| Children |
| + | 1. Jane Maria Forbes, b. 18 Jan 1861, Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 2. William Alexander Forbes, b. 24 May 1862, Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| | 3. Henry Forbes, b. 20 Apr 1864, Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| | 4. Catherine Forbes, b. 12 Jan 1866, Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 5. Edward Percival Forbes, b. 16 Feb 1868, Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 6. Mary Annie May Forbes, b. 25 Aug 1870, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| | 7. Sarah Catherine Forbes, b. 24 Aug 1872, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 8. James Charles Forbes, b. 4 May 1874, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| | 9. Thomas Ernest Battesson Forbes, b. 15 Sep 1876, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 10. Jessie Sophia Forbes, b. 9 Mar 1878, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 11. John Edwin Pritchard Forbes, b. 2 Jul 1880, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 12. Bertha Maggie Rockel Forbes, b. 13 Sep 1884, Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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