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Topic: John Forbes, Glassmaker, Edinburgh. (Read 214 times)
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Skoosh
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Folks, anything at all on an Edinburgh glassmaker, John Forbes, early 1800s ,who moved to the West Midlands.....Skoosh.
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CaroleW
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Barney 1993-2005
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Insufficient information given
Was he born in Edinburgh or did he just live there
The West Midlands is a large place - whereabouts??
Was he married - if so to whom and did they have children
What census do you already have him on to save wasting time looking
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Skoosh
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Carole, he appears in the 1871 Warwicks Census, Barr Buildings, Whitehead Street,Aston, John Forbes 66 b.1805 Scotland. wife Ann 38 b.1833,Tividale,Staffs. Henry 19 b.Brookwalls,Derbys. John 12 b.Warwicks, ditto Mary 10 & Sarah 5. 1861 Warwicks, he is b.1821,Edinburgh,Scotland, Mary b.1831, Yeovill, Staffs, Alice b.1850 & Henry b.1852 both Derbys, and John b.1854. He is possibly dead by 1874 when Henry is married to a Mary Ann Corbett. His wife was Mary Ann Dukes, mar'1855. There is a John Forbes 19, b.1822 Scotland with parents, John Forbes 58 b.1783 & Jane Forbes same age,both born Scotland in the 1841 census, Rancliffe Street, St Peters,Nottingham which could possibly be them(no occupation). All glassworkers, Henry.F.Forbes moved to Glasgow with his family in 1900.
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Skoosh
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Thanks Carole, I know census info' can be very misleading, the Forbes/Dukes stuff, I knew about. It is backwards I am looking and had hoped to find a glassmaking family of that name, only a few places in Scotland were engaged in glass production and the census gives Edinburgh in this case. I will try for the English Death Cert' I'm a newbie at this caper and your points are well taken. Many Thanks......Skoosh.
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CaroleW
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Hi
The English death cert will not give you any info that will enable you to trace his parentage.
The 1855 marriage cert is your best bet as it will show his fathers name and occupation and if it is John - there is a good chance you have the right 1841 entry
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Skoosh
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Carole, just to confuse matters, there is a John Forbes in the 1851 Census, age 29 tailor journeyman, a prisoner in Birmingham.
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CaroleW
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I can't see that entry on Ancestry - what is the reference
1861 and 1871 he was a glassblower - seems unlikely he would be a tailor in 1851
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