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Charles Chisholm FORBES 1883–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24-May-1883

Birth Location: Yea, Victoria, Australia.

Death Date: 06-Nov-1939

Death Location: Aramoho Cemetery, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Father: Charles FORBES

Mother: Christina MCLEISH

Spouse(s): Lillian JAMES

Children(s): Archibald FORBES, Foster FORBES, Lillian FORBES, Christina FORBES, Madelene FORBES, Fraser FORBES, Robert FORBES, Allan FORBES, Charles FORBES

The story of Charles Chisholm FORBES began in 1883 in Yea, Victoria, Australia.. Charles Chisholm FORBES married Lillian Grace James, and had children including Allan Kenneth Forbes, Archibald Henry Forbes, Charles Chisholm Forbes, Christina Maud Forbes, Foster James Jim Forbes, Fraser George Forbes, Lillian Grace Jean Forbes, Madelene Jessie Forbes, Robert Earles Forbes. Charles Chisholm FORBES passed away in 1939 in Aramoho Cemetery, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand..

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Chisholm FORBES began in 1883 in Yea, Victoria, Australia..
  • Charles Chisholm FORBES married Lillian Grace James, and had children including Allan Kenneth Forbes, Archibald Henry Forbes, Charles Chisholm Forbes, Christina Maud Forbes, Foster James Jim Forbes, Fraser George Forbes, Lillian Grace Jean Forbes, Madelene Jessie Forbes, Robert Earles Forbes.
  • Charles Chisholm FORBES passed away in 1939 in Aramoho Cemetery, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand..

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles FORBES
1849–1900
Birth Location: Cooma Creek, N.S.W., Australia.
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Christina MCLEISH
1849–1900
Birth Location: King Parrot Creek near YEA, Vic.
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Spouses(s)

Lillian JAMES
–1950
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Archibald FORBES
1910–1992
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand.
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Foster FORBES
1912–1967
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand.
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Lillian FORBES
1915–1974
Birth Location: Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Christina FORBES
1918–1989
Birth Location: Hastings,Hawkes Bay,New Zealand.
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Madelene FORBES
1922–2014
Birth Location: New Zealand.
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Fraser FORBES
1923–1955
Birth Location: –
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Robert FORBES
1925–1996
Birth Location: Sanson, New Zealand.
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Allan FORBES
1926–1957
Birth Location: Sanson, Manawatu, New Zealand.
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Charles FORBES
1909–1993
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand.
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Charles FORBES's Ancestors

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Charles FORBES
1883–1939
Birth Place: Yea, Victoria, Australia.
Parents
Charles FORBES
1849–1900
Cooma Creek, N.S.W., Australia.
Christina MCLEISH
1849–1900
King Parrot Creek near YEA, Vic.
Grandparents
George FORBES
1827–1868
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Catherine FRASER
1825–1860
Inverness, Scotland
Daniel McLEISH
1826–1899
Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland
Grace (KERR) (KEIR)
1826–1913
Perthshire, Scotland.
Great-Grandparents
Donald McLEISH
1783–1879
Grizel FALCONER
1792–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McLEISH
1756–
Margaret STEWART
1759–

Charles FORBES's Descendants

1.
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Charles (Chisholm) FORBES (24-May-1883–06-Nov-1939) m. Lillian (Grace) JAMES (–20-Apr-1950)
  1. 1. Archibald (Henry) FORBES 1910–1992
  2. 2. Foster (James 'Jim') FORBES 1912–1967
  3. 3. Lillian (Grace Jean) FORBES 1915–1974 m. George (Maurice) LYNCH 1911–1965 m. John (William) WATTS 1916–1977
    1. 1. Eugene (Richard) LYNCH 1937–1937
  4. 4. Christina (Maud) FORBES 1918–1989 m. Allan (Reginald) KNIGHT 1914–1997 m. George JACKSON –1985 m. Stuart FRENCH –1982
  5. 5. Madelene (Jessie) FORBES 1922–2014 m. Robert (Byron) BROWNING 1919–1977
    1. 1. Robert (Byron BROWNING) Jr. 1941–2015 m. Janet (Mary) RUSSELL –2020
    2. 2. John (Charles) BROWNING 1949–2019
  6. 6. Fraser (George) FORBES 1923–1955
  7. 7. Robert (Earles) FORBES 1925–1996 m. Janet (Mary 'Mollie') WINTER 1918–2008
  8. 8. Allan (Kenneth) FORBES 1926–1957 m. Jessie (Emma) WOOD-JAMES 1923–
  9. 9. Charles (Chisholm) FORBES 1909–1993 m. Myrtle (Annie) WILDBORE 1913–1986 m. Pahe HEKE 1924–1999
    1. 1. Joan (Gloria Ruth) FORBES 1933–1933

Charles FORBES's Timeline

3 Records

1883
24-May-1883
Birth of Charles Chisholm FORBES in Yea, Victoria, Australia.
Yea, Victoria, Australia.
1939
04-Nov-1939
Age 56
Death of Charles Chisholm FORBES in Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand.
Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand.
1939
06-Nov-1939
Age 56
Burial of Charles Chisholm FORBES in Aramoho Cemetery, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.
Aramoho Cemetery, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24-May-1883
    Event Place: Yea, Victoria, Australia.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04-Nov-1939
    Event Place: Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 06-Nov-1939
    Event Place: Aramoho Cemetery, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.
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