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Robert Smith Forrest
ALSO
RS & W Forrest
William Forrest
Forest [in one directory]
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RS&W
Forrest
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RS&W
Forrest was a partnership between Robert Smith Forrest and William Forrest,
until 1905 when the two photographers began to work from separate studios.
Here is a cabinet print from RS&W Forrest's 'Brandon Studio' at Brandon
Terrace, Canonmills, Edinburgh. The studio operated from 1890 until 1905,
just about the end of the era of cabinet prints.
The cabinet print below includes Scottish highland dress. The back of
the card is plain white.
©
Reproduced with acknowledgement to the
Scottish Genealogy Society
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Question
The photo above is
from an album that has been donated to the Scottish Genealogy
Society. The
inscription on the front of the album reads 'AG Fraser,
Edinburgh, 1889'.
Most of the photos
in the album are from studios in Edinburgh. A few are from
studios in Musselburgh, Leven, Walthamstow and Forfar &
Kirriemuir.
Here are more photos
from the same album.
Do you have any
idea which family this album might have belonged to? If so,
please e-mail me, then I'll pass your message on to the Scottish
Genealogy Society.
Thank you.
- Peter Stubbs: January
14, 2007.
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William
Forrest described himself as Photographer
and Enlarger.
Here
is one of the post cards that he produced form his studio at Brandon
Terrace, Edinburgh.
Post
Card
©
Copyright:
For
permission to reproduce,
please contact peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk
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Robert
Smith Forrest
(26 March 1871 - 9 February 1943) |
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Occupations
Robert
Smith Forrest for three years from 1906-08 described himself in the Edinburgh
trade directories as Photo
Artist and Photographer.
Then
until
1942 he described himself as Artist.
Throughout this period his
address was: Raeburn House, 32 York Place. A
plaque on the wall of 32 York Place, carved in stone, says:
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“In this house, built by him,
Sir Henry Raeburn painted
from 1798 to
1809”
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Thank you to Archie Foley,
Joppa, Edinburgh, who has been investigating the history of Robert Smith
Forrest, for providing the following details.
Archie wrote:
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Occupations
further details
Here is how Robert Smith Forrest's
occupation was described in different documents over the years:
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1891 |
Census
His brother
William is shown as Photographer App. [employed]. |
Photographic
Artist (Employed) |
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1897 |
Marriage
Certificate
His wife
Edith Isabella MacRitchie is similarly described. |
Photo.
Artist |
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1898 |
Birth
Certificate, daughter |
Photo Artist |
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1901 |
Census
Living at 5
Park Place, Trinity |
Photographer
(Employer) |
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1901 |
Birth
Certificate, son |
Photo Artist |
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1903 |
Birth
Certificate, son (2) |
Photographer |
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1928 |
Death
Certificate, wife
Registered
by son 2 |
Artist,
Portrait |
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1930
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Marriage.
Certificate, son (2) |
Artist |
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1943 |
Death
Certificate, own
Registered
by son2 |
Artist |
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1972
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Death Cert,
son(2) |
Photographer |
Archie Foley, Joppa,
Edinburgh, March 29, 2006 |
Archie also wrote:
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Descendants
The person who commissioned this
research is the husband of Robert Smith Forrest's granddaughter.
He said
that Forrest had worked for the Royal Family at Holyrood and became
a painter. He thought that Robert Scott Forrest was an RSA but
I have not been able to check this.
His
wife's father (RSF's son) had an antique shop in the Royal Mile and
the basement had hundreds of plates and equipment that had belonged
to Forrest.
Archie Foley, Joppa,
Edinburgh, April 15, 2006 |
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