This is the baptism of the Edward Forbes, the well known naturalist, 1815-1851:
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EDWARD FORBES Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 12 FEB 1815 Saint Mathews, Douglas, Isle Of Man, England
Death:
Burial:
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Parents:
Father: EDWARD FORBES Family
Mother: JANE TEAR
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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
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I believe that this is his father and unmarried Aunt Catherine plus 2 of his siblings in the IOM in 1841 (while Edward was on his travels in the Mediterranean)
1841
Onchan 1/11
(Can't read the name of the house) Th---itor ?
Edward Forbes 54 banker ?
Catherine 45
David 12
James 10
all b IOM
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His parents' marriage:
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EDWD. FORBES Pedigree
Male Family
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
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Marriages:
Spouse: JANE TEAR Family
Marriage: 04 FEB 1813 Patrick, Isle Of Man, England
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Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date.
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some of the children of Edward Forbes and Jane Teare from the IGI:
3. JOHN FORBES - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 25 DEC 1823 Saint Mathews, Douglas, Isle Of Man, England
4. MARGARET FORBES - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 25 MAY 1823 Saint Mathews, Douglas, Isle Of Man, England
5. HENRY DUNCAN FORBES - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 17 FEB 1821 Saint Mathews, Douglas, Isle Of Man, England
6. DAVID FORBES - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 08 SEP 1828 Saint Mathews, Douglas, Isle Of Man, England
7. JANE ALICIA FORBES - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 07 FEB 1819 Saint Mathews, Douglas, Isle Of Man, England
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His mother's burial:
FORBES, Jane 43 Braddan 7 Jan 1836
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1851
Middlesex, Marylebone, St Mary 10/24
76 Upper Berkeley St ?
Ancestry's transcription:
Name Age
Edward Fobbs 36
Emily Fobbs 35
Edward Alfred Fobbs 4 MO
Elizabeth Stevenson 23
Martha Worthington 32
my notes:
Edward Forbs professor of botany, King's College b Douglas IOM
Emily wife b Southampton (nee Ashworth)
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He died in Edinburgh in 1854.
Is it possible that the Edward Forbes who married Isabella Looney in London in 1845 was the father of Edward Forbes, naturalist ? The marriage cert of EF and IL (viewable on Ancestry) shows that EF was a widower, gentleman, and that his father was an Edward Forbes, merchant.
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EDWARD FORBES Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 24 JUN 1786 Saint Mathews, Douglas, Isle Of Man, England
Death:
Burial:
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Parents:
Father: EDWARD FORBES Family
Mother: ALICE HOLLAND
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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
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The 1808 will of Alice Forbes alias Holland (transcribed by Shirley C Hogensen in Brian Lawson's wills ) refers to her husband as Edward Forbes, merchant.
Hope this helps
Jean C