Elsie (Bigmore) Forrest (1900 - 1990)

Born 20 Apr 1900 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of James Alexander Forrest — married 7 Dec 1921 in Alberni, Port Alberni, Alberni-Clayoquot, British Columbia, Canada

Died 21 May 1990 at age 90 in Delta, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Elsie (Bigmore) Forrest was born in Derbyshire, England.

Elsie was the daughter of Charles Bigmore and Agnes Thursby.

Sources

• Birth Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915"
  England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 7b; Page: 813
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8912 #31884545 (accessed 10 June 2023)
  Elsie Bigmore birth registered Apr-May-Jun 1900 in Chesterfield.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSVM-ZPK : 21 May 2019), Elsie Bigmore in household of Chas Alf Bigmore, Eckington, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Eckington subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWKW-W32 : 31 May 2019), Elsie Bigmore in household of Charles Alfred Bigmore, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• 1921 Census: "1921 Census of Canada"
  Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 14; Census Place: 14, Comox, British Columbia; Page Number: 13; Line Number: 20
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8991 #8885003 (accessed 10 June 2023)
  Elsie Bigmore (21), single daughter, Painter Servant, in household of Charles Alfred Bigmore (48) at 162 Cherry Creek, Comox, British Columbia, Canada. Born in England.

• "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD82-7NQ : 22 February 2021), James Alexander Forrest and Elsie Bigmore, 07 Dec 1921; citing Alberni, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B12907, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,032,870.

• 1990. British Columbia Archives. https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/3e22b0be-b447-4c13-a0df-061486fcf55d Death Registration. Accessed 10 June 2023.

• Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Elsie Bigmore Forrest (20 Apr 1900–21 May 1990), Find A Grave: Memorial #193183980, citing Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens, Port Alberni, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by markgord (contributor 49368345).