Brief Life History of Barbara
Lady Barbara Forbes Countess Of Seaforth was born as the daughter of Arthur Forbes 9th Baron Forbes and Jean Elphinstone. She married George Mackenzie 2nd Earl of Seaforth on 23 January 1628, in Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters.
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- Barbara Forbes in entry for Jeane Erskine, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Barbara Forbes in entry for Charles Erskine, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Barbara Forbes in entry for Marie Erskine, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Forbes in Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, so named from Gaelic forba ‘field, district’ + the locative suffix -ais. The placename is pronounced in two syllables, with the stress on the second, and the surname until recently reflected this. Today, however, it is generally a monosyllable.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Firbhisigh ‘son of Fearbhisigh’, a personal name composed of elements meaning ‘man’ + ‘prosperity’.
History: A family of this name (see 2 above) in Connacht was famous for its traditional historians, compilers of the Book of Lecan.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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