Joseph Samuel Forbes
c.1831 Born in Chatham, son of James Forbes (2), army sapper and later canal engineer.
1851 James Forbes 47, civil engineer, lived in Stoke on Trent with Elizth Forbes 42, Joseph Forbes 20, civil engineer, Elizabeth M Forbes 21, Harriet Forbes 17, Mary A Forbes 15, Forbes 12[1]
1861 Joseph S Forbes 29, engineer on Trent and Mersey Navigation, lived in Shelton with Emma Forbes 24, Perry F Forbes 7 months[2]
1870 Associate of Inst C E; of Hanley
1871 Josh Saml Forbes 39, engineer (River Lee Conservancy), lived in Hampstead with Emma Forbes 34, Percy Red Jas Forbes 10, Ernest Wm Forbes 8, Archibald Forbes 5, Josephine Forbes 3, Chas M Forbes 2[3]
1873 Married Matilda Walker in Kensington
1874 Died at sea[4]