Problem with parents on dc of Janet Stewart (nee Forrest)...

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Sun May 01, 2005 9:52 pm

Janet had been married to Dugald Stewart in 1844. Dugald born c1819 died in 1894 and Janet born c1825 died in 1905. Janet's parents, as listed on the dc by her son-in-law were William Forrest and Abigail Forrest ( nee Sloan). I'm unable to find any marriage for them.

dennis

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun May 01, 2005 10:28 pm

Hi Dennis,
Had a look at the birth record for one of the children - Abigail Sloan Stewart born September 25, 1864. It was signed by William Sloan, Assistant Registrar. Was she named after him?
Could it be the case that the son-in-law, knowing the surname as a middle name for Abigail, assumed it was a family name??
I don’t know - William Sloan could have been a relative as well??
Catherine

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Mon May 02, 2005 2:21 am

Hello Catherine. I'm just awaiting authentication for the dc of Janet Forrest to show the parents listed that I can't find as a couple.

I'll post the url when Its available.

dennis

Post by **AndrewP** » Mon May 02, 2005 9:44 am

That's your image authenticated.

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-140

I've had a look on the IGI and agree with you that there is no sign of these people. Not as a birth for Janet, or on a parent search of the couple.

It is a reasonable starting point to take that the parents would be born about 1780 to 1805.

The nearest matches are:

LDS CDs of 1881 census wrote: Dwelling: Water St
Census Place: Strichen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203466 GRO Ref Volume 241 EnumDist 3 Page 17
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
William FORREST W 84 M Strichen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Retired Farmer

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Dwelling: Chartershall
Census Place: St Ninians, Stirling, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203544 GRO Ref Volume 488-1 EnumDist 11 Page 4
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
William FORREST U 80 M Chartershall, Stirling, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Retired Nailer

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Dwelling: Manse Cottage
Census Place: Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203620 GRO Ref Volume 628 EnumDist 9 Page 2
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
William FORREST U 84 M England
Rel: Head
Occ: Annuitant

If the last two are correct in saying "U" (unmarried), then it is the Aberdeen one, or none of the above. Hopefully when the earlier censuses come online, the parents may be found.

All the best,

Andrew Paterson

Alison Plenderleith · Post by **Alison Plenderleith** » Mon May 02, 2005 11:41 am

I see that William Forrest was an Auctioneer on Janet's death cert, which would seem to discount the first two of the three possibles on the census list.
Don't know about the Annuitant though.

Regards,

Alison

Post by **AndrewP** » Mon May 02, 2005 11:49 am

My strongest feeling is that "none of the above" is the correct answer. Assuming the occupations are correct and the marital statuses are correct, then it is none of them. The biggest possibility is that neither of them survived until 1881.

There are no Abigail Forrests who died in Scotland to be found within the right timeframe. From 1855 to 1954, there is one - in 1913. From the birth year of about 1780 to 1805, that death can be discounted. Using wildcard searches did not help (Ab*g*l*).

All the best,

Andrew Paterson

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:54 pm

Hello all,

According to the 1881 census Janet was born in Lanark about 1825.

From the IGI:

JANET FORREST
Female
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 24 APR 1825 Lanark, Lanark, Scotland

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Parents:
Father: ALEXANDER FORREST
Mother: ABIGAIL PATERSON

Could this be her?

Regards,
Annette

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Mon May 02, 2005 1:01 pm

Had another look on the IGI.

This couple had a Margaret Sloan Forrest.

Searching for an Abigail PATERSON birth with a mother's maiden name of SLOAN get a result.

May or may not be your family Dennis but worth investigating.

Annette M