George Wilson Forsey, Colonnade Studio, 213 Ashley Road, Upper Parkstone, Poole, Dorset

            Cabinet card photographic infant portrait for Mrs Spencer. Although G W Forsey's wife's maiden name was Spencer, her mother (Mrs Jane Celicia Spencer nee Stone, 1850-1915) lived in Bridport all her life.

George Wilson Forsey was born on 25th August, 1875, at Bradpole near Bridport in Dorset. His father, William Gibbs Forsey (1844-1921), a machine fitter, came from a long line of Bridport men, though his mother Matilda Louisa Forsey (nee Garner, 1843-1910) had come from Lowestoft thirty years before his birth. George was the middle child of three brothers, William, Charles and Samuel, and a sister Matilda; and he trained as a solicitor's clerk. However, he switched to photography in his early twenties, married Mary Alice Spencer at the age of 27 and in under a year (1903) had set up his studio at 213 (now 257) Ashley Road, Upper Parkstone. They lived over the commercial buildings and had two sons (James Wilson and Edgar Charles). During World War I, Forsey served in the Royal Flying Corps, remaining in the Royal Air Force until 1920. After the war he and his wife moved to 68 Alexandra Road, Parkstone, until after World War II. Following his retirement the couple returned to Bridport for the rest of their lives.

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Taken in: UK / England / Parkstone (show map)

Taken on: November 10, 2019

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