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William Alexander Forrest 1846–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1846

Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, United Kingdom

Death Date: April 1869

Death Location: Sunderland, Durham

Father: William Forrest

Mother: elizabeth Nicholson

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William Alexander Forrest was born in 1846 in Sunderland, Durham, United Kingdom, the child of William Sidney Forrest And Elizabeth Nicholson. In 1851, William Alexander Forrest resided in Sunderland, Durham, England. In 1861, William Alexander Forrest resided in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England. William Alexander Forrest passed away in 1869 in Sunderland, Durham.

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Biography

  • William Alexander Forrest was born in 1846 in Sunderland, Durham, United Kingdom, the child of William Sidney Forrest And Elizabeth Nicholson.
  • In 1851, William Alexander Forrest resided in Sunderland, Durham, England.
  • In 1861, William Alexander Forrest resided in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England.
  • William Alexander Forrest passed away in 1869 in Sunderland, Durham.

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William Forrest's Ancestors

Self
William Forrest
1846–1869
Birth Place: Sunderland, Durham, United Kingdom
Parents
William Sidney Forrest
1820–1915
Lowefield Street-Independent,Dartford,Kent,England
elizabeth Nicholson
1817–1882
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND
Grandparents
Thomas FORREST
1770–1863
Swanscombe, Kent, England
Sarah Jarman
1779–1859
Gravesend, Kent, England
Anthony Nicholson🧬
1777–1847
Sunderland Co Durham
Mary Garry
1778–1860
Aycliffe, County Durham. England
Great-Grandparents
Richard FORREST
1736–1796
Sarah Marsh
1736–1818
James Jarman
1742–1823
Mary Wilks
1741–1820
James Nicholson
1733–1804
Margaret Smith
1734–1785
John Garry
1748–1812
Elizabeth Fawcett
1755–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Forrest
1709–1757
Christian Cleland
1709–1760
William March
1696–
Elizabeth Redall
1713–
Gregory Jarman
1719–1763
Mary Harsnet
1720–1771
Robert Wilks
1715–
mary glanville
1722–1752
William Nicholson
1703–
Mary THOMPSON
1706–1790
Joseph Smith
1679–
Anne Raw
1680–
John Garry
1721–1782
Jane Pallister
1723–1788
thomas Fawcett
1724–
mary horsman
1725–

William Forrest's Timeline

5 Records

1846
July 1846
Birth of William Alexander Forrest in Sunderland, Durham, United Kingdom
Sunderland, Durham, United Kingdom
1851
1851
Age 5
William Alexander Forrest resided here in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England
1861
1861
Age 15
William Alexander Forrest resided here in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
1868
October 1868
Age 22
William Alexander Forrest was married in South Shields, Durham, United Kingdom
South Shields, Durham, United Kingdom
1869
April 1869
Age 23
Death of William Alexander Forrest in Sunderland, Durham
Sunderland, Durham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1846
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3775; Folio: 74; Page: 6; GSU roll: 543185
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2397; Folio: 319; Page: 33; GSU roll: 87075
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1868
    Event Place: South Shields, Durham, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2397; Folio: 319; Page: 33; GSU roll: 87075

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3775; Folio: 74; Page: 6; GSU roll: 543185

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1869
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index

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