Annabella Forbes

ANNABELLA FORBES [Note]

Annabella Forbes is the bastard daughter of John, Lord Forbes. The Scots Peerage IV: p. 55 She married Matthew Lumsden of Tillycairn and she and her husband had a charter for the lands of Tullicarn from her father on 4 December 1540. NRS: GD52/430

Note: According to her husband, Mathew Lumsden of Tulliekerne, writing in 1580: "John Lord Forbes had ane oy'r daughter, called Annapell Forbes, which he begat on ane gentlewoman called Helen Rutherford". Forbes Genealogy: p. 11 See also Genealogical Collections II: p. 214

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

4 December 1540: Copy of charter of feu-farm by John, Lord Forbes, etc to Mr Mathew Lummisdene [Lumsden] and Annabella Forbes, natural daughter of said John and spouse of said Mathew, of the lands of Tullicarn [Tillycairn], dated 4 December 1540. National Records of Scotland, Lord Forbes, reference GD52/430

Genealogy

1. The Scots Peerage etc. Edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms, Volume IV. (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1907), 597 pp.
2. Genealogical Collections Concerning Families in Scotland Made by Walter MacFarlane, 1750-1751. Edited by James Toshach Clark. In Two Volumes. Volume II (Scottish History Society, Edinburgh, 1900), 605 pp.
3. Genealogy of the Family of Forbes.From the Account of Mr. Mathew Lumsden of Tulliekerne, written in 1580 (Journal Office, Inverness, 1819), 89 pp.