James Forbes (1828-1906[1]) was an Enrolled Pensioner Guard who had arrived in the Swan River Colony in Western Australia aboard Pyrenees on 28 June 1851.
He took care to fence and trench the property, the latter being most necessary due to the periodic flooding of the stream close by.
The store stood at 31°31′26″S 116°25′44″E / 31.5240°S 116.4290°E / -31.5240; 116.4290, adjacent to the Toodyay Valley School and up-river from the Queen's Head hotel.
[2]: 167 Passing trade and the supply of provisions to the school provided some guarantee of steady income.
On 22 November 1858, Forbes married Margaret Kemp, a young Irish girl who had arrived in May of that year.
Nevertheless, Forbes was found guilty as charged and fined a sum of thirty pounds together with court expenses of nineteen shillings and sixpence.
[2]: 169 This article incorporates text by Alison Cromb available under the CC BY SA 2.5 AU licence.