William Barbe1

M, #11230, b. 1873
FatherEdward Francois Barbe1
MotherMary Peacock1 b. 1 Dec 1844, d. 30 Oct 1905
Relationship3rd cousin 2 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited10 Sep 2022
Birth*1873 Forbes, NSW, Australia1 
Marriage*21 July 1896 Forbes, NSW, Australia;Bride=Catherine Victoria Stanley2 
Death10 October 1941 Crombie private hospital, Forbes, NSW, Australia;
A very old resident of the Forbes district, in the person of Mr. William Barbe, who until about four months ago was manager of "Burra Burra" property, Tullamore, for the Australian Estates Company, passed away in "Crombie" private hospital, Forbes, last Friday, aged 68 years.
Since being retired by the company on a pension owing to ill-health, deceased went to Sydney for treatment, but for the past nine weeks he has been in Crombie with internal trouble, from which he passed away.
Deceased's wife predeceased him some 15 years ago, but he is survived by three sons and six daughters. The sons are Messrs. Reginald (Sydney), Stan (Grafton) and William (address unknown), while the daughters are Mesdames Frank Buttriss, Len Treanor and Dukes (Forbes), Hodges (Orange), James (Dubbo) and Dolman (Quirindi). Mrs. McDonald and Miss Barbe (Forbes) are sisters of the deceased, while brothers are Messrs. James (Jemalong) and "Bus" (Forbes).
The funeral on Saturday afternoon was largely attended and was to the Church of England cemetery at Forbes, Rev. A. E. White officiating at the graveside, while Mr. A. G. Jones directed the obsequies.3 

Family 1

Catherine Victoria Stanley
Child

Family 2

Edith Isabella Noakes
Child

Citations

  1. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 10405/1873 William Barb.
  2. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 5173/1896 William Barbe & Catherine V Stanley.
  3. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Forbes Advocate, Tuesday, October 14, 1941.
  4. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 11756/1903 Reginald Barbe.
  5. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 51995/1913 Molly Noakes.