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15 James Forbes of Seaton

James Forbes of Seaton

James Forbes (1735 – 1829) was the son of William Forbes of Corriebreck and his wife Jane Michie, and grandson of William Forbes of Belnabodach.

It is known that he had Business interests in London, and that he was one of the Proprietors of the Aberdeenshire Canal. The main references to him concern his Purchase of the Estate of Newe from his Bankrupt relative Major John Forbes, 9th Laird of Newe, which he re-sold, for a considerable profit, to ‘Bombay Jock’ Forbes, Founder of the Bombay Mercantile Business, Forbes & Co Later, c.1782, he Purchased Seaton Estate in Old Aberdeen


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