Person Forbes; James (1749 - 1819) Forbes James 1749 - 1819 British Male London, England 1749 Aix-la-Chapelle, Germany 01 August 1819

Career: Went to Bombay as a writer in the HEIC (1765); Private Secretary to Col. Keating and accompanied the expedition to assist Regoba, regarded as rightful Pescwar of Mahrattas (1775); Collector and Resident at Dubhoy (1780); left India (1784); imprisoned in France (released 1804); published 'Letters from France' (1806) and 'Oriental memoirs' (1813-1815) Married Rose, daughter of Joseph Gaylard of Stanmore, Middx; his daughter married Marc Rene de Montalembert (1714-1800) and was the mother of Charles Forbes Rene de Montalembert, French orator and historian Fellow 24/03/1803 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: G R de Beer, 'The Relations between Fellows of the Royal Society and French Men of Science when France and Britain were at War' in NR 1952 vol 9 pp 244-299 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 1749 - 1 Aug 1819 NA1337 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 0c4e4f76-cc6b-4d97-b16c-2dbad07e4327