Amelia (Waller) Forrest (1838 - abt. 1904)

Born 23 May 1838 in Quebec, Canada

Ancestors

Died about 1904 at about age 65 in Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Amelia Waller was born on 23 May 1838^[1]. She was the daughter of Samuel William Waller and Henrietta Eliza Colclough.

She married James Royce Vansittart Forrest circa 1865. They had at least six children:

1. Grant Waller Forrest (b. 7 Feb 1867, d. 4 Jan 1909)
2. Henrietta Yeilding Forrest (b. abt. 4 Jul 1871 , m. 23 Jun 1892 Clarence Leslie Williams, d. 1962)
3. Catherine Royse Forrest (b. 16 Nov 1870, m. 6 Dec 1900 Edwin Jackson, d. 22 Nov 1968)
4. Miriam Forrest (b. 31 Aug 1874, d. 7 Aug 1963 unm)
5. Hamilton Waller Forrest (b. abt. 12 Oct 1879, d. 11 Jan 1935)
6. Edward Forrest (b. abt. 1885)

In the 1891 Census of Canada, Emilia Forrest (aged 45) was recorded living with her husband J R Forest (48) at St Louis Ward, Montréal Centre, Quebec. Also in the household were their children Grant Forrest (24), Henriette Forrest (21), Catherine Forrest (19), Mariel Forrest (16), Hamilton Forrest (13) and Eduard Forrest (6)^[2].

In the 1901 Census of Canada, Emilia Forrest (aged 64) was recorded living with her husband Jamaes Forest (58, a Journalist) at Maisonneuve, Hochelaga, Quebec. Also in the household were their two adult children Grant Forest (34, an Operator) and Mariane Forest (23), along with niece Maud Forrest (30)^[3].

Amelia Forrest passed away in about 1904^[1].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} https://www.thepeerage.com/p60406.htm#i604059
2. ↑ Canada Census, 1891: FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW5Q-RZD : 3 August 2016), Emilia Forrest, St Louis Ward, Montréal Centre, Quebec, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148211.
3. ↑ Canada Census, 1901: FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH5Z-FG8 : Sat Mar 09 05:57:40 UTC 2024), Entry for James Forest and Emilia Forest, 1901.