Julie: I am intrigued by the combination of Forbes/Mudie you mention. I have a Forbes/Moody. I am sending what little info I have just in case there may be some connection. Let me know if there is. There are many variations of the name Moody. Lola, Iowa Name: Theodore M. FORBES1, Grandfather, M (Married a Moody - see below) Birth: Apr 1850 New York2 Death: 25 Oct 1910 Mt Vernon, New York3 Age: 60 Death Memo: 409 E 5th St Burial: 28 Oct 1910 Mt Vernon, New York (Woodlawn Cemetery) Occupation: Freight Clerk2 Father: Abraham FORBES, M Mother: Mary WALDRON, F Misc. Notes Small obit from unknown newspaper. "On Tuesday, Oct. 25, Theodore M. Forbes, beloved husband of Ella J. Forbes and son of the late Abraham G. and Mary Waldron Forbes. Funeral services at his late home, 409 East 5th St., Mount Vernon, N.Y. on Friday evening at 8 o'clock,"4,5 Misc. Notes From: Lee Ann Wagner <lawagner@mindspring.com> Date: Monday, April 30, 2001 4:22 PM 1900 Census for Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, New York County, New York (Roll: 1123 Book: 1 Page: 298a) Taken on 5 June 1900 1st. Avenue House number: 2355 Family number: 87 Forbes, Theodore Head of house White Male Born: April, 1850 Age: 50 Married for 15 years Born in: New York Father born in: New York Mother born in: New York Occupation: Fright Clerk # of months not employed: 0 can read, write, and speak English Rents home Forbes, Ellen J Wife White Female Born: June, 1859 Age: 40 Married for 15 years Mother of 4 children; 4 still living Born in: New York Father born in: England Mother born in: England can read, write, and speak English Forbes, John W. Brother White Male Born: March, 1858 Age: 42 Single Born in: New York Father born in: New York Mother born in: New York Occupation: Clerk Lumber yard # of months not employed: 0 can read, write, and speak English Forbes, Emma E Daughter White Female Born: June, 1886 Age: 13 Single Born in: New York Father born in: New York Mother born in: New York At school for 9 months can read, write, and speak English Forbes, Mary I Daughter White Female Born: December, 1889 Age: 10 Single Born in: New York Father born in: New York Mother born in: New York At school for 9 months can read, write, and speak English Forbes, Edward V W Son White Male Born: February, 1896 Age: 4 Single Born in: New York Father born in: New York Mother born in: New York Forbes, Ralph W Son White Male Born: May, 1900 Age: 0/12 Single Born in: New York Father born in: New York Mother born in: New York2 Marriage: 27 Apr 18855 Spouse: Ella J. (Ellen) MOODY, Grandmother, F Birth: 10 Jul 1859 New York1,5 Death: 9 Apr 1929 Mt Vernon, New York6,5 Age: 69 Burial: Mt. Vernon, New York (Woodlawn Cemetery)6 Father: ? MOODY, M Mother: ? ?, F Misc. Notes New York TImes obits a small death notice for Ella Moody Forbes "FORBES - At Mt Vernon, N. Y., on April 9, 1929, Ella, wife of the late Theodore M. Forbes. Funeral service at her home, 409 East 5th Mt. Vernon, Thursday evening at 9:00. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.6 Can read, write and speak English2 Children 1 F: Emma E. FORBES, Aunt, F Birth: 23 Feb 1886 New York5,2 Birth Memo: b. Jun 1886? Death: 13 Dec 19005 Age: 14 2 F: Mary Isabelle FORBES, Mother, F Birth: 31 Dec 1888 Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York5,2,7 Birth Memo: Cert. #404? Death: 10 Dec 19457 Age: 56 Burial: Restland Memorial Park, East Hanover, New Jersey8 Misc. Notes Last residence: Westfield, NJ Bruce was 17 yrs old when she died. Can read, write and speak English. At school for 9 months2 Spouse: Winfield Thorne ANGELL, Father, M Marriage: 19 Feb 19215,7 3 M: Edward V. W. (Dodie) FORBES, Uncle, M Birth: 17 Feb 1896 New York5 Death: Jan 1973 Pleasant Valley, CN Age: 76 Burial: Pleasant Valley Meth. Ch., Litchfield County, CN Burial Memo: Miller family plot Religion: Methodist Misc. Notes Served in Germany in WW1 Never married 4 M: Ralph W. FORBES, Uncle, M Birth: 26 May 1900 New York5 Death: 28 Aug 19165 Age: 16 Death Memo: Accident with a scythe or sickle Misc. Notes died in accident with sythe.9 Sources 1. ³Angell Family Bible,² Methodist Church (donated by Bruce Angell), Des Moines, Iowa. 2. ³1900 Census,² Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, New York County, NY, 5 Jun 1900. 1900 Census for Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, New York County, New York (Roll: 1123, Book 1 Page 298a) Taken on 5 Jun 1900 3. ³Forbes Family Bible,² Kenneth Angell, Date of death. 4. ³Obit of Theodore Forbes from unknown newspaper.² 5. ³Forbes Family Bible,² Kenneth Angell. 6. ³New York Times,² New York City. 7. ³Genealogy in possession of Debra Angell Boychuck,² 20 Dec 2001. 8. Glenn Barnes Angell. 9. ³Story passed down in family.² Last Modified: 15 Oct 2001 Created: 7 Jan 2002 on 3/14/02 7:01 AM, jwade@schaffner.com at jwade@schaffner.com wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Forbes > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EEX.2ACIB/755 > > Message Board Post: > > The above is my gg grandmother's sister. She was born in Southwark, UK, in > 1854. Parents Charles Forbes and Frances Mudie. Does anyone have any > connection or details of marriage, etc? > > Thanks > > Julie > > > ==== FORBES Mailing List ==== > *************FORBES-L Mailing List**************** > All material published on this list is copyrighted 2000 by the author. 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