John Donald Murray FORBES (1887

John Donald Murray FORBES (1887 - 1937)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	John Donald Murray FORBES (1887 - 1937) + Jessie GODFREY (1889 - 1963)	John Griffith FORBES (1859 - 1887)	Donald FORBES (1819 - 1906)	Donald FORBES
				Ann (FORBES)
			Mary Elizabeth GRIFFITH (1830 - 1884)	John GRIFFITH
				Sarah MORRIS
		Mary Jane MURRAY (1862 - 1929)

Pic P1. 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 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 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

b. 1887 at Echuca, Victoria, Australia

m. 1914 Jessie GODFREY (1889 - 1963) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1937 at Mitcham, Victoria, Australia aged 50

Near Relatives of John Donald Murray FORBES (1887 - 1937)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Donald FORBES	1819		1906	Freeburg, Alpine Shire, Victoria, Australia	87
Grandmother	Mary Elizabeth GRIFFITH	1830		1884	Wandiligong, Alpine AShire, Victoria, Australia	54

Father in Law	John GODFREY
Mother in Law	Jessie URE

Father	John Griffith FORBES	1859	Buckland, Victoria, Australia	1887	Echuca, Victoria, Australia	28
Mother	Mary Jane MURRAY	1862		1929	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia	67

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

Wife	Jessie GODFREY	1889	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	1963		74

Aunt	Isabella FORBES	1856		1929	Western Australia, Australia	73
Uncle	Peter Wilson MCKAY	1838		1881	Bright, Victoria, Australia	43
Uncle	Duncan Donald FORBES	1861	Growlers Creek, Victoria, Australia	1942	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia	81
Aunt	Elizabeth PEACOCK	1862	Wandiligong, Alpine AShire, Victoria, Australia	1939	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia	77
Aunt	Adeline Mary FORBES	1863		1937	Rochester, Victoria, Australia	74
Uncle	Hugh Stenhouse SHARP	1865	Victoria, Australia	1912	Richmond, Victoria, Australia	47
Uncle	George Edward Eyre FORBES	1866		1924	Elwood, Port Phillip,, Victoria, Australia	58
Aunt	Elizabeth Ellen COUCHE	1865	Rush, Victoria, Australia	1946	Croxton East, Victoria	81
Aunt	Annie Mary FORBES	1871	Growlers Creek, Victoria, Australia	1947	Victoria	76
Uncle	William HOOPER	1860	Victoria, Australia	1924	Victoria, Australia	64
Uncle	Archibald FORBES	1872	Growlers Creek, Victoria, Australia	1926	East Melbourne, Vic, Australia	54

Cousin	William John (Dinnie) MCKAY	1876	Victoria, Australia	1924	Western Australia, Australia	48
Cousin	Marjory Mary (May) MCKAY	1877	Victoria, Australia	1891	Victoria, Australia	14
Cousin	Donald MCKAY	1878	Freeburg, Alpine Shire, Victoria, Australia	1940	Perth, WA, Australia	62
Cousin	Archibald John FORBES
Cousin	Duncan Claughtan FORBES
Cousin	Jean FORBES
Cousin	Roy Hugh Donald SHARP	1893	Kensington Hill, Victoria, Australia	1965	Victoria, Australia	72
Cousin	Margaret Mary May (May) SHARP	1895	Victoria, Australia
Cousin	Muriel Perth SHARP	abt 1900	Possibly at Perth	1949	Rochester, Victoria, Australia	49
Cousin	Archibald George SHARP	1902	Perth, WA, Australia	1970	Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia	68
Cousin	Ralph Eric (Eric) SHARP	1905	Perth, WA, Australia	1969	Victoria, Australia	64
Cousin	Gladys Mary FORBES	1896	Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia	bef 1964		68
Cousin	Donald Couche FORBES	1901	Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
Cousin	Veronica FORBES	1902	Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
Cousin	Francis George FORBES	1904	Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
Cousin	William Donald Norman HOOPER	1895	Hotham Heights, Alpine Shire, Victoria, Australia	1965	Heidelberg Heights, Victoria, Australia	70
Cousin	George Raymond HOOPER	1899	Hotham, Victoria, Australia	1938	Victoria, Australia	39
Cousin	Mary Isabel (Belle) HOOPER	1905	Flemington, Victoria, Australia
Cousin	Archibald Edward HOOPER	1907	Flemington, Victoria, Australia	1972	Park, Victoria, Australia	65
Cousin	Allan Robert HOOPER	1910	Flemington, Victoria, Australia	1941	Flemington, Victoria, Australia	31

Events in John Donald Murray FORBES (1887 - 1937)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1887		John Donald Murray FORBES was born	Echuca, Victoria, Australia	Burial info
1887		Death of father John Griffith FORBES (aged 28)	Echuca, Victoria, Australia	Note 1	52, 60
1914	27	Married Jessie GODFREY (aged 25)	Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52
1929	42	Death of mother Mary Jane MURRAY (aged 67)	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia	Burial info
1937	50	John Donald Murray FORBES died	Mitcham, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52
1937	50	Burial	Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	90

Note 1: 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 2: Jno Donald Murray Forbes
in the Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950
Name Jno Donald Murray Forbes
Gender Male
Marriage Registration Date 1914
Marriage Registration Place Victoria, Australia
Spouse Jessie Godfrey
Reference Number 5374

Note 3: Burial info

John Donald Hurray Forbes
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name John Donald Hurray Forbes
Death Age 50
Birth Date abt 1887
Death Date Abt 1937
Death Place Mitcham, Victoria
Registration Date 1937
Registration Place Australia
Father Jno Grffth Forbes
Mother Mary Jane Murray
Registration Number 16724

Note 4: John Donald Murray Forbes

Birth
1887
Echuca, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia
Death
23 Jul 1937 (aged 49–50)
Mitcham, Whitehorse City, Victoria, Australia
Burial
Box Hill Cemetery
Box Hill, Whitehorse City, Victoria, Australia Show Map GPS-Latitude: -37.8212556, Longitude: 145.1341500
Plot
B-NS-0122

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Jno Donald Murray Forbes
in the Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950
Name Jno Donald Murray Forbes
Gender Male
Marriage Registration Date 1914
Marriage Registration Place Victoria, Australia
Spouse Jessie Godfrey
Reference Number 5374

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: John Donald Hurray Forbes
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name John Donald Hurray Forbes
Death Age 50
Birth Date abt 1887
Death Date Abt 1937
Death Place Mitcham, Victoria
Registration Date 1937
Registration Place Australia
Father Jno Grffth Forbes
Mother Mary Jane Murray
Registration Number 16724

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: John Donald Murray Forbes

Birth
1887
Echuca, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia
Death
23 Jul 1937 (aged 49–50)
Mitcham, Whitehorse City, Victoria, Australia
Burial
Box Hill Cemetery
Box Hill, Whitehorse City, Victoria, Australia Show Map GPS-Latitude: -37.8212556, Longitude: 145.1341500
Plot
B-NS-0122

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