Mary (Forest) Crooks (bef. 1836 - 1879)

Born before 26 Dec 1836 in Bridgewater, Colony of Tasmania

Wife of William Broadfoot — married 1857 in Victoria, Australia

Wife of Robert Craig (Craig) Crooks — married 1875 in Victoria, Australia

Died 11 Sep 1879 after age 42 in Talbot, Colony of Victoria

Biography

Mary Forest was born in 1836 and christened December 26, 1836 in Bridgewater, Colony of Tasmania. She was the daughter of Alexander Forrest and Agnes MacFarlane ^[1]

She had 9 siblings. ^[2]

Mary married Robert Craig Craig (born on December 9, 1830 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; son of John Craig and Margaret (Jamieson) Crooks).^[3]

Their son was Robert Blair Crooks (1879–1879).

She married William Broadfoot in Victoria in 1857. ^[4]

They had 2 children.

William passed away in 1861.

She remarried. She married Robert Craig Crooks in Victoria in 1875. ^[5]

They had 1 child.

Mary died on September 11, 1879 in Talbot, Colony of Victoria, aged about 42.^[6]

She was buried at Amherst Cemetery, Amherst, Victoria, Australia. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Index
   Tasmania Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
   Index entry for Mary Forrest
   FATHER: Alexander Forrest
   MOTHER: Agnes Forrest
   PLACE OF BIRTH: Hobart Tasmania Australia
   DATE OF BIRTH: 1936
   REF No: 7082/1836
2. ↑ Family Search Genealogy Website - record for Mary Forest. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L852-Q29. Retrieved on 07 Jan 2023 by Nigel Clark.
3. ↑ Marriage Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed by Nigel Clark 07 Jan 2023). Index entry for CROOKS, Robert and BROADFOOT, Mary; Year: 1875, Reg. number: 3483/1875
4. ↑ Marriage Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed by Nigel Clark 07 Jan 2023). Index entry for BROADFOOT, William and FORREST, Mary; Year: 1857, Reg. number: 72/1857
5. ↑ Marriage Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed by Nigel Clark 07 Jan 2023). Index entry for CROOKS, Robert and BROADFOOT, Mary; Year: 1875, Reg. number: 3483/1875
6. ↑ Death Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed by Nigel Clark 07 Jan 2023). Index entry for Mary CROOKS, Year: 1879; Parents: Forrest Alexand and Agnes MCFARLANE; Spouse: CROOKS, Robert; Death Place: Not recorded; Birth Place: Not recorded; Age: 43; Reg. Number: 6782/1979; Reg. Number: 6782/1979
7. ↑ Family Search Genealogy Website - record for Mary Forest. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L852-Q29. Retrieved on 07 Jan 2023 by Nigel Clark.

See also:

• Family Search Genealogy Website - record for Mary Forest. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L852-Q29. Retrieved on 07 Jan 2023 by Nigel Clark.
• "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-7YSP : 14 May 2021), Mary Forrest, 1836.
• Family Search Genealogy Website - record for Mary Forest. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L852-Q29. Retrieved on 07 Jan 2023 by Nigel Clark.

Acknowledgements

The initial profile of Mary Forest was created by Nigel Clark on 07 Jan 2023.

Please feel free to add/change any relevant information and sources to improve this biography.