Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Margaret Forbes[1]

Female 1817 - 1867  (50 years)


Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Margaret Forbes 
    Born 1817  , Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Name Margaret Shaw 
    Residence 1861  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Free Church 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-252919 
    Died 28 Apr 1867  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I252919  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father James Forbes,   b. 1779,   d. 13 May 1860  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Hyde,   b. 1781, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1856, Georgetown, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 29 May 1806  Stoneham, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F35727  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adam Shaw,   b. 11 Jun 1812, Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1892, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 5 May 1846  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. John A. Shaw,   b. 1846, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Elizabeth Hyde Shaw,   b. 1851, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1890, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F228621  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In Hespeler, on Sabbath evening last, Margaret Forbes, wife of Mr. Adam Shaw, merchant, aged 57 years.

      Galt Reporter May 3 1867 pg 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012709-96.
      John A. Shaw, 49, b. Hespeler, res. same, Widower, Grocer, son of Adam Shaw and Margaret Forbes, married Ada Flynn, 30, b. Hespeler, res. same, daughter of "Unknown", Witn Alphonas Leyes? of Galt, Sam Doyle of Oakville, married 18 November 1896, Galt

    2. [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 1 Page 7.

    3. [S507] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - First United Presbyterian.
      Margaret Forbes married to Adam Shaw Residence: Dumfries 05 May 1846 Source: Associate Presbyterian

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1817 - , Aberdeenshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 May 1846 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Free Church - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Apr 1867 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth