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Latitude
57
Longitude
-4
Start Date
1820-01-01
End Date
1820-01-01

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ID
tba83f

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DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/mr-forbs
Birth Place
Scotland, UK
Biography
portrait and house painter, was listed as a portrait painter of Rundle Street, Adelaide (South Australia) in Lewis’s Adelaide Almanack for 1862. He was presumably Robert Forbes, a Scot whose normal trade appears to have been 'painter’ (i.e. house painter). Robert Forbes arrived in 1860 aboard the Grand Trianon , accompanied by his wife Catherine and several children. He died at Port Adelaide on 6 June 1868. This entry is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1992 Last updated: 1989
Born
b. c.1820
Summary
A portrait and house painter, presumably Robert Forbes, who worked in Rundle Street, Adelaide in the 1860s. Forbs died at Port Adelaide on 6 June 1868.
Gender
Male
Died
6 June 1868
Age at death
48