George Forbes

1666 - 1730  (64 years)

• Name	George Forbes
  Birth	1666  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	4 May 1681	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Merchant apprentice - date of indenture to David Falconer
  Occupation	1696	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [3]
  	Merchant
  Religion	1696	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [3]
  	Quaker
  Origin	Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [3]
  	Achorties
  Death	23 Jan 1729/30	Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [4]
  	Reported to the Aberdeen Quaker Monthly Meeting
  Person ID	I45601	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Alexander Forbes,   b. 1625, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 16 Apr 1681, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Seaton,   b. Abt 1633, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 4 Jul 1697, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Skene   d. 23 Aug 1725, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Marriage	26 Sep 1696	Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [3]
  	At Achorties. Reported to the Aberdeen Quaker Monthly Meeting
  Family ID	F31453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Merchant apprentice - date of indenture to David Falconer - 4 May 1681 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant - 1696 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Religion - Quaker - 1696 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Origin - Achorties - - Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Marriage - 26 Sep 1696 - Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Death - 23 Jan 1729/30 - Aberdeenshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3684] Temple, William, The Thanage of Fermartyn, p99. [S3595] Boog Watson, Charles B., Register of Edinburgh Apprentices, 1666-1700, p34. [S3615] Strath-Maxwell, Archibald, Digest of Quaker births, marriages and burials in Scotland, 1647-1878, (Location: Aberdeen; Date: 1960;), p113. [S3615] Strath-Maxwell, Archibald, Digest of Quaker births, marriages and burials in Scotland, 1647-1878, (Location: Aberdeen; Date: 1960;), p173.