Walter Forbes, 18th Lord Forbes
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Walter Forbes, 18th Lord Forbes (29 May 1798 – 2 May 1868) was a Scottish peer.
History
Walter Forbes was the son of James Ochoncar Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes and Elizabeth Hunter. He was a member of the Coldstream Guards and served as one of the youngest officers during the Battle of Waterloo. After the war, he built the new Forbes Castle in Alford, Aberdeenshire, in 1815.
He married Horatia Shaw on 31 January 1825 and had three children - Hon. Horace Courtenay Gammel Forbes, Hon. Charles Murray Hay Forbes, and Hon. Atholl Monson Forbes. On 4 April 1864, he married Louisa Ormond and had two children - Hon. Walter Robert Drummond Forbes and Hon. Montagu Ormond Forbes.
Walter Forbes is in buried in Brompton Cemetery in London.
References
- Lundy, Darryl. "p1161.htm". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
- Wood's Edition. Sir Robert Douglas Peerage of Scotland. Under Forbes, Lords of.
- Lundy, Darryl. "p10765.htm". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
- 4 London Gazette Issue 23294 page 74 of 130 Go to page 4734 23 August 1867.
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