Forrest, Walter Griffith
BORN: 22 December 1871, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales
DIED: 22 December 1945, Ealing, Middlesex, England
ACTIVE:
Cambrian Studio, 14 Market Street, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, 1891–1894*
Thomas Forrest & Sons, 14 Market Street, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, 1895–1901
Father: Thomas Forrest, Brother: Albert Owen Forrest
Clerk (1911–1921)
*Uncertain when Thomas Forrest began referring to his studio as Thomas Forrest & Sons.
The first reference I found to the new name was in 1895. As seen in the portraits below, the name "Cambrian Studio" was also retained.
Walter was first listed as an assistant in the studio in 1891.
WL0003 – Unknown Young Man, CDV, Thomas Forrest & Sons (Albert Owen Forrest & Walter Griffith Forrest), Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, c1895–1901
WL0004 – Unknown Woman, CDV, Thomas Forrest & Sons (Albert Owen Forrest & Walter Griffith Forrest), Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, c1895–1901
Pontypridd Observer, Saturday, July 10, 1897, p. 1
Middlesex County Times and West Middlesex Gazette, Ealing Edition, Saturday, December 29, 1945, p. 2