Alexander Forrest CMG (1849 - 1901)

Born 22 Sep 1849 in Picton, Western Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Amy Eliza (Barrett-Lennard) Forrest — married 15 Jan 1880 in Beverley, Western Australia

Descendants

Died 20 Jun 1901 at age 51 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Alexander Forrest CMG is Notable.

Alexander Forrest CMG was born in the Colony of Western Australia (1832-1900)

Alexander Forrest CMG was an Australian explorer.

Alexander Forrest ^[1] (1849-1901), explorer, politician and investor, was born on 22 September 1849 at Picton, near Bunbury, Western Australia, fourth of nine sons of William Forrest, miller, and his wife Margaret Guthrie, née Hill. His older brother was (Sir) John Forrest.
After education at Bishop Mathew Hale's School in 1863-65, he worked at his father's mill until in 1868 he advertised himself as a surveyor. . . . more . . adb.anu.edu

Alexander Forrest was made a Companion of The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, hence the suffix "CMG".

He died on 20 June 1901, survived by four of his five children (his son Anthony Alexander Forrest having been killed the month before in the Second Boer War), and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.

He left an estate that was valued for probate at 195,237 pounds.

Sources

• G. C. Bolton, Forrest, Alexander (1849–1901), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 1981, accessed online 30 October 2017.

1. ↑ Obituaries Australia

• Wikipedia: Alexander_Forrest
• Estate Article. Bunbury Herald 1/8/1901.
• Wikidata: Item Q706734, en:Wikipedia
• https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/History_of_West_Australia/Chapter_7
• Obituary. Southern Times 20/6/1901.
• KB00001129 Karrakatta Burial

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178181355/alexander-forrest : accessed 25 September 2021), memorial page for Alexander Forrest (22 Sep 1849–20 Jun 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #178181355, citing Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia ; Maintained by letemrip (contributor 49084452) .