FORREST / NAPIER FAMILY

[LEMB]

Hello,

I'm trying to find information on the living family and I know I can't search for that on here so I wanted to search the ancestors.

Does anyone have any information on Christina Forrest 1881? I know she married a James Herd but I wanted to find out if they had children?

Christina did have a child that I know of, possibly unknown father. The child's name was Jean Forrest 1899 and she married Alexander Napier. I wanted to find out if they had any children aswell? I know of one of them but I'm not sure if she's passed away or not so I'll leave the name for now.

I'm desperate to find any information I can! I know they lived in Scotland, Glasgow I think? And fife? So I wasn't sure which topic to put this in!

Thank you

[rosie17]

Have you tried looking on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

There is a marriage for a Christina Forrest 1905 Fowlis Wester Perth to a James Herd
A death for a Christina Forrest other surname Herd also on S P 1954 Culross Fife aged 72 you can view these certificates for a small fee of £7.50 which will give you 30 credits ...The death might give you a family member who registered the death ..This Christina would have been born about 1882 so would not have had a child in 1889 being only 7 years of age

Rosie

[ev]

Was the child Jeannie Weir Forrest born 1899 Fowlis Wester ?
Possible marriage to an Alexander Napier in 1925.


ev

[rosie17]

This could be a possible census record in 1901 in Fowlis Wester Perthshire ( Auchloy Farm )
Alexander Forrest age 60 born Wiston Lanarkshire farmer
Agnes Forrest age 56 born Cornwarth Lanarkshire
Christina Forrest age 19 born Cornwarth Lanarkshire daughter
Alexander Forrest age 17 born Walston Lanarkshire son
George Forrest age 12 born Douglas Lanarkshire son
Alexander Forrest age 14 born Douglas Lanarkshire ( grandson )
Jeannie Forrest age 1 born Fowlis Wester ( granddaughter probably the daughter of Christina )
David Nicol age 5 born Crief Perthshire (grandson )
Jeannie Mighton ( probably transcribed wrong ) servant dairymaid
William Nicol age 40 servant cattleman
William Kiddy age 19 ploughman

Getting a copy of the marriage will confirm parents names

Rosie

[rosie17]

Birth for a Christina Forrest 13 July 1881 Carnwarth Lanark
Father Alexander Forrest
Mother Agnes Watson

Rosie

[ev]

1911 Census index
Fowlis Wester , Perth 357/ 1/ 1
James Herd 28
Christina Herd 29
Peter Herd 5
Agnes Herd 4
Barbara Herd 3
Alexander Herd 1


ev

[rosie17]

Same family on the 1891 census addressDebog Douglas Lanarkshire
Alexander Forrest age 49 dairyman
Agnes W Forrest 46
Jean Forrest age 15 born Coulter Lanarkshire
Grace Forrest age 11 born Biggar Lanarkshire
Christina Forrest age 9
Alexander Forrest age 8
Alexander Forrest age 4 grandson
George Forrest age 2
Elizabeth Greenshields  age 16 born Douglas Lanarkshire domestic servant

Marriage 30 June 1871 Carnworth Lanarkshire
Alexander Forrest
Agnes Watson

Rosie

[isobelw]

Death in 1997 in Falkirk of a William Napier age 71 mmn Forrest. Possible matching birth in 1925 in Culross, Fife.
Isobel

[LEMB]

Hi! Yes I have tried that website and in some ways it's a life saver and then sometimes it doesn't give me much information at all lol! I can't believe you found the death certificate!?! Thank you so much! Also, my mistake there, Jean was born in 1899!! Not 1889.. oops!
I hope that makes it more straight forward now. Thank you.

 

Have you tried looking on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

There is a marriage for a Christina Forrest 1905 Fowlis Wester Perth to a James Herd
A death for a Christina Forrest other surname Herd also on S P 1954 Culross Fife aged 72 you can view these certificates for a small fee of £7.50 which will give you 30 credits ...The death might give you a family member who registered the death ..This Christina would have been born about 1882 so would not have had a child in 1889 being only 7 years of age

Rosie