Captain
Arthur
Forbes
Born in Portmuck, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel MacIlhaggo Forbes
and Ellen (Fullerton) Forbes
Husband of
Margaret (Hawthorne) Forbes
— married
29 Nov 1901 (to Apr 1920) in Magheramorne Presbyterian Church, Co. Antrim
Father of
Edwin Forbes, Arthur Forbes, Emerald Margaret (Forbes) Baker, Rene (Forbes) Kauffman and Maureen Forbes
Died
at age 67
in Orange, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jan 2016
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Biography
Arthur was born in 1878 in Portmuck, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland, the son of Samuel MacIlhaggo Forbes, a farmer, and Ellen (Fullerton) Forbes.[1]
In 1901 he was living in Portmuck with his widowed mother Ellen and his sister Martha.
Arthur married Margaret Hawthorne on 29 Nov 1901 in Magheramorne Presbyterian Church, County Antrim. He was a farmer from Islandmagee and she was a 20 year old, also from Islandmagee. The witnesses were David Templeton and Martha S Hawthorne.[2]
In 1911 he was living in Ballymuldrogh, Islandmagee with his wife and 8 year old son Edwin. He was a sailor.[3]
In 1920 he was living with Margaret and 4 of his children, Edwin, Margaret, Rene and Maureen in Ashtabula, Ohio, USA. He was the captain of a steam boat.[4]
Arthur died on 17 Mar 1946 aged 67 in Orange County, California, USA.[5]
Research Notes
- 1930 Census Newport Beach, Orange Co, California Arthur Forbes 50, Master Mariner, divorced, birth place Northern Ireland, fathers birthplace Scotland.
- 16th March 1935 an Arthur Forbes age 55 married Marie Nava Gonzalez.Orange County, California.
His parents, Samuel Forbes / Ellen Fullerton.
1873 in Larne Co. Antrim, Ireland a Samuel Forbes married an Ellen Fullerton.
1940 Census age 61 with wife Marie in Newport Beach.
In Westminster Park, Orange Co. California there is a gravestone "Beloved Husband Cpt Arthur Forbes 1869-1946"
US Census 1920 Ashtabula, Ohio, United States
Arthur Forbes Self Steam boat captain Married Male 41 1879 Ireland
Margaret Forbes Wife Married Female 38 1882 Ireland
Edwin Forbes Son Single Male 17 1903 Ireland
Margaret Forbes Daughter Single Female 4 1916 Wisconsin
Rene Forbes Daughter Single Female 2 1918 Ohio
Maureen Forbes Daughter Single Female 0 1920 Ohio
Census says Arthur, Margaret and Edwin emigrated in 1902
Sources
- ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Birth Index https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1878/02946/2079217.pdf
- ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Marriage Index https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1901/10325/5758776.pdf
- ↑ 1911 Ireland Census http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Island_Magee/Ballymuldrogh/188233/
- ↑ 1920 US Census accessed at ancestry.com.
- ↑ California, US Death Index 1940-1997 accessed at ancestry.com 31-Jan-2023
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