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James Forbes 1817 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul. 1817

Birth Location: Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Death Date: 30 May 1879

Death Location: Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Father: Duncan Forbes

Mother: Mary Mitchell

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The story of James Forbes Snr began in 1817 in Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. James Forbes Snr passed away in 1879 in Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, UK.

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Biography

  • The story of James Forbes Snr began in 1817 in Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, UK.
  • James Forbes Snr passed away in 1879 in Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, UK.

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James Forbes's Ancestors

Self
James Forbes
1817 – 1879
Birth Place: Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Parents
Duncan Forbes
1776 – 1852
Cauldhame, Doune, Perthshire, Scotland
Mary Mitchell
1781 – 1852
Doune, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Duncan* (1747) Forbes
1747 – 1862
Dull, Perthshire, Scotland
Christian* (Gow) Forbes
1749 – 1807
Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland
William Mitchell
1739 – 1826
Columbus Wallace Kilmadock Perthshire Scotland
Janet Buchanan
1748 – 1828
Wester Dullater Port Of Mentheith
Great-Grandparents
John* Forbes
1718 – 1798
Catherine Reid
1729 – 1798
James Gow
1725 –
Jean Stewart
1721 – 1755
John Mitchell
1716 –
Janet Harvie
1709 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Donald Forbes
1696 – 1772
Jonet* Forbes
1698 – 1749

James Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1817
2 Jul. 1817
Birth of James Forbes Snr in Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
1879
30 May 1879
Age 62
Death of James Forbes Snr in Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul. 1817
    Event Place: Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1879
    Event Place: Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, UK

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