Christine Forrest asked, “Was my great, grandfather Jock Forrest (b1859-d1955) who lived in Barnhill related to the 19th Century John Clarke Forrest, the provost/sheriff of Hamilton who had Blantyre streets named after him?” I was able to reply with: John Clarke Forrest (JCF) was born in 1832 in Shotts. It was the Clarke side of the family, […]