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Obituary Notice of Captain Forbes, R.N. By Commander 

 F. M. Norman, R.N. 



By the lamented death, at Berwick-upon-Tweed, on Sdth 

 June 1905, of Captain James Arthur Forbes, R.N., the Club 

 was deprived of one of its oldest and most esteemed members, 

 who, although not a specialist in any particular branch, and 

 not a contributor to its Proceedings, took a lively and intelligent 

 interest in its excursions, at which he was a constant attendant 

 throughout his long membership of thirty years. 



Captain Forbes, who was born at West Coates, Edinburgh, 

 on 25th February 1831, was the son of George, 3rd son of 

 Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet of PitsHgo, a prominent 

 Edinburgh banker, and Mary his wife, daughter of Sir John 

 Hay, 5th Baronet. Having been educated at Edinburgh 

 Academy, and Grange School, Sunderland, he entered the 

 Royal Navy in 1846 ; and after varied services, including 

 the Burmese War (1852) and Baltic (1854-5), attained the 

 rank of Commander in 1866. In 1867 he married Fearne 

 Jemima, daughter of James Kinnear, W.S., of Edinburgh, 

 widow of Professor Aytoun, D.C.L., the issue of the marriage 

 being five sons and two daughters. From 1870 to 1873 he 

 was Inspecting Commander of the Coastguard at Berwick, 

 where he settled down for the remainder of his life. He 

 was placed on tiie retired list in 1873, and advanced to the 

 rank of Captain in 1881. 



Captain Forbes was a prominent Freemason, and exerted 

 himself in many directions for the benefit of his adopted 

 town ; and being of a singularly upright, kindly, and benevolent 

 disposition, was greatly respected and esteemed. 



