Bartholomew Map showing south-eastern Scotland. Click on map to enlarge.Distance from Edinburgh
Selkirk 31 miles, Penicuik 10 miles
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Named after a Wm Forsyth (1737-1804)
Instaurator Ruinae - Restorer of Ruins
1833 - 1920
1835 - 1908
1840 - 1935
Most information on this blog has been taken from well-known genealogy websites and is public knowledge. However, many hours of searching, assembling, and typing have gone into preparing it in this format. If you 'copy and paste' sections to your own research, please acknowledge my blog.
The photos have been shared by family members. Please acknowledge the website as the source, as I do not put names of living people on the blog.
Thank You
Forsythia
Named after a Wm Forsyth (1737-1804)
FORSYTH Tartan
FORSYTH CREST (a green griffin)
Instaurator Ruinae - Restorer of Ruins
Charles Forsyth of Weston, Ontario
1833 - 1920
John Forsyth, Jr. of Muskoka, Ontario
1835 - 1908
Mary Dales Forsyth
1840 - 1935
INTRODUCTION
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This blog is dedicated to compiling information about the ancestors and descendants of John Forsyth who was born in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland in 1835. He came to Canada about 1855 (perhaps with his brother, Charles) and appears in the 1861 Census in King Township, York County.
There is a John Forsyth in St. Andrew's Ward in Toronto in 1853 city records. He is a teamster, but no age is given; therefore, it is impossible to confirm that this is our ancestor.
By the mid 1860s, our John Forsyth had married and taken his young family to the wilderness of Macaulay Township in Muskoka where he was employed in road building for several years.
His parents, John and Charlotte Forsyth, sister Alison, and youngest brother, Robert, immigrated to Canada after 1861, as they are in the Scottish census for that year. In the 1901 Census, Robert gives his immigration date as 1863. Alison married in Muskoka about 1865 and lived close to her parents and brother John. The other brothers, Charles and Robert, lived in the Toronto area. It is thought that some of Charles' descendants moved to the American Mid-West.
Thanks to JP in Ontario and CF in Alberta for sharing photos.
Scroll to the bottom for titles of previous posts.
This blog is dedicated to compiling information about the ancestors and descendants of John Forsyth who was born in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland in 1835. He came to Canada about 1855 (perhaps with his brother, Charles) and appears in the 1861 Census in King Township, York County.
There is a John Forsyth in St. Andrew's Ward in Toronto in 1853 city records. He is a teamster, but no age is given; therefore, it is impossible to confirm that this is our ancestor.
By the mid 1860s, our John Forsyth had married and taken his young family to the wilderness of Macaulay Township in Muskoka where he was employed in road building for several years.
His parents, John and Charlotte Forsyth, sister Alison, and youngest brother, Robert, immigrated to Canada after 1861, as they are in the Scottish census for that year. In the 1901 Census, Robert gives his immigration date as 1863. Alison married in Muskoka about 1865 and lived close to her parents and brother John. The other brothers, Charles and Robert, lived in the Toronto area. It is thought that some of Charles' descendants moved to the American Mid-West.
Thanks to JP in Ontario and CF in Alberta for sharing photos.
Family of James Forsyth d. 1842 & Helen Scott of Yarrow, Selkirk d. 1860
Christian Forsyth 1801-1881
b. Penicuik, Mid-Lothian
M. 1825, Dirleton
= Francis Hewat, Blacksmith
of Nisbet Loanhead, East Lothian
Buried: Pentcaitland Churchyard
(Monument exists)
Marion Forsyth 1804-1877
b. West Linton, Peebleshire
M. 1821, Edinburgh
= John Cochrane, Dyer
of Haddington, East Lothian
Buried: Haddington Churchyard
(Monument exists)
John Forsyth 1806-1884
b. Penicuik, Mid-Lothian
M. 1828, Dirleton
= Charlotte Cockburn
of Dirleton and Dunbar, East Lothian
Both buried Falkenburg, Ontario,
Canada (Monument exists)
Robert Forsyth 1808-1900
b. Farleyhope, (West) Linton, Peebleshire
Bap. Penicuik, Mid-Lothian
Baker ?
=
James Forsyth 1811-1890
b. Lasswade, Mid-Lothian
Bap. Penicuik, Mid-Lothian
M. 29 Aug 1835 / 11 Jan 1836 Edinburgh
= Jane Fraser, dau of Wm
Lived South Leith (Edinburgh)
Helen Forsyth, abt 1814
b. Dirleton, East-Lothian
M. 1846, Aberlady, E.L.
=Peter Wallace, Labourer
Lived Gladsmuir, E.L.
