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William Forbes 1808 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1808

Birth Location: Doune, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 08 Dec 1875

Death Location: Dunkeld, Victoria, Australia

Father: Duncan Forbes

Mother: Mary Mitchell

Spouse(s): Janet Duncanson

Children(s): Duncan Forbes, Mary Forbes, Hellen Forbes

William Forbes was born in 1808 in Doune, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of Duncan Forbes and Mary Mitchell. William Forbes married Janet Duncanson, and had children including Duncan Forbes, Mary Forbes, Hellen Forbes. William Forbes passed away in 1875 in Dunkeld, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Forbes was born in 1808 in Doune, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of Duncan Forbes and Mary Mitchell.
  • William Forbes married Janet Duncanson, and had children including Duncan Forbes, Mary Forbes, Hellen Forbes.
  • William Forbes passed away in 1875 in Dunkeld, Victoria, Australia.

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William Forbes's Ancestors

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William Forbes
1808 – 1875
Birth Place: Doune, Perthshire, Scotland
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

William Forbes's Descendants

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William Forbes (abt 1808 – 08 Dec 1875) m. Janet Duncanson (06 Sep 1806 – )
  1. 1. Duncan Forbes (21 Dec 1835 – 15 Jun 1905) m. Agnes (Maria) Templeton (8 Feb 1842 – 17 Jul 1934)
    1. 1. Isabella Forbes (22 Apr 1861 – 12 Oct 1945) m. William Hull (25 Aug 1848 – 23 Dec 1934)
      1. 1. Agnes (Maud) Hull (1885 – 06 Dec 1942)
      2. 2. Matilda (E) Hull (15 Nov 1887 – 1888)
      3. 3. William (James) Hull (9 May 1889 – 06 Aug 1971)
      4. 4. Ellen (May or May Ellen) Hull (1891 – Aft. 1949)
      5. 5. Albert (George) Hull (1893 – 1966)
      6. 6. Janet (Eve) Hull (1895 – )
      7. 7. Stanley (Roydon) Hull (1897 – 16 May 1981)
      8. 8. Harold (Duncan Mathew) Hull (30 Sep 1899 – 10 Jan 1972) m. Ellen Swarbrick (1 Sep 1900 – 24 Mar 1946) m. Nellie (Mildred (Bennie)) Strike (21/03/1916 – 25 Feb 1994)
        1. 1. Estella (Joyce) Hull (19 Dec 1922 – 23 Jul 1923)
        2. 2. Jenifer ('Lee") Hull m. Brian (John) Monk
  2. 2. Mary Forbes (19 Oct 1840 – )
  3. 3. Hellen Forbes (01 Jun 1844 – )

William Forbes's Timeline

2 Records

1808
abt 1808
Birth of William Forbes in Doune, Perthshire, Scotland
Doune, Perthshire, Scotland
1875
08 Dec 1875
Age 67
Death of William Forbes in Dunkeld, Victoria, Australia
Dunkeld, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1808
    Event Place: Doune, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1875
    Event Place: Dunkeld, Victoria, Australia

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