John FORREST

1866 - 1944  (77 years)

• Name	John FORREST
  Birth	30 Aug 1866	Wrightington / Chorley, Lancashire, England   [1, 2]
  	OND 1866 Wigan 465, Volume 08C, Page 1 Mother's Maiden Surname: Green Indexed on GRO as Forrest Lancashire BMD Indexes gives district as Standish
  Gender	Male
  *AKA	John Walmsley
  1871 Census	2 Apr 1871	Wakefield Farm, Carr House Lane, Wrightington, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Age: 4y
  	RG10/3881, Folio 164, Page 1 Son Surname: Walmsley
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	Ferns, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Age: 14y
  	RG11/3851, Folio 110, Page 20 Son, Unmarried, Card Room Hand Surname: Walmsley
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	39 Clarke Street, Bury, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Age: 44y
  	RG14PN23513 RG78PN1371 RD462 SD5 ED2 SN150 Boarder, Single, Labourer at Builders Surname: Walmsley
  1939 National Register	29 Sep 1939	Jericho Institution, 380 Rochdale Old Road, Bury, Lancashire, England   [6]
  	Age: 73y
  	RG101/4320J/009 Inmate, Single, Quarry Labourer Retired Entered as John Walmsley
  Reference Number	M 0377a
  Death	Between Apr 1944 and Jun 1944	Bury district, Lancashire, England   [7]
  	Age: 77y
  	AMJ 1944 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 418 Entered as John Walmsley
  Person ID	I2572	Vernon
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2023

  
  

  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   [8, 9, 10]
  	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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Aug 1866 - Wrightington / Chorley, Lancashire, England 1871 Census - Age: 4y - 2 Apr 1871 - Wakefield Farm, Carr House Lane, Wrightington, Lancashire, England 1881 Census - Age: 14y - 3 Apr 1881 - Ferns, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England 1911 Census - Age: 44y - 2 Apr 1911 - 39 Clarke Street, Bury, Lancashire, England Death - Age: 77y - Between Apr 1944 and Jun 1944 - Bury district, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  JOHN WALMSLEY FORREST Possibly in Jericho Institution, 380 Rochdale Old Road, Bury in 1939, Inmate, born 30 August 1866, Single, Quarry Labourer, Retired ADDRESSES: Wakefield Farm, Carr House Lane, Wrightington, Lancashire (02 April 1871) Ferns, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (03 April 1881) 39 Clarke Street, Bury, Lancashire (02 April 1911) Jericho Institution, 380 Rochdale Old Road, Bury, Lancashire (29 September 1939) OCCUPATIONS: - (02 April 1871) Card Room Hand (03 April 1881) Labourer at Builders (02 April 1911) Quarry Labourer Retired (29 September 1939) CENSUSES: (1866-1944) 02 April 1871 - yes 03 April 1881 - yes 05 April 1891 - 31 March 1901 - 02 April 1911 - yes 29 September 1939 - yes Last checked: 31 January 2019

  
  

• Sources

  [S764] BMD - Lancashire Index - Birth, 25 Sep 2011, STND/13/156. [S13] BMD - GRO Index - Birth, 24 Jan 2017, OND 1866 Wigan 465, Volume 08C, Page 1. [S806] 1871 Census - Walmsley, William & Isabella, 7 Feb 2010, RG10/3881, Folio 164, Page 1. [S803] 1881 Census - Walmsley, William & Isabella, 6 Feb 2010, RG11/3851, Folio 110, Page 20. [S1003] 1911 Census - Walmsley, John, 21 Sep 2010, RG14PN23513 RG78PN1371 RD462 SD5 ED2 SN150 (Reliability: 3). [S5389] 1939 National Register - Walmsley, John, 31 Jan 2019, RG101/4320J/009. [S15] BMD - GRO Index - Death, 24 Nov 2018, AMJ 1944 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 418. [S3743] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Forest, William & Green, Isabella - 1850 - Blackburn, 27 Dec 2015, Page 70, No. 139. [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, 21 Sep 2010, JAS 1850 Blackburn, Volume 21, Page 39. [S765] BMD - Lancashire Index - Marriage, 18 Sep 2011, CE12/13/139.