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Rachel FORBES 1853–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1853

Birth Location: Yan Yean, Victoria, Australia.

Death Date: 18-Jul-1923

Death Location: Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia

Father: George FORBES

Mother: Catherine FRASER

Spouse(s): John MCNAMARA

Children(s): Oswald MCNAMARA, Mark MCNAMARA, John MCNAMARA, Christina MCNAMARA, Harry MCNAMARA

Rachel FORBES was born in 1853 in Yan Yean, Victoria, Australia., the child of George Forbes And Catherine Fraser. Rachel FORBES married John Mcnamara, and had children including Christina Mcnamara, Harry Mcnamara, John Mcnamara, Mark Mcnamara, Oswald Mcnamara. Rachel FORBES passed away in 1923 in Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Rachel FORBES was born in 1853 in Yan Yean, Victoria, Australia., the child of George Forbes And Catherine Fraser.
  • Rachel FORBES married John Mcnamara, and had children including Christina Mcnamara, Harry Mcnamara, John Mcnamara, Mark Mcnamara, Oswald Mcnamara.
  • Rachel FORBES passed away in 1923 in Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

George FORBES
1827–1868
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Catherine FRASER
1825–1860
Birth Location: Inverness, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

John MCNAMARA
1845–1884
Birth Location: New South Wales
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Children(s)

Oswald MCNAMARA
1873–1874
Birth Location: Yea, Victoria, Australia.
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Mark MCNAMARA
1875–1890
Birth Location: Yea, Victoria, Australia.
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John MCNAMARA
1876–
Birth Location: Yea, Victoria, Australia.
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Christina MCNAMARA
1876–1942
Birth Location: Yea, Victoria, Australia.
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Harry MCNAMARA
1881–1929
Birth Location: Tallarook, Victoria, Australia
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Rachel FORBES's Ancestors

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Rachel FORBES
1853–1923
Birth Place: Yan Yean, Victoria, Australia.
Parents
George FORBES
1827–1868
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Catherine FRASER
1825–1860
Inverness, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel FORBES's Descendants

1.
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Rachel FORBES (1853–18-Jul-1923) m. John MCNAMARA (1845–1884)
  1. 1. Oswald MCNAMARA 1873–1874
  2. 2. Mark MCNAMARA 1875–1890
  3. 3. John MCNAMARA 1876–
  4. 4. Christina MCNAMARA 1876–1942
  5. 5. Harry MCNAMARA 1881–1929 m. Eleanor (Georgina Christina) HEWISH 1878–1962
    1. 1. Harry MCNAMARA 1906–
    2. 2. Rita (Eleanora Christina) MCNAMARA 1908–1940
    3. 3. Thelma (Elizabeth) MCNAMARA 1911–
    4. 4. Keith MCNAMARA 1915–
    5. 5. Jessie (Rachel) MCNAMARA 1905–1977 m. George JEFFERSON m. ??? MURTON
      1. 1. Frederick (William George) JEFFERSON –1924
      2. 2. Percival (Harry) JEFFERSON –1925
    6. 6. Clida (Ruby) MCNAMARA 1913–1951 m. ??? TORMEY

Rachel FORBES's Timeline

3 Records

1853
1853
Birth of Rachel FORBES in Yan Yean, Victoria, Australia.
Yan Yean, Victoria, Australia.
1923
Jul-1923
Age 70
Death of Rachel FORBES in Carlton, Vic., Reg.No.9259
Carlton, Vic., Reg.No.9259
1923
18-Jul-1923
Age 70
Burial of Rachel FORBES in Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia
Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Yan Yean, Victoria, Australia.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul-1923
    Event Place: Carlton, Vic., Reg.No.9259

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18-Jul-1923
    Event Place: Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia
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