FORGET
Geneve/Liverpool/Buenos Aires

Pierre Forget, seigneur de Fresnes (1544 - 1610) 
Secrétaire d'État sous les regnes d'Henri III et IV, ambassadeur en Espagne et intendant général des Bâtiments de la Couronne 1565, Conseiller du bureau des finances, Commissaire en Provence. Il redigea l'Edit de Nantes et accompagna le Roi en Savoie lors de l'echange du Marquisat de Saluces.
Musee du Louvre
François CLOUET (atelier de)
Tours, vers 1505/1510 - Paris, 1572

Forget family from Geneva - Liverpool - Buenos Aires

Sunnyside, Princes Park, Liverpool, is a three-storey curving terrace, consisting of four pairs of semi-detached Victorian villas. All the details are particularly good with particular reference to the Tuscan style porches and the windows with their Gothic style geometric glazing bars.

CHARLES Isaac FORGET son of Jean-Pierre, from Geneva and Abrahamine Melly, a patrician family from Geneva, a cotton dealer in Liverpool, mentionned as a banker in the family, Swiss Consul in Liverpool 1863 , born 26 may 1823, Geneva, Switzerland, died in november 1876 Geneva, married on 27 august 1856 in Geneva to LOUISA Frédérique BOURGEOIS born 1830 in Switzerland, daughter of Gustave Henri Charles and grand-daughter of David Francois Frederic from a noble family of Giez, Grandson, Yverdon, Switzerland, died in Liverpool, 8th of november 1914.
Behind Charles is;
- Marguerite Cecile born 20 october 1858, Liverpool, Lancashire, (married 2 juni 1885 Charles Verney LACE from Liverpool and West Derby, son of Joshua-Verney and Theodosia-Fanny Walker), to her right is;
- Emma Catherine born 3 september 1857, Liverpool Lancashire (married 14 february 1878 Athur Benson RATHBONE from Liverpool, son of Benson and Sophie Greg), sitting on Louisa's chair is;
- Adele Emilie born 20 october 1866, Garston Lancashire (married 1890 Edwin Henry TOPHAM, son of Dr John and Emma Harriet Ward), sitting on Louisa's lap is;
- Blanche born 22 september 1871, Liverpool Lancashire (married 1897 Harold Jack ASHBY). The Ashbys had 4 children: Rupert, Cyril (Tim), Margot and Iris (Christopher's mother). Her daughter Iris married Robert Mason 1924. They had two boys: Anthony 1925 and Christopher 1928. Anthony married Corinne Derrick 1950 whose children were: Timothy 1952, Melinda 1954, Jonathan 1964. Christopher married Joanna Carrington 1966 whose children were: Sophie 1960, Joanna's daughter adopted by Christopher 1966.

Charles's son were;
- Alfred Edward born 24 december 1860, Liverpool, Lancashire, died 22 of january 1931 Buenos Aires, (married 22 november 1882 Agnes Prange, daughter of Antoine from Breme, Germany and Helene Langhoff), is missing on the photograph, he emigrated to Argentina and had descendants.
- Charles Edmond born 21 july 1863, Liverpool, Lancashire, died 5 october 1864.

Marguerite Forget
Adela Jaccard (? unknown)

Marguerite Forget (Lace)

