Basic Biographical Details

Name: John Forrest
Designation:  
Born: c. 1865
Died:  
Bio Notes: John Forrest was born about 1865 in Huntly, the son of George Forrest, house carpenter and music teacher. His mother had died before he was seven, though his father remarried in the early 1870s. By 1881 he was an architect's apprentice. During the 1880s he emigrated to Australia where he met and married Mary Comf of South Melbourne. They returned to Scotland at some point before 1901. He worked in independent practice in Forres in the final years of the nineteenth century. No further details are yet known.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 324, Bullet Loan, Forres, Morayshire, ScotlandPrivate1871 Family home
Item 2 of 3High Street, Forres, Morayshire, ScotlandPrivate/business1899 as Building News 6 Jan 1899
Item 3 of 32, Cumming Street, Forres, Morayshire, ScotlandPrivate1901  

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 91895LangcotKinloss MorayshireScotland 
Item 2 of 91896Clunyhill HydropathicForres MorayshireScotlandAdditions
Item 3 of 91896Four semi-detached villasForres MorayshireScotland 
Item 4 of 91896Post office and telegraph officeForres MorayshireScotland 
Item 5 of 91896Royal Station HotelForres MorayshireScotlandExtensive alterations and additions
Item 6 of 91898Two semi-detached villasForres MorayshireScotland 
Item 7 of 91899Mechanics InstituteForres MorayshireScotlandRefronted and alterations
Item 8 of 91899Two semi-detached villas, Sanquhar Road Forres  Scotland 
Item 9 of 91900Nelson's Tower, Cluny HillForres MorayshireScotlandRestoration

References

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1Census records onlineCensuses