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John Bowmaker Forbes 1899–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1899

Birth Location: North Shields, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 22 September 1949

Death Location: North Shields, Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England

Father: Glennie Forbes

Mother: Annie Bowmaker

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Holland

Children(s):

John Bowmaker Forbes was born in 1899 in North Shields, Northumberland, England, the child of Glennie Sheddin Forbes And Annie Bowmaker. In 1911, John Bowmaker Forbes resided in Tynemouth, England. John Bowmaker Forbes married Elizabeth Ann Holland. John Bowmaker Forbes passed away in 1949 in North Shields, Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Biography

  • John Bowmaker Forbes was born in 1899 in North Shields, Northumberland, England, the child of Glennie Sheddin Forbes And Annie Bowmaker.
  • In 1911, John Bowmaker Forbes resided in Tynemouth, England.
  • John Bowmaker Forbes married Elizabeth Ann Holland.
  • John Bowmaker Forbes passed away in 1949 in North Shields, Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.

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John Forbes's Ancestors

Self
John Forbes
1899–1949
Birth Place: North Shields, Northumberland, England
Parents
Glennie Sheddin Forbes
1857–1926
Saint Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeen,Scotland
Annie Bowmaker
1865–1913
North Shields, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
John Forbes
1821–1907
church hill, Invernessshire, Scotland
Janet (Jessie Webster) Glennie
1831–1911
KIRRIEMUIR, Tayside, Angus Scotland
Peter (Cunningham) Bowmaker
1838–1903
North Shields, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Mary (Ann) Reay\Rae
1840–1898
North Shields, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Bowmaker
1807–1846
Ann Cunningham
1817–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Forbes's Timeline

3 Records

1899
1899
Birth of John Bowmaker Forbes in North Shields, Northumberland, England
North Shields, Northumberland, England
1911
1911
Age 12
John Bowmaker Forbes resided here in Tynemouth, England
Tynemouth, England
1949
22 September 1949
Age 50
Death of John Bowmaker Forbes in Northumberland South, Northumberland, England
Northumberland South, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: North Shields, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Tynemouth, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1949
    Event Place: Northumberland South, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: North Shields, Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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