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Benjamin Forbes 1839–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1839

Birth Location: Stepney, Middlesex, England

Death Date: Jan 1900

Death Location: Poplar, London, E

Father: James Forbes

Mother: Margaret Forbes

Spouse(s): Harriet Smith

Children(s): Maud Forbes, Maud Forbes, Maude Forbes, Minnie Forbes, Maud Forbes, Maud Forbes

Benjamin Forbes was born in 1839 in Stepney, Middlesex, England, the child of James Alexander Forbes And Margaret Forbes. Benjamin Forbes married Harriet Martha Smith, and had children including Maud Eva Forbes, Maud Forbes, Maude Eva Forbes, Minnie Margaret Forbes. Benjamin Forbes passed away in 1900 in Poplar, London, E.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Forbes was born in 1839 in Stepney, Middlesex, England, the child of James Alexander Forbes And Margaret Forbes.
  • Benjamin Forbes married Harriet Martha Smith, and had children including Maud Eva Forbes, Maud Forbes, Maude Eva Forbes, Minnie Margaret Forbes.
  • Benjamin Forbes passed away in 1900 in Poplar, London, E.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Forbes
1815–1863
Birth Location: RAMSGATE Kent England
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Margaret Forbes
1817–1900
Birth Location: Nk, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Smith
1839–1921
Birth Location: Wapping, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Maud Forbes
1879–1919
Birth Location: Shadwell, Middlesex, England
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Maud Forbes
1879–1919
Birth Location: Shadwell, Middlesex, England
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Maude Forbes
1879–1919
Birth Location: Shadwell, Middlesex, England
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Minnie Forbes
1881–1971
Birth Location: Shadwell, London, England
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Maud Forbes
1879–1919
Birth Location: Shadwell, Middlesex, England
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Maud Forbes
1879–
Birth Location: Shadwell, Middlesex, England
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Benjamin Forbes's Ancestors

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Benjamin Forbes
1839–1900
Birth Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England
Parents
James Alexander Forbes
1815–1863
RAMSGATE Kent England
Margaret Forbes
1817–1900
Nk, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Ann) Sayer
1787–1865
Rumsgate, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sayer
1766–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sayer
1726–1813
Sarah Bean
1730–1802

Benjamin Forbes's Descendants

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Benjamin Forbes (abt 1839–Jan 1900) m. Harriet (Martha) Smith (1 Sep 1839–Jun 1921)
  1. 1. Maud (Eva) Forbes 1879–1919
    1. 1. Charles (Arthur) Diable 1903–1969 m. Violet (Gertrude) Sames 1905–1991
      1. 1. John Diable 1944–1987
      2. 2. Sidney (David) Diable 1940–1987
  2. 2. Maud (Eva) Forbes 1879–1919 m. William (Mark) Diable 1878–1951
    1. 1. Charles (Arthur) Diable 1903–1969 m. Violet (Gertrude) Sames 1905–1991 m. Violet (Gertrude) Sames 1905–1991
      1. 1. John Diable 1944–1987
  3. 3. Maude (Eva) Forbes 1879–1919
  4. 4. Minnie (Margaret) Forbes 1881–1971 m. Ernest Childs 1880–
    1. 1. Rosemary Childs 1910–
    2. 2. Ralph Childs 1910–
    3. 3. George Childs 1911–
    4. 4. Marjorie (Alice Childs) Mrs 1914–1999
  5. 5. Maud (Eva) Forbes 1879–1919
    1. 1. Charles (Arthur) Diable 1903–1969
      1. 1. John Diable
  6. 6. Maud Forbes 1879–

Benjamin Forbes's Timeline

4 Records

1838
abt 1838
Birth of Benjamin Forbes in Stepney, Middlesex, England
Stepney, Middlesex, England
1839
abt 1839
Birth of Benjamin Forbes in Stepney, Middlesex, England
Stepney, Middlesex, England
1900
January 1900
Age 61
Death of Benjamin Forbes in Poplar, London
Poplar, London
1900
Jan 1900
Age 61
Death of Benjamin Forbes in Poplar, London, E
Poplar, London, E

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1838
    Event Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1839
    Event Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1900
    Event Place: Poplar, London

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1900
    Event Place: Poplar, London, E
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