1826 it was found he'd left the estate of Dundonnell to his brother-in-law, Robert Roy and other members of his wife's (Kenneth) family, to the exclusion of his brother and sister. According to Malcolm Bangor Jones, "This settlement produced a good deal of ill-feeling both within the family and throughout Ross-shire." No one was ever brought to trial but the investigation contains many interesting facts about those involved and those interviewed.
Robert Forbes was one of several accused of or being an accessory to 'willful fire-raising' and other crimes.
Robert Forbes was a miller at Inverlael and later Ullapool. Some time between 1826-28 he had the charge of the mill at Dundonnell. His wife, Abigail Mackenzie is noted as an illegitimate sister of Kenneth Mackenzie.
These files are available through Scottish Indexes.

[hairypeatcutter]

Wow, that's great infomation, the family members locally are a bit "firey", perhaps it's a family thing !
When you say  "Scottish Indexes" would that be the N.R.S. in Edinburgh ?
I've heard of Dundonnel Cause but not Dundonnel Outrages.
I'm interested in Local History and was looking at the Forbes in the area ( 10+ years ago ), I made notes when staying in Inverness, just to sort out who was in this branch of the family.
I see I have
Christining, Forbes, Abigail  - Father Robert Forbes
 10 July 1822  R-C  Loch Broom, ( not sure what R-C means ).

I will be away working during the summer but hope to look up Birth, Deaths, Marriages in Inverness via Scotlands People, so can check the census and O.P.R. as well

[Forfarian]

When you say  "Scottish Indexes" would that be the N.R.S. in Edinburgh ?

No, it's an independent commercial web site that does sterling work in accessing material that isn't otherwise available online.
https://www.scottishindexes.com/default.aspx

There's another similar site at https://www.oldscottish.com/