James Smith Forrest
Bombala 1864

1. James Smith Forrest, son of John Forrest and Agnes Wyness, was born on April 28, 1833 in Skene, Aberdeen, Scotland, died on November 27, 1897 in Delegate, NSW¹ at age 64, and was buried in Delegate Cemetery, NSW Grave 448b.

James married Betsy Clark Barrie on February 17, 1863 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. Betsy was born on November 7, 1836 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, was baptised on November 14, 1836 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, died on February 1, 1916 in Delegate, NSW² at age 79, and was buried in Delegate Cemetery, NSW Grave 448a. Another name for Betsy was Elizabeth.

Children from this marriage were:

   2 F    i. Elizabeth Agnes Forrest was born in 1864 in Bombala, NSW³ and died in 1944 in Delegate, NSW⁴ at age 80.

   M    ii. Alexander James Forrest was born in 1865 in Bombala, NSW,⁵ died on May 6, 1947 in Delegate, NSW⁶ at age 82, and was buried in Delegate Cemetery, NSW Grave 465.

   M    iii. William B. Forrest was born in 1869 in Bombala, NSW⁷ and died in 1925 in Burwood, NSW⁸ at age 56.

   3 M    iv. Harold John Forrest was born in 1871 in Cooma, NSW,⁹ died on January 4, 1942 in Delegate, NSW¹⁰ at age 71, and was buried in Delegate Cemetery, NSW Grave 449.

   F    v. Alice Anne Skene Forrest was born on May 3, 1873 in Bombala, NSW,¹¹ died on April 29, 1895 in Delegate, NSW¹² at age 21, and was buried in Delegate Cemetery, NSW Grave 448b.

   F    vi. Lilian V. Forrest was born in 1877 in Bombala, NSW.¹³

Lilian married James H. Carson in 1898 in Eden, NSW.¹⁴

2. Elizabeth Agnes Forrest (James Smith¹) was born in 1864 in Bombala, NSW³ and died in 1944 in Delegate, NSW⁴ at age 80.

Elizabeth married John H. Standen ¹⁵ in 1890 in Bombala, NSW.¹⁶ John died in 1923 in Bombala, NSW.

Marriage Notes: Groom's surname spelt Standin on the marriage index.

Children from this marriage were:

   F    i. Vida E. Standen was born in 1899 in Bombala, NSW.¹⁷

Vida married Joseph Smith in 1925 in Bega, NSW.¹⁸

   F    ii. Annie M. Standen was born in 1903 in Bombala, NSW.¹⁹

Annie married James Charles Galli Davidson in 1927 in Eden, NSW.²⁰ James was born in 1898 in Eden, NSW.²¹

More about James:

• Religion: Church of England.

• Occupation: Labourer.

• He served in the military as a Sapper, number 21730, Field Company Engineers, 1st AIF from November 14, 1917 to April 5, 1919 in WW1. Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 22 March 1918.

3. Harold John Forrest (James Smith¹) was born in 1871 in Cooma, NSW,⁹ died on January 4, 1942 in Delegate, NSW¹⁰ at age 71, and was buried in Delegate Cemetery, NSW Grave 449.

Harold married Agnes Maria Roberts in 1900 in Bombala, NSW.²² Agnes was born in 1879 in Bombala, NSW,²³ died on July 24, 1944 in Cowra, NSW²⁴ at age 65, and was buried in Delegate Cemetery, NSW Grave 450.

Children from this marriage were:

   F    i. Vera May Forrest was born in 1901 in Bombala, NSW²⁵ and died in 1954 in Hornsby, NSW²⁶ at age 53.

Vera married John J. Hepburn in 1928 in Bombala, NSW.²⁷

   M    ii. Herbert Robert James Forrest was born in 1905 in Bombala, NSW,²⁸ died on May 21, 1964 in Delegate, NSW²⁹ at age 59, and was buried in Delegate Cemetery, NSW Grave 446.

Herbert married Mary Ellen Groves in 1936 in Cooma, NSW.³⁰

Sources

1. NSW BDM Index, 11069/1897.

2. NSW BDM Index, 2426/1916.

3. NSW BDM Index, 6329/1864.

4. NSW BDM Index, 8696/1944.

5. NSW BDM Index, 8060/1865.

6. NSW BDM Index, 12320/1947.

7. NSW BDM Index, 9757/1869.

8. NSW BDM Index, 2836/1925.

9. NSW BDM Index, 9132/1871.

10. NSW BDM Index, 2507/1942.

11. NSW BDM Index, 7783/1873.

12. NSW BDM Index, 4219/1895.

13. NSW BDM Index, 8775/1877.

14. NSW BDM Index, 954/1898.

15. NSW BDM Index, 14181/1923.

16. NSW BDM Index, 2516/1890.

17. NSW BDM Index, 10364/1899.

18. NSW BDM Index, 12811/1925.

19. NSW BDM Index, 1610/1903.

20. NSW BDM Index, 4094/1927.

21. NSW BDM Index, 30333/1898.

22. NSW BDM Index, 3384/1900.

23. NSW BDM Index, 10139/1879.

24. NSW BDM Index, 16276/1944.

25. NSW BDM Index, 30064/1901.

26. NSW BDM Index, 18634/1954.

27. NSW BDM Index, 20003/1928.

28. NSW BDM Index, 21150/1905.

29. NSW BDM Index, 15811/1964.

30. NSW BDM Index, 883/1936.

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