Hi Derek
I found out a bit about the surname of Forbister in my travels. I lost focus on that search because my Mother's family has been way easier to trace back. Both sides of my family go back to Scotland however with Dad, I did manage to trace it back to two brother's, John and Robert
Forbister who came to Canada in the late 1700's, early 1800's.
They were amongst a group of Scot's who had no other way to survive except to leave Scotland and make their way elsewhere. They were from the Orkney Islands and after arriving in Canada, both worked for Hudson's Bay Company. I sort of lost interest at that time and haven't really pursued it since.
I did get in contact with a man who was living in Calgary at the time but he refused any further contact because we weren't descended from the "right kind of Forbister's!" That's when I lost interest.
Talk to you later
Margaret
