Goldworkers List (Section VII).
Born around 1802 in Perth, Scotland.
Family Search.org website records the christening in Perth of William son of David and Janet Forrester on 29th November 1801 which may be relevant.
There are entries in the Goldsmiths Hall records as a goldworker in 1825 from 54 Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell, in 1828 from 52 Red Lion Street (Grimwade p.327), in 1830 from 16 Arlington Street, in 1833 from 7 Amwell Street in 1834 and 1837 from Gerard Street, Soho.
Family Search.org records show William Forrester married Charlotte Ann Lister at St James, Westminster on 30th September 1837.
1841 UK Census for Marylebone Street, St James as a goldsmith. Also resident with the family was an apprentice and a silver engraver.
1851 UK Census for 32 Marylebone Street, St James Square as a jeweller.
Died 1853.
London Deaths & Burials Index for St James, St Pancras, Highgate Cemetery register dated 5th September 1853. Aged 51 years; last address Hobury Street, Chelsea.
FORRESTER, William (Grimwade p.384)
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Re: FORRESTER, William (Grimwade p.384)
William Forrester was the nephew of the Perth (Scotland) silversmith Robert Keay the Elder.
A series of letters from William Forrester to his uncle, dated 1825-1842, are held in the Perth and Kinross Archive Collection.
William is also likely to be the brother of Joseph Forrester who was transported to Van Diemans Land (Tasmania) in 1829, and later became one of Australia's finest silversmiths. See: http://www.925-1000.com/a_OB_Mathey1826.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.j ... 290115-205" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
A series of letters from William Forrester to his uncle, dated 1825-1842, are held in the Perth and Kinross Archive Collection.
William is also likely to be the brother of Joseph Forrester who was transported to Van Diemans Land (Tasmania) in 1829, and later became one of Australia's finest silversmiths. See: http://www.925-1000.com/a_OB_Mathey1826.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.j ... 290115-205" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;