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Harriet FORREST
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Alternative names
Harriet GREENWOOD (Married)
Harriet PARK (Married)
Ancestors
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Unknown FORREST
~1754 - ~1804
William FORREST
1795 - 1844
Brick maker of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
James FORREST
1833 - 1889
Cotton spinner of Mellor, Lancashire
 
Thomas ELLISON
~1707 - bur.1793
of Billington, Blackburn, Lancashire
William ELLISON
1739 - bur.1799
Weaver of Billington, Blackburn, Lancashire
 
William STANNING
~1671 - ~1755
of Dinckley, Blackburn, Lancashire
Margaret STANNING
1713 - bur.1793
of Dinckley, Blackburn, Lancashire
 
John ELLISON
1771 - 1847
Cotton weaver of Balderstone, Lancashire
 
Thomas SOWERBUTTS
~1667 - ~1752
of Ribchester, Lancashire
Richard SOWERBUTTS
bap.1708 - ~1776
of Ribchester, Lancashire
 
Ellen SOWERBUTTS
1745 - bur.1815
of Salesbury, Blackburn, Lancashire
 
Nancy ELLISON
1803 - 1838
of Mellor, Lancashire
 
George BARNES
~1738 - ~1815
of Mellor, Lancashire
Agnes 'Aggy' BARNES
1778 - 1823
of Mellor, Lancashire
 
Richard COUNSELL
~1723 - 1797
Cordwainer of Osbaldeston, Lancashire
Margaret 'Peggy' COUNSELL
1749 - ~1810
of Samlesbury, Lancashire
 
John HINDLE
~1690 - ~1765
Weaver of Mellor, Lancashire
Ann HINDLE
bap.1724 - ~1785
of Osbaldeston, Lancashire
 
Thomas SHARPLES
~1658 - ~1749
of Osbaldeston, Lancashire
Mary SHARPLES
bap.1704 - ~1764
of Osbaldeston, Lancashire
 
Unknown [SHARPLES]
~1658 - ~1708
Firth FORREST
1854 - 1931
Private - 2nd Loyal North Lancashire Regiment of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
John ARCHIBALD
~1613 - ~1698
of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
John ARCHIBALD
bap.1654 - ~1704
of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Helen [ARCHIBALD]
~1613 - ~1663
John ARCHIBALD
1682 - ~1743
of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Isabell PAUL
~1654 - ~1720
of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
Robert ARCHIBALD
1704 - bur.1750
Coal miner of Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Isobel HENDERSON
~1684 - ~1746
of Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
Robert ARCHIBALD
1729 - ~1791
Coal miner of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Robert BENNETT
~1655 - ~1740
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet BENNETT
1696 - ~1760
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Christian SMITH
~1667 - ~1740
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Henry ARCHIBALD
1766 - 1832
Soldier - 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot of Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
 
James HUNTER
~1687 - ~1737
Jean HUNTER
1731 - ~1791
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Janet SIMPSON
~1699 - ~1749
Robert ARCHIBALD
1801 - 1872
Beer seller of Skipton, Yorkshire
 
John SAGAR
~1658 - ~1733
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
John SAGAR
1695 - bur.1764
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
John PARKIN
~1636 - ~1720
of Kirkby Ravensworth, Richmond, Yorkshire
Margaret PARKIN
bap.1672 - bur.1702
of Kirkby Ravensworth, Richmond, Yorkshire
 
Warwick SAGAR
bap.1737 - bur.1814
Parish Clerk of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
Elizabeth TIPLADY
~1697 - bur.1782
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
Mary SAGAR
bap.1774 - 1852
Pauper of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
James FAWCIT
~1698 - ~1782
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
Anne FAWCIT
bap.1738 - 1782
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
William NICHOLSON
~1669 - ~1754
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
Mary NICHOLSON
bap.1710 - bur.1773
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
Caroline Elizabeth ARCHIBALD
bap.1834 - 1903
Lodging house keeper of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
John FIRTH
~1738 - ~1814
of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire
John FIRTH
1782 - 1854
Plasterer of Northrowram, Yorkshire
 
Betty HOLDSWORTH
~1748 - ~1814
of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire
Harriet FIRTH
1801 - 1857
of Paradise, Luddenden Foot, Yorkshire
 
John RAMSDEN
~1682 - ~1767
Clothier of Halifax, Yorkshire
James RAMSDEN
1723 - 1809
of Halifax, Yorkshire
 
