Richard
"Archdeacon of Ross"
Forbes
Born about in Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Alexander (Forbes) Forbes First Lord Forbes
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Annabella (Forbes) Forbes Lady Gray [half], James (Forbes) Forbes Second Lord Forbes [half], William Forbes [half], Margaret (Forbes) Forbes Lady Meldrum [half], Elizabeth (Forbes) Forbes Lady Irvine [half] and Susanna (Forbes) Forbes Lady Urquhart [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
in Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Feb 2011
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Biography
Richard Forbes is a member of Clan Forbes.
Richard Forbes was born to Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes and an unnamed Stewart daughter, before his father's marriage.
According to the Exchequer rolls of 1451, Magister Richard Forbes, Canon of Aberdeen, provided furnishings for the king (James II). He was chamberlain of the king’s lands, as well as chamberlain of Mar, and elsewhere is called comptroller, or “Camerarius ultra spey.”
Appointed Chamberlain of the Kingdom in 1455.
He became Archdeacon of Ross between 1455 and 1460.
Research Notes
- According to The Scots Peerage, this natural son, by an unnamed mother, became Archdeacon of Ross. His father was married before 1423.
Sources
- Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.> Archdeacon Richard, pg 50
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