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George Edward Eyre FORBES (1866 - 1924)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Gladys Mary FORBES (1896 - 1964) Donald Couche FORBES (1901 - ) Veronica FORBES (1902 - ) Francis George FORBES (1904 - )	George Edward Eyre FORBES (1866 - 1924) + Elizabeth Ellen COUCHE (1865 - 1946)	Donald FORBES (1819 - 1906)	Donald FORBES
			Ann (FORBES)
		Mary Elizabeth GRIFFITH (1830 - 1884)	John GRIFFITH
			Sarah MORRIS

b. 1866

m. 1895 Elizabeth Ellen COUCHE (1865 - 1946) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1924 at Elwood, Port Phillip,, Victoria, Australia aged 58

Near Relatives of George Edward Eyre FORBES (1866 - 1924)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Donald FORBES
Grandmother	Ann (FORBES)
Grandfather	John GRIFFITH
Grandmother	Sarah MORRIS
Father in Law	William COUCHE	abt 1845		1913	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	68
Mother in Law	Mary Ann MCCARTHY	abt 1845		1914	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	69
Father	Donald FORBES	1819		1906	Freeburg, Alpine Shire, Victoria, Australia	87
Mother	Mary Elizabeth GRIFFITH	1830		1884	Wandiligong, Alpine AShire, Victoria, Australia	54
Self	George Edward Eyre FORBES	1866		1924	Elwood, Port Phillip,, Victoria, Australia	58
Wife	Elizabeth Ellen COUCHE	1865	Rush, Victoria, Australia	1946	Croxton East, Victoria	81
Daughter	Gladys Mary FORBES	1896	Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia	bef 1964		68
Son	Donald Couche FORBES	1901	Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
Daughter	Veronica FORBES	1902	Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
Son	Francis George FORBES	1904	Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
Sister	Isabella FORBES	1856		1929	Western Australia, Australia	73
Brother	John Griffith FORBES	1859	Buckland, Victoria, Australia	1887	Echuca, Victoria, Australia	28
Brother	Duncan Donald FORBES	1861	Growlers Creek, Victoria, Australia	1942	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia	81
Sister	Adeline Mary FORBES	1863		1937	Rochester, Victoria, Australia	74
Sister	Annie Mary FORBES	1871	Growlers Creek, Victoria, Australia	1947	Victoria	76
Brother	Archibald FORBES	1872	Growlers Creek, Victoria, Australia	1926	East Melbourne, Vic, Australia	54
Son in Law	E HOGAN
Nephew	William John (Dinnie) MCKAY	1876	Victoria, Australia	1924	Western Australia, Australia	48
Niece	Marjory Mary (May) MCKAY	1877	Victoria, Australia	1891	Victoria, Australia	14
Nephew	Donald MCKAY	1878	Freeburg, Alpine Shire, Victoria, Australia	1940	Perth, WA, Australia	62
Nephew	John Donald Murray FORBES	1887	Echuca, Victoria, Australia	1937	Mitcham, Victoria, Australia	50
Nephew	Archibald John FORBES
Nephew	Duncan Claughtan FORBES
Niece	Jean FORBES
Nephew	Roy Hugh Donald SHARP	1893	Kensington Hill, Victoria, Australia	1965	Victoria, Australia	72
Niece	Margaret Mary May (May) SHARP	1895	Victoria, Australia
Niece	Muriel Perth SHARP	abt 1900	Possibly at Perth	1949	Rochester, Victoria, Australia	49
Nephew	Archibald George SHARP	1902	Perth, WA, Australia	1970	Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia	68
Nephew	Ralph Eric (Eric) SHARP	1905	Perth, WA, Australia	1969	Victoria, Australia	64
Nephew	William Donald Norman HOOPER	1895	Hotham Heights, Alpine Shire, Victoria, Australia	1965	Heidelberg Heights, Victoria, Australia	70
Nephew	George Raymond HOOPER	1899	Hotham, Victoria, Australia	1938	Victoria, Australia	39
Niece	Mary Isabel (Belle) HOOPER	1905	Flemington, Victoria, Australia
Nephew	Archibald Edward HOOPER	1907	Flemington, Victoria, Australia	1972	Park, Victoria, Australia	65
Nephew	Allan Robert HOOPER	1910	Flemington, Victoria, Australia	1941	Flemington, Victoria, Australia	31
Nephew	Edward Browning MONTGOMERIE	1899	Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Nephew	Albert Richard MONTGOMERIE	1903	Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Niece	Eileen May Emily MONTGOMERIE	1909	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1998	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	89
Nephew	Geoffrey COUCHE
Nephew	William Vincent COUCHE	1917	Victoria, Australia	1926	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	9
Brother in Law	Edward Browning COUCHE	1866	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1888	Victoria, Australia	22
Brother in Law	William Jeffrey COUCHE	1868	Echuca, Victoria, Australia	1946	Victoria, Australia	78
Sister in Law	Letitia Anne COUCHE	1870	Victoria, Australia	1935	Victoria, Australia	65
Brother in Law	Richard Arron Verdon COUCHE	1873	Marong, Victoria, Australia	1950	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	77
Brother in Law	Peter Wilson MCKAY	1838		1881	Bright, Victoria, Australia	43
Sister in Law	Mary Jane MURRAY	1862		1929	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia	67
Sister in Law	Elizabeth PEACOCK	1862	Wandiligong, Alpine AShire, Victoria, Australia	1939	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia	77
Brother in Law	Hugh Stenhouse SHARP	1865	Victoria, Australia	1912	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	47
Brother in Law	William HOOPER	1860	Victoria, Australia	1924	Victoria, Australia	64

