Joseph Forbes

Abt 1844 - 1917  (73 years)

• Name	Joseph Forbes
  Birth	Abt 1844
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Oct 1917
  Burial	Tiaro, Queensland, Australia
  Person ID	I80181	First tree
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2016

  
  

  Family	Margaret Douglas,   b. 26 Jul 1844, Clifton Hall, Midlothian, Scotland d. 11 Nov 1916, Tiaro, Queensland, Australia (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1866	Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
  Children	1. Elspeth Forbes,   b. 8 Aug 1868   d. Yes, date unknown   2. George Douglas Forbes,   b. 7 Aug 1870, Tiaro, Queensland, Australia d. 14 Apr 1948, Tiaro, Queensland, Australia (Age 77 years)   3. Mary Forbes,   b. 13 Jun 1872   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Joseph Etchells Forbes,   b. 16 Oct 1874   d. Yes, date unknown   5. William Douglas Forbes,   b. 30 Jan 1876   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Alexander Forbes,   b. 26 Jul 1879   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Margaret Forbes,   b. 1886   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F72446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph listed his occupation as farmer and residence as "Laburnum Bank" Joseph Forbes was on the Tiaro Shire Council, actually one of the very first members. Joseph died of injuries at the Maryborough Hospital in 1917 after an accident when he crashed his sulky, near the Tiaro cemetery, the year after Margaret died. They had 4 sons and 3 daughters. Also I think the family first settled in Maryborough. Although Tiaro was surveyed in 1864 there was no town and really was no one there till the Gympie gold rush in 1867. Maryborough was declared a port of entry in 1859 so it's likely they landed there rather than Moreton Bay.