Clan Forbes Society Blogs

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...

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...

Skellater House sits at the base of Lonach Hill and overlooks the River Don four miles from Strathson, Aberdeenshire. Built in the...

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...

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...

The first Jacobite Rebellion of 1689 was sparked when Catholic King James II and VII was deposed and replaced by his Protestant sister...

The Clan Forbes Society is pleased to announce that FamilyTreeDNA Forbes Group Administrator is planning to conduct a formal project to...

Balfluig Castle is located in the Howe (valley) of Alford on the River Don in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The castle was built in 1556, most...

The Clan Forbes Society is proud to announce the publication of House of Forbes for Kids, a new heritage activity book for children of...

Scottish forces clashed on July 2, 1645, in Alford in Aberdeenshire, on lands Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, granted in 1423 to...

The Northern Ireland conflict was generally acknowledged to have ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 between the United Kingdom...

Elizabeth Forbes-Sempill of Craigievar was born on September 6, 1912, and died as Sir Ewan Forbes of Craigievar, 11th Baronet, on...