Alexander Forbes fl.1700

From Book Owners Online

Alexander FORBES of Ballogie fl. 1700

Biographical Note

Alexander Forbes, father and son, were owners of Ballogie, Aberdeenshire, in the period around 1700. His bookplate suggests that he was a lawyer.

Books

Used an engraved bookplate:

Franks 10897 Forbes, of Ballogie, Advocate

Sources

  • Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
  • Clan MacFarlane Genealogy