Sarah WATERHOUSE
~1694 - ~1767
of Halifax, Yorkshire
Samuel RAMSDEN
1751 - 1824
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
 
John STANDEVEN
~1693 - ~1768
Cloth comber of Northrowram, Yorkshire
Martha STANDEVEN
1727 - 1806
of Northrowram, Yorkshire
 
Mary PICKLES
~1699 - ~1768
of Northrowram, Yorkshire
Hannah RAMSDEN
bap.1781 - 1861
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
 
Benjamin TETLEY
~1652 - 1733
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
Benjamin TETLEY
1702 - ~1768
Wool comber of Ovenden, Yorkshire
 
Thomas HARTLEY
~1621 - ~1706
of Northrowram, Yorkshire
Martha HARTLEY
bap.1662 - 1733
of Halifax, Yorkshire
 
Ann TETLEY
1747 - 1835
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
 
John DOUGHTY
~1681 - bur.1762
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
Martha DOUGHTY
1712 - bur.1766
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
 
Harriet FORREST
1884 - 1951
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
Letitia 'Lettice' WILKINSON
1853 - 1928
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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Harriet FORREST
1884 - 1951
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Thomas PARK (~1869 - 1903)
  m. Adam GREENWOOD (1880 - 1959)
 
Narrative and Notes

A Harriet FORREST married a Thomas PARK in 1902. Harriet would have been 18 years old.

A Thomas PARK died aged 24 in 1903 in Blackburn.

A Harriet PARKE married Adam GREENWOOD in Q3 1910. Harriet would be 26. Adam and Harriet GREENWOOD appear in the 1939 Register. Harriet's birth date is given as 12 Feb 1884 which exactly matches her birth date as recorded in her christening record. No children were listed or have been found in the civil births register.

Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
12 Feb 1884
0
Birth 
1
Blackburn, Lancashire
2 Jul 1884
0
Baptism 
2
Christ Church, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
5 Apr 1891
7
Census 
3
34 Paterson St, Blackburn, Lancashire
Q1 1896
11
Marriage of brother John FORREST and Esther RAWLINSON 
4
Blackburn, Lancashire
31 Mar 1901
17
Census 
5
8 Paterson Street, Blackburn, Lancashire
Q2 1902
18
Marriage to husband Thomas PARK 
6
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q2 1903
19
Death of husband Thomas PARK 
7
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q3 1905
21
Marriage of sister Nancy FORREST and William Henry BLAKLEY 
8
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q3 1910
26
Marriage to husband Adam GREENWOOD 
9
Blackburn, Lancashire
2 Apr 1911
27
Census 
10
Smithie Street, Blackburn, Lancashire
bef 27 Jun 1919
35
Death of brother John FORREST 
11
 
Q1 1928
43
Death of mother Letitia 'Lettice' WILKINSON 
12
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q1 1931
46
Death of father Firth FORREST 
Blackburn, Lancashire
29 Sep 1939
55
Census 
13
120 Poplar Street, Blackburn, Lancashire
Q4 1951
67
Death 
14
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q4 1959
75
Death of husband Adam GREENWOOD 
15
Blackburn, Lancashire
7 Dec 1973
89
Death of sister Nancy FORREST 
 

Assumed to be Nancy. Birth date month in register entry says May not September.

 
1617
Burnley, Lancashire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - Blackburn, Christchurch Parish Records

BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish Church of Blackburn

1884

Born Feb 12 - July 2 - Harriet - Firth & Lettice - Forrest - Swan St - Piecer - R Moss

2 - Blackburn, Christchurch Parish Records

BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish Church of Blackburn

1884

Born Feb 12 - July 2 - Harriet - Firth & Lettice - Forrest - Swan St - Piecer - R Moss

3 - UK 1891 Census - 5th April 1891
Citation image

Firth Forrest - Head - M- 36 - Cotton Spinner - Employed - Lancashire, Blackburn

Lettice Forrest - Wife - M - 37 - - - Lancashire, Blackburn

John Forrest - Son - S - 15 - Cotton weaver - Employed - Lancashire, Blackburn

Harriet Forrest - Daur - S - 7 - Scholar - - Lancashire, Blackburn

Nancy Forrest - Daur - S - 5 - Scholar - - Lancashire, Blackburn

4 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

First name(s)

