William
Forbes
Born about in Ironbark, Victoria, Australia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Charlotte (Murdoch) Forbes
— married
1885 in Victoria, Australia
Father of
Margaret Ann Forbes, William Forbes, Johny Forbes, Charlotte Catherine May Forbes, Gladys Forbes, Jane Irene Forbes, Mildred Vera Forbes and Ruby Myra Forbes
Died
at about age 54
in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 30 Aug 2022
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Biography
William Forbes was born 1864, his birth registered that year In ironbark, Victoria, the son of William Forbes and Ann Kerr. [1]
Marriage. In 1885, William married Charlotte Murdoch, in Victoria. [2][3]
Death. William died 1917, age 54, his death registered Bendigo, Victoria. [4]
- Bendigo Independent, Wednesday 18 July, 1917 - Page 1
- Funeral Notices
- FORBES - The funeral, of the late MR. WILLIAM FORBES, will move from his late residence, 173 Bannister Street, at a Quarter-past Four o'clock, This Day, Wednesday, the 18th inst., for the Bendigo Cemetery. Friends are respectfully invited.
- WILLIAM H. OAKLEY, Funeral Director. Tel. 436.
- AUSTRALIAN NATIVES' ASSOCIATION. BENDIGO BRANCH, NO. 5. :Members of the above are requested to follow the remains of the late member, WILLIAM FORBES. Funeral to move from Bannister street, for the Bendigo Cemetery at 4.15 This Afternoon.
- A. W. JORDAN, Secretary.
Burial. William and Charlotte are interred in the Bendigo Remembrance Park (formerly Bendigo Cemetery). [5]
Sources
- ↑ Birth Index Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. (Online index accessed 30 Aug 2022): 1864 Birth Registration, William FORBES (Ann KERR & William) birth registered at IRON, 4990/1864
- ↑ Marriage Index, Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. (Online index accessed 30 Aug 2022): 1885 Marriage Registration, Charlotte MURDOCH married William FORBES, 6696/1885
- ↑ Named in her mother's funeral notice as Mrs. W. Forbes, daughter of the deceased Margaret Murdoch (relict of Robert Murdoch — 1905 'Family Notices', Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918), 2 August, p. 8. , viewed 30 Aug 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89585790
- ↑ Death Index Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. (Online index accessed 30 Aug 2022): 1917 Death Registration for Wm FORBES (Annie CARR & Wm FORBES) Bendigo 7354/1917, age 54
- ↑ Burial, Headstone Find A Grave William George Forbes Mon F1, Grave 23593, Bendigo Public Cemetery, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
See also:
- 1917 'LATE MR. W. FORBES.', Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918), 19 July, p. 3. , viewed 30 Aug 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90286058
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