Missing family on ionic ship 1897

[mckha489]

His death cert is on Ancestry. As Gordon Forrest
Here if you have access

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5164/images/42410_2421406274_0894-03981?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.174204386.1389959400.1642616127-231156398.1625019848&pId=5877975

3 June 1948
Says his father is John Forrest born in Scotland and his mother unknown, but born Scotland.
Says he was born in Australia.

Added. And date of birth is the same 11 Dec 1885.

[mckha489]

I like the fact Charles’ (whoever he is)  mother was supposed to have been born in Spain!  It’s really getting fanciful now.

[Neale1961]

His death cert is on Ancestry. As Gordon Forrest
3 June 1948
Says his father is John Forrest born in Scotland and his mother unknown, but born Scotland.
Says he was born in Australia.

Informant was his wife - she had no hope knowing what was correct !

[mckha489]

I am imaging how his accent might have changed over the years. It was obviously never sufficiently Philadelphian to make the ultimate leap. But Texas would do!

I don’t have newspaper access. I wonder if there is an obit.

[Neale1961]

I don’t have newspaper access. I wonder if there is an obit.

No, neither do I.

[majm]

many US papers, but not easy to manipulate here:

https://news.google.com/newspapers

JM

[Arnside98]

Regarding Lionel Gordon Forrest
His military attestation was in Auckland on 13 Sept 1914, with previous service in Imperial Light Horse – South Africa.
So clearly, he had been in South Africa when younger and for a while.


In 1911 electoral rolls - Lionel Gordon Forrest was working as a clerk, living in Wellington, NZ,  address -  35 Nairn St.
No sign of his older brother Owen in Wellington in 1911, but there is an “engineer” named Benjamin Collingwood Forrest and 2 women - Maude Forrest and Elizabeth Forrest living at 40 Nairn St Wellington.
Are they relatives on the father’s maternal side? Proximity of abode and same surname seems more then coincidence.?

Maud Forrest born 14 Oct 1887 QLD - parents Benjamin Collingwood Forrest and Elizabeth Jane Booth who had married in 1875 in NSW. (There are a number of children born to this first marriage)
Benjamin Collingwood Forrest (widower) married Elizabeth Eckersley 6 Nov 1895 in QLD.
-   A son named Charles Eckersley Forrest born 27 Sep 1898 QLD
-   A son named Collingwood Robert Forrest born 19 June 1900 NSW
Both sons baptized in Sydney in Sept 1900 at St Stephen Newton  Father: Benjamin C Forrest (occupation publican at Bank Hotel, Newton )
According to electoral rolls Benjamin Collingwood Forrest seems to be in NZ from about 1905 to 1928, and then he returns to Australia.
Benjamin Collingwood Forrest died 3 Apr 1936, Waverley, NSW. Age 83 (born about 1853)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175409958/benjamin-collingwood-forrest

I spotted this too but it was too late to look further last night. Thanks for all that information. It must be a relative, I’ll take a look.

[Neale1961]

USA Social Security Index
Name:   Robert O Forrest
Social Security Number:   214-26-8263
Birth Date:   28 Jan 1907
Issue Year:   Before 1951
Issue State:   Maryland
Death Date:   Jan 1967
Claim Date:   30 Jan 1967

(Date of birth is correct, but year is not.)

[maddys52]

Amazing find Arnside!

I looked at South African records thinking that he have been there, but without the FORREST name it was a near hopeless task.

Well done all.