NOTES

- George Melly Correspondence, 1844-94

FILE - Vol. 1. - ref. 920 MEL/1 - date: 1844-1854

Contents
Nos. 1-139
Nos. 920 MEL/1-14 Personal letters from sister Louisa, from Liverpool, from Glenconway, Riversley, Putney and School. Mostly domestic topics.
920 MEL/15-38 Personal letters from brother Charles from Liverpool, Rugby, London, Amiens, Paris, Beaulieu, Bâle, Zurich, and Munich.
Some topics mentioned:
Charles' marriage to Louise Forget and honeymoon on the Continent.
Advice on investments and business.
G. Melly's sojourn in N. Wales, August 1852.
Sailing of 'Great Britain' from Liverpool.
One long letter from Rugby outlining C.P.M.'s religious struggles and convictions.
Letter from Louise Forget.
920 MEL/39-99 Personal Letters from E. Melly (Mother) to G.M. at school. (Mostly domestic matters).
920 MEL/100-131 Letters from A. Melly (Father) mostly concerning school life and future career.
920 MEL/132-136 Letters from the Forget family from Geneva and Liverpool, and particularly from C.H. Forget.
920 MEL/137-139 Letters concerning 1851 Trip to Egypt and death of A. Melly. (E.g. from W. Rathbone).
- 1841 UK census Charles Forget
CHARLES FORGET 15 Altrincham & Macclesfield
1851 UK census Charles Forget
CHARLES FORGET 27 West Derby, West Derby
1871 UK census Louisa Forget
LOUISA FORGET 48 Chertsey, Walton
- Jean Pierre FORGET married Catherine Abrahamine MELLY born mar. 3 1801, died 1854;
Fanny Andrienne Forget may 24 1822
Charles Isaac Forget born may 26 1823 died novembre 1876 married Louisa BOURGEOIS
Louise Forget born september 13 1825 died 1899 married Charles P. MELLY
Henriette Aline Forget july 19 1829
Ferdinand Forget born july 7 1835 married Adele CRAMER
- Isaac Forget ne a Geneve le 5 fevrier 1749, mort le 20 octobre 1816, apprenti chez Jacques Avril, fut recu maitre orfevre le 27 decembre 1785, ayant presente pour chef-d'oeuvre un jonc d'une tresse au milieu d'or, se demontant en trois. Admis a la bourgeoisie gratis, comme natif, le 15 fevrier 1790, il fit partie du Conseil legislatif en 1796. Maitre graveur.
Covelle Livre des bourgeois page 463
- Une depeche de Berne nous aprend que, dans sa seance d'hier, le Conseil federal a nomme consul a Liverpool, en remplacement de M. Zwilchenbart, de Bale, que l'age a contrait de donner sa demission, M. Charles FORGET, de Geneve, fils de l'honorable M. J.-P. Forget, ancien conservateur des hypotheques de notre canton.
Nous croyons que ce choix sera d'autant mieux accueilli par la colonie Suisse de Liverpool que, si nous sommes bien informes, elle avait, a peu pres a l'unanimite, sollicite du Conseil federal la nomination de notre concitoyen.
Journal de Geneve 2 mai 1863
- Notre ville vient encore de perdre un citoyen qui, bien que retire depuis longtemps des affaires publiques, avait occupe dans notre patrie un rang tres honorable. M. Pierre FORGET, apres avoir figure avec distinction dans notre barreau, a rempli pendant longtemps les fonctions delicates de conservateur des hypotheques. Il a ete aussi un des membres les plus actifs du Conseil Representatif et du Grand Conseil, cree par la Constitution de 1842, qui l'avait appele a l'honneur de le presider. Ses connaissances juridiques rendaien son concours tres precieux aux legislatures dont il fit partie.
Jean Pierre Forget avocat decede 11 mai 1863
Le Fort 18 Bibliotheque de Geneve
-signature Forget a cote de celle d'Henry IV relatif a son abjuration 27 decembre 1593
Geneve BPU MS suppl. 470
- Charles Forget (3721) 6 lettres 68-79 chercher 5.3.2001
Geneve BPU
- Alice Forget lettre signe a Mme Jean Martin 4 decembre 1954 Geneve
ma soeur informe notre cousine Blanche Duval-Dunant et nos freres Georges et Edouard sur la parution d'un livre DUVAL.
signe Alice FORGET-DUNANT
BPU Geneve
- Fanny Forget lettre signe a Arthur CHENEVIERE 1871
"de serrer dans mon coeur le souvenir d'un accueil gracieux et affectueux qui nous attendait toujours aupres de Monsieur Cheneviere, je ne l'oublierai jamais..."
BPU MS FR 5868/2b F 19-20
- Pierre Forget Seigneur de Fresnes
Dictionnaire de Biographie et d'Histoire Paris 1857 BPU salle Senebier

MELLY - RAHTBONE

Sunny Side Princes Park map Liverpool
Sunny Side Princes Park aerial view Liverpool
chateau Banquet Geneve
Charles FORGET-BOURGEOIS 1823-1876
ADELE Emelie TOPHAM-FORGET 1866-1959
EMMA Catherine RATHBONE-FORGET 1857-1933
ALFRED Edward FORGET 1860-1931
CHARLES Anthony FORGET 1883-1921
WILLIAM Verney FORGET 1885-1931
ALBERT Verney FORGET 1919-1937
CYRIL Frederick FORGET 1892-1950
Hentsch, Forget & Cie courrier I & 2
Cimetiere du Petit-Saconnex Geneve
British Cemetery Chacarita Buenos Aires
Archives Queen Victoria College
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