Forbes Papers. Maps and plans - Earlstoun Estates
Primary maker
Forbes of Callendar
Production date
1768-1930
Description
Maps anf plans of estates, farms and farm buildings.
Object detail
The Forbes family originated in Aberdeenshire and ran a coppersmith business in Aberdeen. In the 1760s and 1770s the business expanded to London where William Forbes established a separate coppersmith business. In 1783 William Forbes purchased Callendar and Almond Estates and later purchased Herbertshire Estate near Denny, Sanquhar Estates near Prestwick, Ayrshire and Earlstoun Estate in Dumfries.
The Forbes family also purchased and sold other lands in Tranent, St Boswells and Thornhill (Stirlingshire).
There have been six successive William Forbes of Callendar: William (1743-1815); William (1806-1855); William (1833-1871); Charles William (1871-1948), William Dudley Henry Charles (1902-1977) and William Frederick (b. 1933).
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