Events in George Edward Eyre FORBES (1866 - 1924)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1866		George Edward Eyre FORBES was born		Burial info
1884	18	Death of mother Mary Elizabeth GRIFFITH (aged 54)	Wandiligong, Alpine AShire, Victoria, Australia	Note 1	22
1895	29	Married Elizabeth Ellen COUCHE (aged 30)	Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52, 60
1896	30	Birth of daughter Gladys Mary FORBES	Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	22
1901	35	Birth of son Donald Couche FORBES	Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	22
1902	36	Birth of daughter Veronica FORBES	Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia	Note 5	22
1904	38	Birth of son Francis George FORBES	Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia	Note 6	22
1906	40	Death of father Donald FORBES (aged 87)	Freeburg, Alpine Shire, Victoria, Australia	Note 7	22, 60
1924	58	George Edward Eyre FORBES died	Elwood, Port Phillip,, Victoria, Australia	Note 8	60

Note 1: Burial info FORBES Mary Elzth Death Mother - Sarah MORRIS Father - Griffiths Jno WANDILIGON Husband - FORBES, Donald Age - 53 1884 7476/1884

Note 2: Elizth Couche in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Elizth Couche Spouse Name: Geo Edwd Forbes Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1895 Registration Number: 533 The Leader (Melbourne) 2 March 1895 FORBES—COUCHE.—On the 20th February, at Benalla, by the Rev. Father Tobin, George E. Forbes, third son of Donald Forbes, Esq., Freeburgh, to Ellen Elizabeth, eldest daughter of William Couche, Esq., Sergeant of Police, Benalla.

Note 3: FORBES Gladys Mary Birth Mother Elizabeth COUCHE Father - Geo Edw Eyrie YARRAWONGA 1896 32182/1896

Note 4: FORBES Donald Couche Birth Mother - Ellen Elizabeth COUCHE Father - Geo Edw Eyre YARRAWONGA 1901

Note 5: FORBES Veronica Mary Birth Mother - Ellen Elizabeth COUCHE Father - Geo Edwd Eyre YARRAWONGA 1902 23000/1902

Note 6: FORBES Fran George Birth Mother - Ellen Elizth CONCHE Father - Geo Edw Eyre YONGA 1904 14583/1904

Note 7: Burial info The Age - Friday 7th December, 1906. FORBES - 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. FORBES Donald Death Mother -Ann Father - Forbes Donald Bright Age - 86 1906 12028/1906

Note 8: Burial info The Argus - Wednesday 16th April, 1924. FORBES - On the 15th April, at 131 Ormond road, Elwood, George Edward, the beloved husband of Ellen Elizabeth Forbes, and loving father of Don, Verna, Frank and Gladys (deceased), aged 57 years. R.I.P. (Private interment.)

Personal Notes:

father’s funeral notice

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Elizth Couche in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Elizth Couche Spouse Name: Geo Edwd Forbes Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1895 Registration Number: 533

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: The Argus - Wednesday 16th April, 1924. FORBES - On the 15th April, at 131 Ormond road, Elwood, George Edward, the beloved husband of Ellen Elizabeth Forbes, and loving father of Don, Verna, Frank and Gladys (deceased), aged 57 years. R.I.P. (Private interment.)

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: The Leader (Melbourne) 2 March 1895 FORBES—COUCHE.—On the 20th February, at Benalla, by the Rev. Father Tobin, George E. Forbes, third son of Donald Forbes, Esq., Freeburgh, to Ellen Elizabeth, eldest daughter of William Couche, Esq., Sergeant of Police, Benalla.

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