John

Last name

Forrest

Marriage quarter

1

Marriage year

1896

Registration month

-

MarriageFinder ™

John Forrest married one of these people

Margaret Jane Snape, Esther Rawlinson

District

Blackburn

District number

-

County

Lancashire

Country

England

Volume

8E

Volume as transcribed

8E

Page number

459

5 - UK 1901 Census - 31st March 1901
Citation image

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

Firth Forrest Head Married Male 46 1855 Spinner Cotton Mill Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Lettice Forrest Wife Married Female 47 1854 Living On Own Means Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Harriett Forrest Daughter Single Female 17 1884 Cardroom Hand Cotton Mill Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Nancy Forrest Daughter Single Female 15 1886 Cardroom Hand Cotton Mill Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Archive reference RG13

Piece number 3914

Folio 96

Page 23

Record set 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census

6 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

First name(s)

Harriet

Last name

Forrest

Marriage quarter

2

Marriage year

1902

Registration month

-

MarriageFinder ™

Harriet Forrest married one of these people

Thomas Park, Richard Walmsley

District

Blackburn

District number

-

County

Lancashire

Country

England

Volume

8E

Volume as transcribed

8E

Page number

764

7 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index 1837-1915

First name(s)

Thomas

Last name

Park

Gender

Male

Birth day

-

Birth month

-

Birth year

1879

Age

24

Death quarter

2

Death year

1903

District

Blackburn

County

Lancashire

Volume

8E

Page

274

8 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

William Henry Blakley

Nancy Forrest

Jul-Aug-Sep

1905

8E 267

9 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

First name(s)

Adam

Last name

Greenwood

Marriage quarter

3

Marriage year

1910

Registration month

-

MarriageFinder ™

Adam Greenwood married one of these people

Mary Brierley, Harriet Parke

District

Blackburn

District number

-

County

Lancashire

Country

England

Volume

8E

Volume as transcribed

8E

Page number

785

10 - UK 1911 Census - 2 April 1911
Citation image

13 Smithie St Blackburn Lancashire, Blackburn, Lancashire, England

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Sex

Age

Birth year

Occupation

Birth place

Adam

Greenwood

Head

Married

Male

31

1880

Flagger O Slater

Lancs Blackburn

Harriet

Greenwood

Wife

-

Female

27

1884

-

Lancs Blackburn

Series

RG14

Piece number

25096

Schedule

201

11 - Christ Church Blackburn

Event Date: 27 Jun 1919

Parish: Blackburn, Christ Church, Lancashire, England

Name: Firth Forrest 21 Bachelor of 2 Rose Street

Spouse: Mary Ann Yates 21 Spinster of 40 Patterson St

Father: John Forrest (deceased) - Weaver

Spouse Father: Robert Yates - Spinner

Witnessed by: Edward Davies and Esther Davies

12 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

Lettice

Last name

Forrest

Gender

Female

Birth day

-

Birth month

-

Birth year

1854

Age

74

Death quarter

1

Death year

1928

District

Blackburn

County

Lancashire

Volume

8E

Page

492

13 - 1939 England and Wales Register - 29th September 1939
Citation image

First name(s)

Last name(s)

DOB

Sex

Occupation

Marital status

Schedule

Schedule Sub Number |

Adam

Greenwood

01 Jan 1880

Male

Flagger & Plater

Married

228

1

Harriet

Greenwood

12 Feb 1884

Female

Fly Frame Rover Spinning

Married

228

2

Thomas

Norse

16 Dec 1906

Male

Building Contractor

Married

228

3

Harriet

Norse

22 Jul 1906

Female

Fly Frame Rover Spinning

Married

228

4

The record for this person is officially closed.

The record for this person is officially closed.

Adam

Norse

12 Mar 1935

Male

At School

Single

228

7

Ref: RG101/4218A/016/13 Letter Code: NBAF

14 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

Harriet

Last name

Greenwood

Gender

Female

Birth day

-

Birth month

-

Birth year

1884

Age

67

Death quarter

4

Death year

1951

District

Blackburn

County

Lancashire

Volume

10B

Page

312

15 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

Adam

Last name

Greenwood

Gender

Male

Birth day

-

Birth month

-

Birth year

1880

Age

79

Death quarter

4

Death year

1959

District

Blackburn

County

Lancashire

Volume

10B

Page

325

16 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

Nancy

Last name

Blakeley

Gender

Female

Birth day

18

Birth month

5

Birth year

1885

Age

-

Death quarter

4

Death year

1973

District

Burnley

County

Lancashire

Volume

10B

Page

2025

17 - England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019

BLACKELEY, Nancy of 8 Lowerhouse La Burnley Lancs died

7 December 1973 Probate Leeds 20 December £2711

731307859C