Gordon Forbes

1857 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Gordon Forbes
  Born	26 Dec 1857	Huntly, , Aberdeen, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1883	, Canada   [1]
  Immigration	1883	, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1886	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	baker
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Baker
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Baker
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Baker, Bake Shop
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-41812
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I41812	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	James Forbes,   b. Abt 1820, Of, Huntly, , Aberdeen, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Helen Shand,   b. Abt 1820, Of, Huntly, , Aberdeen, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F26300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Robina Peddieson,   b. 12 Aug 1859, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Gordon Robert Forbes,   b. 9 Nov 1880, Forres, , Moray, Scotland ,   d. 10 Aug 1913, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 32 years)   2. William McPhail Forbes,   b. 24 Sep 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Alexander Forbes,   b. 24 Sep 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Shand Forbes,   b. 13 Jun 1889, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Louis Forbes,   b. 6 Sep 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. George Emerson Forbes,   b. 10 Aug 1894, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Ellen Margaret Forbes,   b. 14 Apr 1897, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Robina May Forbes,   b. 14 Apr 1897, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 1959, , Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)   9. Charles Graant Forbes,   b. Dec 1901, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F10893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Emily Walker,   b. Nov 1865, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F27764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-2 Page 2. [S517] Vit - Scotland - Birth Registration. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 17 Page 12. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 45. [S512] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - Central Presbyterian. Alexander FORBES born 24 Sep 1886 Galt Parents Gordon FORBES & Rubini PEDDIESON baptized 21 Dec 1886 Occupation: Baker

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Dec 1857 - Huntly, , Aberdeen, Scotland Immigration - 1883 - , Canada Immigration - 1883 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - baker - 1886 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Baker - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Baker - 1901 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Baker, Bake Shop - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth