James FORBES (1854

James FORBES (1854 - 1931)

Farmer

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
William Charles FORBES (1880 - 1960) Mary Isabelle FORBES (1882 - 1960) Constance Annie FORBES (1885 - 1962) Janet Gladys FORBES (1888 - ) Lillias FORBES (1891 - 1891) Amy Olive FORBES (1895 - 1953) Una C FORBES (1898 - 1898) Dorothy FORBES (1899 - ) James Gordon FORBES (1905 - )	James FORBES (1854 - 1931) + Annie Pallet STEWART (1856 - 1891) Caroline STEWART (1868 - 1943)	James Gordon FORBES



		Janet LAW

b. 1854 at Perth, Perth-shire, Scotland

m. (1) 20 Aug 1879 Annie Pallet STEWART (1856 - 1891) at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

m. (2) 02 Mar 1893 Caroline STEWART (1868 - 1943) at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

d. 22 Aug 1931 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia aged 77

Near Relatives of James FORBES (1854 - 1931)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Charles STEWART	27 Apr 1830	Pontefract, Yorkshire, England	19 Jan 1897	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	66
Mother in Law	Martha BLEVINS	20 Jul 1834	Co Armagh, Northern Ireland	1908	Orange, New South Wales, Australia	74
Father in Law	Charles STEWART	27 Apr 1830	Pontefract, Yorkshire, England	19 Jan 1897	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	66
Mother in Law	Martha BLEVINS	20 Jul 1834	Co Armagh, Northern Ireland	1908	Orange, New South Wales, Australia	74

Father	James Gordon FORBES
Mother	Janet LAW

Self	James FORBES	1854	Perth, Perth-shire, Scotland	22 Aug 1931	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	77

Wife	Annie Pallet STEWART	29 Dec 1856	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	30 Jan 1891	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	34
Wife	Caroline STEWART	26 Jul 1868	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1943	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	75

Son	William Charles FORBES	10 Jun 1880	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	30 Jun 1960	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	80
Daughter	Mary Isabelle FORBES	22 Dec 1882	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	02 Sep 1960	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	77
Daughter	Constance Annie FORBES	13 May 1885	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	03 Dec 1962	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	77
Daughter	Janet Gladys FORBES	10 Jun 1888	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Lillias FORBES	20 Jan 1891	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1891	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	0
Daughter	Amy Olive FORBES	1895	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	10 Oct 1953	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	58
Daughter	Una C FORBES	1898	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1898	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	0
Daughter	Dorothy FORBES	1899	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Son	James Gordon FORBES	1905	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Son in Law	Albert Daniel TABER	abt 1875	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	12 Nov 1952	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	77
Son in Law	Francis Alexander POST	25 Sep 1863	Picton, New South Wales, Australia	20 Jun 1948	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	84
Son in Law	John F HERON
Son in Law	Henry David Baker URQUHART
Son in Law	James E TYLER
Daughter in Law	Isabel May TILDEN

Niece	Ilma May KNOTT	15 May 1887	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1962	Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia	75
Niece	Olga Doris KNOTT	21 May 1892	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1948	Manly, New South Wales, Australia	56
Nephew	Samuel Stewart KNOTT	14 Apr 1894	Junee, New South Wales, Australia	17 Feb 1919	Belgium	24
Niece	Mary Lorraine KNOTT	18 Mar 1899	Junee, New South Wales, Australia	30 Apr 1973	Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia	74
Niece	Una Myee KNOTT	17 Jan 1902	Junee, New South Wales, Australia	01 Feb 1973	Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia	71
Niece	Amy Olive FORBES	1895	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	10 Oct 1953	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	58
Niece	Una C FORBES	1898	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1898	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	0
Niece	Dorothy FORBES	1899	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	James Gordon FORBES	1905	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	William Charles FORBES	10 Jun 1880	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	30 Jun 1960	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	80
Niece	Mary Isabelle FORBES	22 Dec 1882	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	02 Sep 1960	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	77
Niece	Constance Annie FORBES	13 May 1885	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	03 Dec 1962	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	77
Niece	Janet Gladys FORBES	10 Jun 1888	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Lillias FORBES	20 Jan 1891	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1891	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	0

Sister in Law	Annie STEWART	15 Apr 1855	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	1855	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	0
Brother in Law	Charles STEWART	03 Feb 1859	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	1914	Granville, New South Wales, Australia	55
Sister in Law	Ellen Jane STEWART	01 Jul 1861	Learmonth, Victoria, Australia	14 Mar 1903	St Peters, New South Wales, Australia	41
Sister in Law	Mary Isabel STEWART	04 Mar 1864	Learmonth, Victoria, Australia	1933	Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia	69
Sister in Law	Caroline STEWART	26 Jul 1868	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1943	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	75
Brother in Law	William Henry STEWART	16 Sep 1872	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	03 Sep 1878	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	5
Sister in Law	Annie Pallet STEWART	29 Dec 1856	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	30 Jan 1891	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	34

Events in James FORBES (1854 - 1931)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1854		James FORBES was born	Perth, Perth-shire, Scotland		71
1861	7	Immigration	Australia		71
20 Aug 1879	25	Married Annie Pallet STEWART (aged 22)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
10 Jun 1880	26	Birth of son William Charles FORBES	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
22 Dec 1882	28	Birth of daughter Mary Isabelle FORBES	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
13 May 1885	31	Birth of daughter Constance Annie FORBES	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
10 Jun 1888	34	Birth of daughter Janet Gladys FORBES	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
1891	37	Death of daughter Lillias FORBES	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
20 Jan 1891	37	Birth of daughter Lillias FORBES	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
30 Jan 1891	37	Death of wife Annie Pallet STEWART (aged 34)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
02 Mar 1893	39	Married Caroline STEWART (aged 24)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
1895	41	Birth of daughter Amy Olive FORBES	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
1898	44	Birth of daughter Una C FORBES	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
1898	44	Death of daughter Una C FORBES	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
1899	45	Birth of daughter Dorothy FORBES	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
1905	51	Birth of son James Gordon FORBES	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
22 Aug 1931	77	James FORBES died	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71

Personal Notes:

Little is known of this family. It is hoped this Pioneer Register will reveal some interesting history. James Forbes married twice and had five children in the first marriage and four in the second. His second wife, Caroline Stewart, was born 26 Jul 1868, Wagga Wagga, NSW, died 29 Apr 1943, Wagga Wagga, NSW; she was Presbyterian. The 2 wives were sisters.

Source References:

71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/

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