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Alexander McRae Forbes 1895 – 1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1895

Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: 24 Dec 1969

Death Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Father: James Forbes

Mother: Lucy McCoombes

Spouse(s): Grace Wyatt

Children(s): Marjorie Forbes, Jean Forbes, Dorothy Forbes, Heather Forbes, Ian Forbes

Alexander McRae Forbes was born in 1895 in Wellington, New Zealand, the child of James McRae Forbes and Lucy Gretton McCoombes. Alexander McRae Forbes married Grace Elsie Wyatt, and had children including Marjorie Grace Forbes, Jean Isobel Forbes, Dorothy May Forbes, Heather Anne Forbes, Ian Alexander Forbes. Alexander McRae Forbes passed away in 1969 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Alexander McRae Forbes was born in 1895 in Wellington, New Zealand, the child of James McRae Forbes and Lucy Gretton McCoombes.
  • Alexander McRae Forbes married Grace Elsie Wyatt, and had children including Marjorie Grace Forbes, Jean Isobel Forbes, Dorothy May Forbes, Heather Anne Forbes, Ian Alexander Forbes.
  • Alexander McRae Forbes passed away in 1969 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Alexander Forbes's Ancestors

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Alexander Forbes
1895 – 1969
Birth Place: Wellington, New Zealand
Parents
James McRae Forbes
1840 – 1920
Lucy (Gretton) McCoombes
1869 – 1955
New Zealand
Grandparents
Robert (Henry) McCoombes
1836 – 1891
Ireland
Charlotte Gretton
1835 – 1874
England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gretton
1811 – 1841
Elizabeth Brown
1815 – 1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gretton
1780 – 1860
Margaret STEDMAN
1787 –

Alexander Forbes's Descendants

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Alexander (McRae) Forbes (15 Jan 1895 – 24 Dec 1969) m. Grace (Elsie) Wyatt (1895 – 1977)
  1. 1. Marjorie (Grace) Forbes (1924 – ) m. Kenneth Williamson (1920 – )
  2. 2. Jean (Isobel) Forbes (1928 – 1988) m. Richard (Pattison) Humphreys (1926 – 2018)
    1. 1. Ross Humphreys (1965 – )
  3. 3. Dorothy (May) Forbes (1931 – )
  4. 4. Heather (Anne) Forbes (1936 – )
  5. 5. Ian (Alexander) Forbes

Alexander Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1895
15 Jan 1895
Birth of Alexander McRae Forbes in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
1969
24 Dec 1969
Age 74
Death of Alexander McRae Forbes in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1895
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1969
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand

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