Ruth's Family History

Thomas FORREST
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Name Thomas FORREST Birth 29 Jun 1851 Moulding Water / Livesey, Lancashire, England
[1, 2] - JAS 1851 Blackburn, Volume 21, Page 96
Mother's Maiden Surname: Green
Indexed on GRO as Forrest
Lancashire BMD Indexes gives Witton district
Baptism 3 Aug 1851 Feniscowles, Lancashire, England
[3] - Baptism Surname = Forrest
Gender Male *AKA Thomas Walmsley *AKA Thomas Walmsley-Forrest 1861 Census 7 Apr 1861 Pinfold, Ribchester, Lancashire, England
[4] Age: 9y - RG9/3142, Folio 92, Page 7
Son, Scholar
1871 Census 2 Apr 1871 Wakefield Farm, Carr House Lane, Wrightington, Lancashire, England
[5] Age: 19y - RG10/3881, Folio 164, Page 1
Son, Unmarried, Spinner of Cotton
Ancestor Count 4 Reference Number M 0372a Person ID I2573 Ruth Last Modified 5 Aug 2025
Father William FORREST, b. Abt 1820, Mellor, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
d. Between Jul 1887 and Sep 1887, Bury district, Lancashire, England
(Age 67 years) Mother Isabella GREEN, b. Abt 1831, Clayton Brook, Whittle le Woods, Chorley / Preston, Lancashire, England
d. Between Apr 1913 and Jun 1913, Bury district, Lancashire, England
(Age 82 years) Marriage 17 Sep 1850 Blackburn St Mary the Virgin Parish Church (Blackburn Cathedral), Blackburn, Lancashire, England
[6, 7, 8] - JAS 1850 Blackburn, Volume 21, Page 39
Surname: Forest
William was a Bachelor, of Full Age, Gamekeeper, Living at Livesey
Isabella was a Spinster, Living at Livesey
William's father is given as William
Family ID F1115 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- JAS 1851 Blackburn, Volume 21, Page 96
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Notes - THOMAS WALMSLEY FORREST
ADDRESSES:
Pinfold, Ribchester, Lancashire (07 April 1861
Wakefield Farm, Carr House Lane, Wrightington, Lancashire (02 April 1871)
OCCUPATIONS:
Scholar (07 April 1861)
Spinner of Cotton (02 April 1871)
CENSUSES: (1851- )
07 April 1861 - yes
02 April 1871 - yes
03 April 1881 -
05 April 1891 -
31 March 1901 -
02 April 1911 -
29 September 1939 -
- Last checked: 24 January 2017
- THOMAS WALMSLEY FORREST
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Sources - [S764] BMD - Lancashire Index - Birth, W/6/46.
- [S13] BMD - GRO Index - Birth, JAS 1851 Blackburn, Volume 21, Page 96.
- [S2288] Ancestry - England & Wales Baptisms - No Image.
- [S805] 1861 Census - Forrest, William & Isabella, RG9/3142, Folio 92, Page 7.
- [S806] 1871 Census - Walmsley, William & Isabella, RG10/3881, Folio 164, Page 1.
- [S3743] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Forest, William & Green, Isabella - 1850 - Blackburn, Page 70, No. 139.
- [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, JAS 1850 Blackburn, Volume 21, Page 39.
- [S765] BMD - Lancashire Index - Marriage, CE12/13/139.
- [S764] BMD - Lancashire Index - Birth, W/6/46.

