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Generation: 1
Generation: 2
5. | General James Ochonchar (17th Lord) Forbes (1.Catherine1) was born on 7 Mar 1765; died on 4 May 1843. Notes:
General James Ochoncar Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes was decorated with the award of Knight, Royal Sicilian Order of St. Januarius. He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1806 and 1843.
He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 21st Scots Fusiliers.
He held the office of High Commissioner to the General Assembly, Church of Scotland in 1826.
He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.
George Norman Douglas's maternal great-grandfather was General James Ochoncar Forbes
James married Elizabeth Hunter on 2 Jun 1792. Elizabeth (daughter of John Hunter and Christian Hunter) was born on 30 Dec 1726 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland; died in 1727 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Captain Robert Allaster Cam Forbes, RN (1.Catherine1) died in 1795. Notes:
Died:
Launched on 4 June 1795, Dryad was commissioned under Captain the Hon. Robert Allaster Cam Forbes (2nd son of Lord Forbes), who had previously been the captain of Southampton at the Glorious First of June. The brand new frigate may have been a reward for his services, but he did not live long to enjoy it; The Edinburgh Magazine reported his death (by drowning) as: "7 Oct, off the coast of Norway, the Honourable Capt. Robert Forbes, commander of his Majesty's ship Dryad".
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Generation: 3
12. | Walter 18th Lord Forbes (5.James2, 1.Catherine1) Notes:
Walter was the 3rd son
Eldest son, the Hon. James Forbes, was an officer in the Coldstream Guards in the Peninsula and at Waterloo, but had predeceased his father in 1835. Lord Forbes was therefore succeeded by his second son, Walter Forbes, 18th Baron Forbes.
Walter married Horatia Shaw on 31 Jan 1825. Horatia was born on 19 May 1799; died on 24 Dec 1864. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Hon. James Forbes (5.James2, 1.Catherine1) died in 1835. Notes:
Eldest son, the Hon. James Forbes, was an officer in the Coldstream Guards in the Peninsula and at Waterloo, but had predeceased his father in 1835. Lord Forbes was therefore succeeded by his second son, Walter Forbes, 18th Baron Forbes.
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Generation: 4
18. | James Gregory (16.Elizabeth3, 5.James2, 1.Catherine1) was buried in Canongate Churchyard. Notes:
A prominent doctor and Professor of Medicine. He was famed for creating "Gregory's Powder" and "Gregory's Mixture", both frequently used for stomach complaints until World War I.
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