James Hyde Forbes

Cal 1858 - 1891  (~ 32 years)

• Name	James Hyde Forbes
  Born	CALC 6 Oct 1858	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213955609
  Interesting	mill
  Occupation	1881	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Manufacturer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-126902
  Died	6 Feb 1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I126902	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Forbes,   b. 2 Jul 1814, Alloa, , Clackmannan, Scotland ,   d. 6 May 1895, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Ann Duthie,   b. 22 Dec 1825, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 25 Nov 1911, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F35729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie Duguid,   b. Sep 1861, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Aug 1928, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Children	1. Jessie Leslie Forbes,   b. 11 Aug 1887, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Nov 1957, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   2. Elsie Forbes,   b. 27 May 1889, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1889, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F61632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Hyde Forbes joined his father Robert in the running of the mill his father owned, "R. Forbes Co. Ltd." in 1880. He became director of the company in 1888 after Robert's partner sold out. It is said that he put so much effort into the company that his health failed and in 1891 died. Cambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book] __________________ FORBES, JAMES HYDE At Hespeler, on Friday morning, the 6, h February 1891, aged 32 years and 4 months. The funeral, from his residence at Hespeler on Monday at 2 to the Hespeler Cemetery, was very largely attended by residents of Hespeler, Waterloo, Preston, Galt and Guelph. He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forbes and was born in Puslinch Township. He was educated in the Guelph and Galt Collegiate Institutes and for some time, was in John M. Bond and Co.'s hardware store in Guelph. He then went to Scotland for two years, studying the details of manufacturing to fit himself for taking an active part in the management of the Star Woollen Mills, Hespeler, one of the largest manufacturing concerns in Ontario, in which his father had a large interest. On his return to Canada, he entered this business and has continued in it ever since and has of late years been a partner therein. Three years ago, his health began to fail somewhat and latterly, his ailment has developed into tuberculosis of the throat. He received the best medical attention both here and in the States and last summer went to England to see the London doctors. But their skill was without avail and he returned home to die. He was sensible to the last and died at 5 this morning. Five years ago, he was married to Dace Duguid of Guelph. He also leaves behind a little girl of 4 years. He was one of the most energetic and successful of the younger business men of Canada. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark ___________ Died At Hespeler, on the 6th February James H. Forbes, aged 32 years and 4 months. Funeral from his residence, at Hespeler, on Monday, at 2 o'clock, to the Hespeler Cemetery. Hespeler, February 6th, 1891.1a Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S299] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1881, Page 25. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213955609.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 6 Oct 1858 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1881 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Feb 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth