The Forrest family history

30Aug 2018
Lisa and Dianne- Just a wee bit of Grannie Ellis’s family history that she would sit down with me, at Haven St, each Sunday arvo and download her knowledge.
The following is what I wrote up and sent out messages to other Forrests. Herin is  a small bit of a reply to my original post in 1998
FORREST

George Ellis (View posts)
Posted: 30 Mar 1998 11:00PM
Classification: Query
G'day Folks

Researching Forrest.

Originally from Crawfordjohn and Carmichael.
Village of Crawfordjohn history.
William and Henrietta circa 1800. Family mainly blacksmiths and
farmers. One branch, son William and wife Mary moved to Midlem, Roxboroughshire. Had three sons and one daughter. One son William, my grandfather, married Mary [nee Crichton] in Eaglesham Renfrewshire.
They then moved to Cuffabout/Cupar/Ceres in Fife where my grandfather, William started work as a blacksmith.[This is Maw’s dad]
My grandfather born in Straiton, near Liberton, circa 1886 in Mid Lothian. His sister, Henrietta went to Rhodesia/South Africa circa1900 as a Mrs McDonald[later remarried a Mr Parr]. A brother, Simon went to Virden in Canada circa 1908, had a large family. Am in touch with this side of the family.

Another branch left in Hawick. In touch with this side of the family.

Associated names: French/Slimmon/Brownlie

Help appreciated

Cheers George[Forrest] Ellis

           
Re: FORREST
  JPCwendwebby789 (View posts)
Posted: 22 Jun 2009 02:40PM
Classification: Query
Surnames: FORREST-CRIGHTON-ROBB
Hello George
I just saw your message on Rootsweb Mess bd and think I may have a connection to the Mary CRIGHTON who marr William FORREST-Mary was the 3rd child of Mungo CRIGHTON and Margaret ROBB b c 1847 Pettinain LKS marr 20 Jan 1874 Eaglesham Renfrewshire- do you know their childrens details?
Mungo Crighton was a farm labrr in Newlands PEE his spouse Margaret ROBB was b c 1825 Linton PEE (no birth fd)& no marr found