Forbes The Clan Forbes. By George Eyre Todd. pb. An introductory history of the family in Scotland, with their origin, subsequent history, and most prominent individuals. The House of Forbes. By A. and H. Tayler. Revised 2nd edition. 634pp. hb. The most definitive history of the Forbes family in Scotland, revised in the late 1980s with substantial additions and corrections. Genealogy of the Family of Forbes: From the Account of Mr. Mathew Lumsden of Tulliekerne. 109pp. 1819. An invaluable Forbes genealogical account, focused on the period to 1600, with additions for the 17th and 18th centuries. Forbes, from The Scots Peerage. 38pp. An account of Forbes Lord Forbes, and of Lord Forbes of Pitsligo, from the 15th century through the 19th. A Jacobite Laird and His Forebears: The Forbeses of Blackton. By James Ferguson. 24pp. An examination of a family, primarily in the 17th and 18th centuries, with detailed information on the household, the Jacobite rebellions, and the fate of the family. References to this family (see Reference Books for more book information) can be found in the following books: Anglo-Norman Families in Scotland, 1057-1200. By James Coutts. Clans and Families of Scotland. By Alexander Fulton. Includes tartan photo, slogan, motto, and short history. Clans and Tartans of Scotland. By Neil Grant. Includes tartan photo, clansman’s badge, and short history. Clans and Tartans of Scotland. By Iain Zaczek. Tartan photos, clan badge, plus one-page history. Collins Pocket Reference Clans and Tartans. By George Way of Plean and Romilly Squire. Includes color photo of tartan, short clan history, crest, motto, and plant badge. The Highland Clans, by Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk. Includes extensive family history, with photographs. Scottish Clan and Family Encyclopedia, By George Way and Romilly Squire. Includes the arms, crest, motto, supporters, standard, clansman’s badge, as well as a history of the family and a color illustration of the tartan. Scottish Clan and Family Names. By Roddy Martine. Includes tartan photo, short family history, and color coat of arms. Scottish Clans and Tartans, by Ian Grimble. Includes a color photo of the tartan and a one-page family history. Just to name some of them. Rebecca Kaye Forbes Martinez RebelKaye@aol.com