Margaret FORBES
1864 - 1897 (33 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Margaret FORBES was born in 1864 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 15 Apr 1897 in Edinburgh, , Scotland. Margaret married Alexander FERRIER on 7 Jun 1893 in , Edinburgh, Scotland. Alexander (son of William FERRIER and Elizabeth ANDERSON) was born in 1872 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Elizabeth Margaret Forbes FERRIER
- 3. Lt. William Alexander Forbes FERRIER was born on 26 Jun 1895 in Lieth, Edinburgh, Scotland; died on 11 Oct 1918 in Denain, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried in Iwuy, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
- 2. Elizabeth Margaret Forbes FERRIER
Generation: 2
2. Elizabeth Margaret Forbes FERRIER (1.Margaret1)3. Lt. William Alexander Forbes FERRIER (1.Margaret1) was born on 26 Jun 1895 in Lieth, Edinburgh, Scotland; died on 11 Oct 1918 in Denain, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried in Iwuy, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- WWI service: award Military medal for Bravery in the Field
- Census: 1901, Newmills, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland; living with grandfather John Forbes
- Immigration: 24 Mar 1914, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; arrived on Scotian with cousin William Anderson Ferrier age 18, farmer
- Attestation Papers: 6 Nov 1914, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
- WWI service: 6 Nov 1914, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; #59319 21st Battalion, CEF
Notes:
Immigration:
Had never been to Canada before.
WWI service:
listed his occupation as farmer, age 19 yrs 6 mos; 5' 7"; fair complexion, blue eyes and fair hair
He had previously served with the 7th Battalion Royal Scotts