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Re: Forbes Family
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 00:33 BST (UK) »
46 Scottish born Forbes 1911 census   http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mfu/
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Re: Forbes Family
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 00:52 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Chalm on Tuesday 31 July 18 00:26 BST (UK)
The furthest back on my family tree I’ve got is my great granda Alexander forbes born 1843 in Londonderry. The census in 1901 says he was 56 and born in Londonderry and his wife was Margaret Louisa age 27 born in England. They lived in Galwally Breda Down at this time. In the house also lived Alexander’s brother John age 61 not married, Alexander’s  children David aged 1 and Alexander (My granda) aged 3, and Matilda born in Scotland who is listed as Alexander’s sister in law aged 11.

What is Matilda's surname?

Where was 'brother John' born according to the 1901 census?

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South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

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Re: Forbes Family
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 01:09 BST (UK) »
Both Alexander & John are shown as b Londonderry.  There is an 11yr old Matilda Forbes shown as sister in law b Scotland. 

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000744532/

There is a matching birth on SP for Matilda Forbes b 1890 St Rollox

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Re: Forbes Family
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 01:15 BST (UK) »
1891 for Glasgow - all children after Margaret were b Glasgow

David Forbes    38 b Ireland
Mary  38 b Ireland
Margaret L Forbes    17 b England
Alexander  14
David  12
James  10
William  8
Sarah  5
Mary Forbes    4
Matilda Forbes    1
Glasgow Barony ED 60 Page 5 Line 21

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Births December qtr 1873 
Forbes    Margaret Louisa         Gateshead    10a   833 mothers maiden name Pickering
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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 01:29 BST (UK) »
Marriage March 1897 Belfast

Name    Alexander Forbes
Event Type    Marriage
Event Date    Jan - Mar 1897
Event Place    Belfast, Ireland
Registration Quarter and Year    Jan - Mar 1897
Registration District    Belfast
Volume Number    1

Name    Margaret Forbes
Event Type    Marriage
Event Date    Jan - Mar 1897
Event Place    Belfast, Ireland
Registration Quarter and Year    Jan - Mar 1897
Registration District    Belfast
Volume Number    1
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Re: Forbes Family
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 02:10 BST (UK) »
Good work Carole!

I haven't looked into things but I don't think the John (brother of Alexander) is the same John who was born Aberdeen?

It looks very coincidental though but what makes me wonder is the religion of John (b Scotland) being 'Moravian' as well as stating he was born Londonderry  :-\

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South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

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Re: Forbes Family
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 02:22 BST (UK) »
I think the fact no daughter is named Catherine after the mother may be a clue to being a different family?

The scots did have a naming pattern although not always used rigidly but for the most part I think a mother's name would be prominent in most cases?

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South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

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Re: Forbes Family
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 02:47 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Chalm on Tuesday 31 July 18 00:26 BST (UK)
The furthest back on my family tree I’ve got is my great granda Alexander forbes born 1843 in Londonderry. The census in 1901 says he was 56 and born in Londonderry and his wife was Margaret Louisa age 27 born in England.

Do you have their marriage cert. to confirm at least the name of Alexander's father & his occ.?

I don't think you can be sure of anything if you don't have the marriage cert. as the names of their children don't match with what I'd expect?

Witnesses to the marriage may also hold clues?

Annie
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

"OLD GENEALOGISTS NEVER DIE - THEY JUST LOSE THEIR CENSUS"

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Re: Forbes Family
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 09:53 BST (UK) »
The census in 1901 says he was 56 and born in Londonderry and his wife was Margaret Louisa age 27 born in England. They lived in Galwally Breda Down at this time. In the house also lived Alexander’s brother John age 61 not married, Alexander’s  children David aged 1 and Alexander (My granda) aged 3, and Matilda born in Scotland who is listed as Alexander’s sister in law aged 11.
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Breda/Galwally__rural_/1238697

Here's the 1897 marriage for Alexander Forbes to Margaret Forbes-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1897/10440/5801844.pdf

Alexander (1898)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1898/02098/1799382.pdf
David (1899)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1899/02022/1775935.pdf
Mary Ellen (1902)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1902/01914/1742028.pdf
Kathleen Primrose (1904)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1904/01830/1715348.pdf
James (1906)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1906/01743/1688452.pdf
Wesley (1907)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1907/01679/1667944.pdf
Florence Louisa Mildred (1908)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1909/01627/1651347.pdf
Elizabeth (1910)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1910/01552/1627790.pdf

Forbes family in 1911-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Ormeau/Gipsy_Street/212127

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