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, […]
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Forrest Land Ownership
Christine Forrest enquired, “Jock Forrest my Great, Great Grandfather and his brother Andrew Forrest, may have owned land in High Blantyre and around Udston area? I met my Grandad’s elderly cousin Jean Forrest O’Neil about 20 years ago and she said she saw property papers as a child. Anyway of finding out? “ I was able […]
Forrest Ancestry, Blantyre
Karen Allcoat writes, “My 4 times great grandparents lived in and around Blantyre. Their names were John Forrest and Helen Smith. They had 5 children that I know of James born 1811 Flemington, John 1815 Barnhill, Margaret 1819 Blantyre, John 1822 Barnhill and Janet 1825 Pathfoot.Just wondered if you had come across this family in […]
Forrest Link with Dr Livingstone
On Saturday 17th December 1921, the death took place of Mr Forrest, one of Blantyre’s oldest natives in the Barnill district. He was born in Blantyre seventynine years earlier in 1842. He had been extremely happy in relating the early life in Blantyre, and often recalled his experiences at a ” gie wee schule ” […]
1927 Forrest’s Remarkable Escape
A Blantyre family had remarkable escape from death in August 1927, when a motor car in which they were travelling ran down an embankment, overturned, and went on fire. There were five persons in the car —Mr and Mrs Thomas Forrest, Glasgow Road, Blantyre; their son, John, aged 20; their daughter, Christina, aged seven; […]
Bus Drivers Rescue Family
A Blantyre family had a remarkable escape from death on Saturday 13th August 1927, when a motor car in which they were travelling, ran down an embankment, overturned, and went on fire. There were five persons in the car. Mr and Mrs Thomas Forrest, Glasgow Road, Blantyre; their son, John, aged 20; their daughter, […]
1949 Janet Main (Baird)
Jim Cochrane shared this undated family photo adding, “This is my Family Great, Granny Janet Main (Baird) Seated, my Mum on the right Janet Marshall,My Gran Annie Marshall (Main) behind her Mum and My Aunt Christina Main, we called her Aunt Teeny.” Janet Cochrane, the little girl in the picture (and mother of Jim) […]