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Alexander Downie Forbes 1895–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1895

Birth Location: Sandhaven, Pitsligo, Aberdeen

Death Date: 19 Jun 1964

Death Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Father: Alexander Forbes

Mother: Mary Skinner

Spouse(s): Ethel Halliday

Children(s): Enid Forbes, Ailsa Forbes

In 1895, Alexander Downie Forbes entered the world in Sandhaven, Pitsligo, Aberdeen, born to Alexander Downie Shipwright Of Sandhaven Forbes And Mary Jane Kelman Skinner. Alexander Downie Forbes married Ethel Maud Halliday, and had children including Ailsa Mary Forbes, Claire Alexandra Forbes, Enid Margaret Forbes, Jacqueline Halliday Forbes. Alexander Downie Forbes passed away in 1964 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1895, Alexander Downie Forbes entered the world in Sandhaven, Pitsligo, Aberdeen, born to Alexander Downie Shipwright Of Sandhaven Forbes And Mary Jane Kelman Skinner.
  • Alexander Downie Forbes married Ethel Maud Halliday, and had children including Ailsa Mary Forbes, Claire Alexandra Forbes, Enid Margaret Forbes, Jacqueline Halliday Forbes.
  • Alexander Downie Forbes passed away in 1964 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Forbes
1862–1943
Birth Location: Sandhaven, Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire
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Mary Skinner
1868–1935
Birth Location: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ethel Halliday
1896–1965
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Enid Forbes
1929–1997
Birth Location: Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
EF
Ailsa Forbes
1927–1995
Birth Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Alexander Forbes's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Forbes
1895–1964
Birth Place: Sandhaven, Pitsligo, Aberdeen
Parents
Alexander Downie Shipwright of Sandhaven Forbes
1862–1943
Sandhaven, Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire
Mary (Jane Kelman) Skinner
1868–1935
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
George (Sr. Boatbuilder\Merchant of Pennan) Forbes
1825–1909
Pennan, Aberdour
Christian Sim
1822–1903
Sandhaven, Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Forbes
1780–
Margaret West
1792–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Forbes's Descendants

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Alexander (Downie) Forbes (27 Dec 1895–19 Jun 1964) m. Ethel (Maud) Halliday (26 May 1896–18 Apr 1965)
  1. 1. Enid (Margaret) Forbes 1929–1997 m. Merlin (Henry Mansfield) Forbes 1922–2008
  2. 2. Ailsa (Mary) Forbes 1927–1995

Alexander Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1895
27 Dec 1895
Birth of Alexander Downie Forbes in Sandhaven, Pitsligo, Aberdeen
Sandhaven, Pitsligo, Aberdeen
1964
19 Jun 1964
Age 69
Death of Alexander Downie Forbes in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1895
    Event Place: Sandhaven, Pitsligo, Aberdeen

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1964
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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