Robert Scott Forsyth 1874-1962

ca 1915 - School picture from SS Macaulay No. 7 from Gary Denniss' book on Macaulay Township. Three children of Robert Forsyth are shown in this photo. (Click on photo to enlarge)

Robert Forsyth and Sarah Ann James

Rob Forsyth husband of Sarah Ann James) , Mary Forsyth Mortimer and William James (married to Lib Forsyth)

Robert Scott Forsyth was born in Macaulay Township in 1874. He was the fourth son of John and Mary Forsyth. He married Sarah Ann James, the daughter of William James and Eunice Bradford, on the 20th of April, 1898. Sarah was born in Lanark County, Ontario in 1872 and died in 1962. Robert died in 1962 and both are buried in the Stephenson Cemetery on the Port Sydney Road.

Note that in 1901, they lived on Lot 9 of Con XII of Macaulay Township. This might have been the land that John Sr. and Charlotte lived on.

1911 Census - Macaulay Township, Muskoka, Ontario
Forsyth, Robert, Head, Jul, 1874, 36
Forsyth, Sarah Ann, Wife, Nov, 1872, 38
Forsyth, Ann, F, Feb, 1899, 12 (Eunice)
Forsyth, Hilda, F, Feb, 1901, 10
Forsyth, Mabel, F, May, 1905, 6
Forsyth, Lloyd, M, May, 1907, 4
Forsyth, Olive, F, Jun, 1909, 1

1901 Census -Macaulay Township

p. 5 Line 7 - Lot 9, Concession 12, 150 Acres

Forsythe, Robert, b. 30 July 1876, 26, Scotch, Presbyterian

Forsythe, Sara A., b. 28 Nov 1872

Forsythe, Clara U., b. 27 Feb 1899 (Eunice)

Forsythe, Hilda, b. 7 Feb 1901

Note: Hilda married Peter E. Olsen who is buried at St. Thomas' Anglican Cemetery, Bracebridge.