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Forrest Family of Thornhill House, Stillorgan.
James Quin Forrest the eldest son of James Forrest of Roebuck House (now the site of Roebuck Court)
married Edith Green fourth daughter of Edward Unsworth Green a Wine Merchant and Sarah Parker
of Worcester, England.
James was educated at King Williams College on the Isle of Man until 1837 and was a member of the
RDS from 1877. The Forrests were Silk Merchants with premises at 100/1 Grafton Street in Dublin
supplying ‘Fancy Tulle and Tarleton Dresses, Sylphide Wreaths and Head-dresses’ for the Lord
Mayor’s Ball which was revived in 1861 held in the Mansion House for the visit to Dublin of the Prince
of Wales.
James Quin Forrest JP married 13.02.1851 Edith Green
born 24.05.1822 Claines, Worcester born circa 18.04.1828
died 29.05.1905 died 08.05.1916
1 Edith Forrest eldest daughter born 12.12.1851 at 55 Leinster Road, Rathmines married
Herbert Cook of Matlaske Hall 2nd son of late John Cook of Thwaite Hall, Norfolk on
01.06.1876 at St Philips’ Church, Milltown.
2 Ada Unsworth Forrest born circa 1856 married Arthur George FitzRoy Day son of Henry
James Day on 24.02.1906 at St Brigids, Stillorgan.
3 Jessie Margaret Forrest born circa 1857 married Joshua Carroll Manly son of Thomas Manly
and Mary Anne Carroll circa Dec 1882
4 James Forrest eldest son born 29.05.1859 Lt Col CM.G O.B.E. of the Lincolnshire Regiment
who died 28.11.1939.
5 Miriam Unsworth Forrest married Samuel Josiah Barton MD on 28.05.1874 at the Old
Church, St Pancras, London.
6 George Howard Forrest infant son born 26.09.1868 died 17.01.1869.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - April 2017
James Quin Forrest the eldest son of James Forrest of Roebuck House (now the site of Roebuck Court)
married Edith Green fourth daughter of Edward Unsworth Green a Wine Merchant and Sarah Parker
of Worcester, England.
James was educated at King Williams College on the Isle of Man until 1837 and was a member of the
RDS from 1877. The Forrests were Silk Merchants with premises at 100/1 Grafton Street in Dublin
supplying ‘Fancy Tulle and Tarleton Dresses, Sylphide Wreaths and Head-dresses’ for the Lord
Mayor’s Ball which was revived in 1861 held in the Mansion House for the visit to Dublin of the Prince
of Wales.
James Quin Forrest JP married 13.02.1851 Edith Green
born 24.05.1822 Claines, Worcester born circa 18.04.1828
died 29.05.1905 died 08.05.1916
1 Edith Forrest eldest daughter born 12.12.1851 at 55 Leinster Road, Rathmines married
Herbert Cook of Matlaske Hall 2nd son of late John Cook of Thwaite Hall, Norfolk on
01.06.1876 at St Philips’ Church, Milltown.
2 Ada Unsworth Forrest born circa 1856 married Arthur George FitzRoy Day son of Henry
James Day on 24.02.1906 at St Brigids, Stillorgan.
3 Jessie Margaret Forrest born circa 1857 married Joshua Carroll Manly son of Thomas Manly
and Mary Anne Carroll circa Dec 1882
4 James Forrest eldest son born 29.05.1859 Lt Col CM.G O.B.E. of the Lincolnshire Regiment
who died 28.11.1939.
5 Miriam Unsworth Forrest married Samuel Josiah Barton MD on 28.05.1874 at the Old
Church, St Pancras, London.
6 George Howard Forrest infant son born 26.09.1868 died 17.01.1869.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - April 2017