Donald's marriage was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1853 in the Pontypool district.[1]
Ships Manifest 27 March 1856 "Atalanta" leaving Liverpool for Melbourne (140 days)
Donald Forbes, gardener age 23.
Mary Forbes age 25
John Forbes age 2
Isabella Forbes age 0
Son's birth record states father Gardener
If the death year is correct for this Donald, the death registration says his parents are Donald Forbes & Ann unknown, aged 86, with his name as only Donald..no Duncan mentioned
Reset Password Token: 1OTU9XCL0R1XE71 OPR record1822 Kiltarlity. "Duncan Forbes in Easter Foinas and Isobel Fraser his spouse, a child born 13th February, baptized 15th named Donald. [2] Witness William Fraser in ditto" (There were still Frasers in "Easter Phoinas" in 1841 census.)
Publican, Maldon, short story writer. Duncan was christened in Kiltarlity, Inverness, on 15 February 1822.
The marriage notice for his daughter Isabella has him living in Wandiligong (a town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia) in 1875[3]
A death notice gives his death as 5th of December 1906. "On the 5th December, at his residence Freeburgh, Donald Forbes, the dearly beloved father of Duncan, George and Archie Forbes, Mrs. McKay and Mrs Sharp, of Western Australia, and Mrs. W. Hooper, of Bryant-street, Flemington, aged 88 years"[4]
Dusty Docs has Donald at marriage originating from Bramshaw Wiltshire in 1853 a gardener father Duncan a Carpentar
Bright cemetery records give him as "Son of Donald FORBES and UNKNOWN. Born in Inverness, Scotland and died in Bright, Victoria, Australia. Occupation: Licensed Victualler." with his approximate birthdate given as 1819. He was Church of England[5] Also in the same cemetery record is: "FORBES JOHN GRIFFITH 1.5Y 00/00/1887 00/10/1888 02/10/1888 2 C 48.5 C of E Pleurisy 813 Son of Duncan Donald FORBES and Elizabeth PEACOCK. Born in Carlton and died in Wandiligong, Victoria, Australia. FORBES (nee GRIFFITHS) MARY ELIZABETH 53Y 00/00/1830 00/06/1884 18/06/1884 2 C 48 C of E Heart 706 Daughter of John GRIFFITHS and Sarah MORRIS. Born in UK and died in Wandiligong, Victoria, Australia."
FORBES DONALD. DUNCAN FORBES/ISABEL FRASER 0 15/02/1822. 101/20 8 Kiltarlity
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