[Index]
John Griffith FORBES (1859 - 1887)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
John Donald Murray FORBES (1887 - 1937)
 John Griffith FORBES (1859 - 1887)

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Mary Jane MURRAY (1862 - 1929)
 Donald FORBES (1819 - 1906) Donald FORBES



Ann (FORBES)



Mary Elizabeth GRIFFITH (1830 - 1884) John GRIFFITH



Sarah MORRIS



John Griffith FORBES Mary Jane MURRAY
John Griffith FORBES
John Griffith FORBES Mary Jane MURRAY John Griffith FORBES
Pic P1. In Memory of
JOHN G. FORBES
Died Jan 14th 1887
Aged 28 years

Pic S1. In Loving Memory of
MARY FORBES
wife of John
Died 1st Nov 1929 aged 67
also their son
J. D. M. FORBES
died 23rd July 1937 aged 50
and his wife
JESSIE FORBES
died 1st Jan 1963 aged 72 years

Pic 1. In Memory of
JOHN G. FORBES
Died Jan 14th 1887
Aged 28 years

b. 1859 at Buckland, Victoria, Australia
m. 1885 Mary Jane MURRAY (1862 - 1929) at Victoria, Australia
d. 1887 at Echuca, Victoria, Australia aged 28
Near Relatives of John Griffith FORBES (1859 - 1887)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Donald FORBES
Grandmother Ann (FORBES)
Grandfather John GRIFFITH
Grandmother Sarah MORRIS

Father Donald FORBES 1819 1906 Freeburg, Alpine Shire, Victoria, Australia 87
Mother Mary Elizabeth GRIFFITH 1830 1884 Wandiligong, Alpine AShire, Victoria, Australia 54

Self John Griffith FORBES 1859 Buckland, Victoria, Australia 1887 Echuca, Victoria, Australia 28

Wife Mary Jane MURRAY 1862 1929 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia 67

Son John Donald Murray FORBES 1887 Echuca, Victoria, Australia 1937 Mitcham, Victoria, Australia 50

Sister Isabella FORBES 1856 1929 Western Australia, Australia 73
Brother Duncan Donald FORBES 1861 Growlers Creek, Victoria, Australia 1942 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 81
Sister Adeline Mary FORBES 1863 1937 Rochester, Victoria, Australia 74
Brother George Edward Eyre FORBES 1866 1924 Elwood, Port Phillip,, Victoria, Australia 58
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

Daughter in Law Jessie GODFREY 1889 Footscray, Victoria, Australia 1963 74

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 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
Niece Gladys Mary FORBES 1896 Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia bef 1964 68
Nephew Donald Couche FORBES 1901 Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
Niece Veronica FORBES 1902 Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
Nephew Francis George FORBES 1904 Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
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

Brother in Law Peter Wilson MCKAY 1838 1881 Bright, Victoria, Australia 43
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
Sister in Law Elizabeth Ellen COUCHE 1865 Rush, Victoria, Australia 1946 Croxton East, Victoria 81
Brother in Law William HOOPER 1860 Victoria, Australia 1924 Victoria, Australia 64
Events in John Griffith FORBES (1859 - 1887)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1859 John Griffith FORBES was born Buckland, Victoria, Australia Note 1 52
1884 25 Death of mother Mary Elizabeth GRIFFITH (aged 54) Wandiligong, Alpine AShire, Victoria, Australia Note 2 22
1885 26 Married Mary Jane MURRAY (aged 23) Victoria, Australia Note 3 52
1887 28 Birth of son John Donald Murray FORBES Echuca, Victoria, Australia Burial info
1887 28 John Griffith FORBES died Echuca, Victoria, Australia Note 4 52, 60
1887 28 Burial Echuca Cemetery, Echuca, Victoria Note 5 90
Note 1: Jno Griffitns Forbes
in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name Jno Griffitns Forbes
Birth Date Abt 1859
Birth Place Buckland, Victoria
Registration Year 1859
Registration Place Victoria, Australia
Father Donald Forbes
Mother Mary Elizth Griffiths
Registration Number 4966
Note 2: Burial info


FORBES Mary Elzth
Death
Mother - Sarah MORRIS
Father - Griffiths Jno
WANDILIGON
Husband - FORBES, Donald
Age - 53
1884
7476/1884
Note 3: John Griffiths Forbes
in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name John Griffiths Forbes
Marriage Date 1885
Marriage Place Victoria
Registration Date 1885
Registration Place Victoria, Australia
Spouse Mary Jane Murray
Registration Number 3006
Note 4: John Griffiths Forbes
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name John Griffiths Forbes
Death Age 28
Birth Date abt 1859
Death Date Abt 1887
Death Place Echuca, Victoria
Registration Date 1887
Registration Place Australia
Father Donald
Mother Mary Griffiths
Registration Number 1555

Riverine Herald) Echuca/Moama) 15 Jan 1887
DEATH.
FORBES - On the 14th inst., at his residence,
Hare street, Echuca, John G. Forbes, of
Locomotive Department, Victorian rail-
ways, of typhoid fever. Aged 28 years.
Note 5: John Griffiths Forbes

Birth
1859
Death
14 Jan 1887 (aged 27–28)
Burial
Echuca Cemetery
Echuca, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia
Source References:
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: John Griffiths Forbes
in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name John Griffiths Forbes
Marriage Date 1885
Marriage Place Victoria
Registration Date 1885
Registration Place Victoria, Australia
Spouse Mary Jane Murray
Registration Number 3006
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: John Griffiths Forbes
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name John Griffiths Forbes
Death Age 28
Birth Date abt 1859
Death Date Abt 1887
Death Place Echuca, Victoria
Registration Date 1887
Registration Place Australia
Father Donald
Mother Mary Griffiths
Registration Number 1555
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: Jno Griffitns Forbes
in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name Jno Griffitns Forbes
Birth Date Abt 1859
Birth Place Buckland, Victoria
Registration Year 1859
Registration Place Victoria, Australia
Father Donald Forbes
Mother Mary Elizth Griffiths
Registration Number 4966
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Riverine Herald) Echuca/Moama) 15 Jan 1887
DEATH.
FORBES - On the 14th inst., at his residence,
Hare street, Echuca, John G. Forbes, of
Locomotive Department, Victorian rail-
ways, of typhoid fever. Aged 28 years.
90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com
- Reference = (Burial)
- Notes: John Griffiths Forbes

Birth
1859
Death
14 Jan 1887 (aged 27–28)
Burial
Echuca Cemetery
Echuca, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia
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