Alexander Forrest

1843 - 1896  (52 years)

• Name	Alexander Forrest
  Birth	6 Sep 1843	New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Baptism	15 Oct 1843	New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	Alexander Forrest Son of Alexander Forrest, miner in Stand & Helen Yardey his spouse was born 6th Sept & baptised 15th Oct 1843.
  Gender	Male
  Census	30 Mar 1851	15 Burnside Row, Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [3]
  	GRAY John, 52 GRAY Elisabeth, 49 GRAY John, 25 GRAY Davin, 19 GRAY Mary, 10 FORREST Alexander, Nephew, 7, Scholar, New Monkland, Lanarkshire GRAY Margaret, 12 MUIR Hugh, 23 MUIR Ann, 22 MUIR Elisabeth, 3
  Census	7 Apr 1861	17 Baird Street, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [4]
  	FERGUSON John, 50 FERGUSON Ann, 44 FERGUSON Helen, 4 FERGUSON Isabella, 9 mths FORREST Alexander, Lodger, Unm, 17, Coal Miner, Airdrie Lanarkshire
  Census	2 Apr 1871	1st Row, 85, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland   [5]
  	FORREST Alexander, Head, Mar, 28, Iron Miner, Lanarkshire FORREST May, Wife, Mar, 25, Irvine Ayrshire FORREST Alexander, Son, 1m Auchinleck, Ayrshire
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Second Square, 22, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland   [6]
  	FOREST Alexander, Head, Mar, 37, Ironstone Miner, New Monkland Lanarkshire FOREST Mary, Wife, Mar, 36, Miners Wife, Ayrshire FOREST Alexander, Son, 11, Scholar, Auchinleck, Ayreshire FOREST William, Son, 9, Scholar, Auchinleck Ayreshire FOREST Ellen, Dau, 7, Scholar, Auchinleck, Ayreshire FOREST John, Son, 1, Auchinleck, Ayreshire EDGAR William, Boarder, Unm, 27, Ironstone Miner, Old Monkland Lanark
  Census	5 Apr 1891	22 Darnconner, Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland   [7]
  	FORREST Alexander, Head, Mar, 47, Ironstone Miner, New Monkland Lanarkshire FORREST Mary, Wife, Mar, 44, Irvine Ayrshire FORREST William, Son, Unm, 19, Coal Miner, Auchinleck Ayrshire FORREST John, Son, Unm, 11, Scholar, Auchinleck Ayrshire EASTON John, Boarder, Unm, 59, Ironstone Miner, Newton Midlothian
  Burial	Jun 1896	Auchinleck Churchyard, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland   [8]
  	[CENTER:]Erected by Mary Brown, 10.11.1914 aged 68 In Memory Of Husband Alexander Forrest, 1.6.1896, aged 53 Brother William 13.2.1903 aged 51 Son John 10.10.1903, aged 24 Mother Ann Harrigan 24.1.1904, aged 83 Grandson John Forrest 28.2.1904, aged 3yrs 8mths Daughter Ellen 3.3.1908 aged 34 (hus Wm Baird). "Thy will be done." [:CENTER]
  Death	1 Jun 1896	22 Darnconner, Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1, 9]
  	Alexander Forrest Iron Miner Married to Mary Brown at 3.05 AM aged 51 years Parents: Alexander Forrest, Iron Miner (dec) - no mothers name recorded William Forrest, Son was present when he passed away
  Person ID	I2455	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Father	Alexander Forrest,   b. 24 Jul 1818, Cocked Hatt, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 25 Aug 1846, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 28 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Helen Airdly,   b. 14 Aug 1821, Ponfeigh, Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Aft 6 Jul 1851, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland (Age > 30 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Brown,   b. Abt 1846, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 10 Nov 1914, No 22 Darnconner, Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1868	Lugar, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1, 10]
  	After Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland Alexander Forrest, Miner, Bachelor, aged 25. Res: Auchinleck Parents: Alexander Forrest, Miner (dec) & Ellen Forrest MS Early (dec) Mary Brown, X her Mark(Witnesses: Margaret Kyle & William Frazer). Domestic Servant, Spinster, aged 22. Res: Auchinleck Parents: William Brown, Miner (dec) & Ann Brown MS Harrigan Witnesses: William Frazer & Margaret Kyle
  Number of Children	4 Children
  Children	+ 1. Alexander Forrest,   b. 25 Jul 1869, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 9 Feb 1955 (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural] + 2. William Forrest,   b. 1 Sep 1871, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland  [Father: natural] + 3. Ellen Forrest,   b. 27 Nov 1873, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 3 Mar 1908, No 22 Darnconner, Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]   4. John Forrest,   b. 1879, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 13 Oct 1903, No 22 Darnconner, Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F1218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1843 New Monkland Lanark, 651/00 0060 0372. [S25] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1851 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 30 March 1851;), 1851 Cambusnethan Newmains Lanarkshire, Reg 628/00 ED 10 Page 6. [S64] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1861 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 7 April 1861;), 1861 Airdrie New Monkland Lanarkshire, Reg 651/1 ED 27. [S62] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1871 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 2 April 1871;), 1871 Auchinleck, Ayreshire, Reg. [S14] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1881 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 3 April 1881;), 1881 Auchinleck Ayrshire, Reg 577/00 ED 5. [S15] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1891 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 5 April 1891;), 1891 Auchinleck Ayrshire, Reg 577/2 ED 2. [S35] Cemetery Records, Located Auchinleck Churchyard Index and MI's on the following site. https://www.scribd.com/document/69884109/Auchinleck-Churchyard-Index - No 750. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1896 Lugar Auchinleck Ayrshire, 577/02 0035. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1868 Auchinleck Ayrshire, 577/00 0010 - registered in 1869.