Alexander Cousley FORBES b. ca 1836, Co Derry, Ireland, son of Alexander FORBES and Esther COUSLEY was married in 1867 at ___, Vic to Sophia Elizabeth BENFORD, b. 1849, Portland, Vic, daughter of George BENFORD and Emma DAVIS.

Alexander FORBES died in 1897 and his wife Sophia died in 1913 and both are buried in the Sandford Cemetery.

Alexander Cousley FORBES & Sophia Elizabeth BENFORD had the following known family in the Sandford area...

1. George FORBES b. 1868, Casterton, Vic., ...............?
2. Elizabeth Ann FORBES b. 1869, Merino, Vic., m. 1889 Henry DAVIS, she had a son in 1887...
1. William Jackson FORBES, b. 1887, Henty, Vic, d. 1919, m. 1908, Margaret Ann GRAHAM 1885-1924, chn at Henty & Sandford.
3. Robert Alexander FORBES b. 1871, Sandford, Vic., d. 1948, m. Elizabeth SHEPHERD and they had 12 children in the Sandford area...
1. Robert Alexander FORBES, b. 1897, Sandford, Vic, d. 1973
• enlisted WW1, 14 June 1916
• served as Cpl 2074, 39th Battalion, AIF
• RTA 27 May 1919
• Named on Casterton Town Hall Honour Roll
• Named on Merino War Memorial
• Named on Sandford War Memorial
2. Mary Ellen FORBES, b. 1899, Sandford, Vic, m. ___ BOURKE
3. James Henry FORBES, b. 1901, Sandford, Vic,
4. Christina Elizabeth FORBES, b. 1904, Sandford, Vic,
5. Annie Agnes FORBES, b. 1905, d. 1905, Sandford, Vic,
6. Nellie FORBES, b. 1907, Sandford, Vic, m. ___ HICKLETON
7. Bridget Kathleen FORBES, b. 1909, Sandford, Vic, m. ___ SMITH
8. Thomas Edward FORBES, b. 1912, Sandford, Vic,
9. Charlotte Lillian FORBES, b. 1916, Sandford, Vic,
10. Edna May FORBES, b. 1917, Hamilton, Vic,
11. John Noel FORBES, b. 1919, Casteron, Vic,
12. Arthur James FORBES, b. 1924, Hamilton, Vic,
4. Sarah Jane FORBES b. 1873, Sandford, Vic., d. 1956, m. ___ LOUGHLIN
5. Mary Emma FORBES b. 1875, d. 1875, Sandford, Vic.
6. John FORBES b. 1878, Sandford, Vic., ................?
7. James Alexander FORBES b. 1881, Sandford, Vic., ................?
8. Eleanor "Ellen" FORBES b. 1884, Sandford, Vic., d. 1977, m. Albert Edward JINNETTE 1885-1954, chn at Merino & Melbourne.

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