Thomas Scott Forsyth 1818 -
b. Dirleton, East Lothian
Railway Guard-Berwick to Edinburgh
=Ann (Cameron of Canongate, Edinburgh)
=Margaret
Died 1872 Probably buried Berwick on Tweed
Janet Scott Forsyth 1822 - 1901
b. Dirleton, East Lothian
= Charles Thorpe Bovis, Shoemaker
1865 in Sydney, NSW, Australia
Both died Woollahra, Sydney \
b. Penicuik, Mid-Lothian
M. 1825, Dirleton
= Francis Hewat, Blacksmith
of Nisbet Loanhead, East Lothian
Buried: Pentcaitland Churchyard
(Monument exists)
Marion Forsyth 1804-1877
b. West Linton, Peebleshire
M. 1821, Edinburgh
= John Cochrane, Dyer
of Haddington, East Lothian
Buried: Haddington Churchyard
(Monument exists)
John Forsyth 1806-1884
b. Penicuik, Mid-Lothian
M. 1828, Dirleton
= Charlotte Cockburn
of Dirleton and Dunbar, East Lothian
Both buried Falkenburg, Ontario,
Canada (Monument exists)
Robert Forsyth 1808-1900
b. Farleyhope, (West) Linton, Peebleshire
Bap. Penicuik, Mid-Lothian
Baker ?
=
James Forsyth 1811-1890
b. Lasswade, Mid-Lothian
Bap. Penicuik, Mid-Lothian
M. 29 Aug 1835 / 11 Jan 1836 Edinburgh
= Jane Fraser, dau of Wm
Lived South Leith (Edinburgh)
Helen Forsyth, abt 1814
b. Dirleton, East-Lothian
M. 1846, Aberlady, E.L.
=Peter Wallace, Labourer
Lived Gladsmuir, E.L.
Thomas Scott Forsyth 1818 -
b. Dirleton, East Lothian
Railway Guard-Berwick to Edinburgh
=Ann (Cameron of Canongate, Edinburgh)
=Margaret
Died 1872 Probably buried Berwick on Tweed
Janet Scott Forsyth 1822 - 1901
b. Dirleton, East Lothian
= Charles Thorpe Bovis, Shoemaker
1865 in Sydney, NSW, Australia
Both died Woollahra, Sydney \
Parents of Charlotte Cockburn
Charles Cockburn, Tailor of Dirleton
Born: November 6, 1754 (Family Records)
Oct 1, 1755, Edinburgh Parish (IGI)
Buried: Aug 19, 1838 (Dirleton Session Records)
son of Andrew Cockburn & Alison Sherriff
Alison Morton
Born: Feb 24, 1753 (Family Records)
Feb 13, 1752 Athelstane, East Lothian (IGI)
Buried: Feb 5, 1837 (Dirleton Session Records)
daughter of John Morton & Agness Brokkie
Baptisms of Children appear in Dirleton
between 1781-1797
Born: November 6, 1754 (Family Records)
Oct 1, 1755, Edinburgh Parish (IGI)
Buried: Aug 19, 1838 (Dirleton Session Records)
son of Andrew Cockburn & Alison Sherriff
Alison Morton
Born: Feb 24, 1753 (Family Records)
Feb 13, 1752 Athelstane, East Lothian (IGI)
Buried: Feb 5, 1837 (Dirleton Session Records)
daughter of John Morton & Agness Brokkie
Baptisms of Children appear in Dirleton
between 1781-1797
Family of John Forsyth d. 1884 & Charlotte Cockburn d. 1881
Alison Forsyth 1830-1905
=James McNee m. 1865
Farmers, lived north of old Falkenburg
James Forsyth b/d 1831
Charles Forsyth 1833-1923
=Margaret Piritte
Millwright, lived in Weston
John Forsyth 1835-1908
=Mary Dales
Farmer, lived in Macaulay Twp
Robert Forsyth (1837-1912)
=Jane Varner, Nov, 1866
Tailor, lived in Hamilton area
=James McNee m. 1865
Farmers, lived north of old Falkenburg
James Forsyth b/d 1831
Charles Forsyth 1833-1923
=Margaret Piritte
Millwright, lived in Weston
John Forsyth 1835-1908
=Mary Dales
Farmer, lived in Macaulay Twp
Robert Forsyth (1837-1912)
=Jane Varner, Nov, 1866
Tailor, lived in Hamilton area
Labels
- 1871 Census Heads - Ontario (1)
- 1872 Simcoe Gazetteer (1)
- Alex and Charlotte (Forsyth) Stevenson (3)
- Arch. and Diana (Forsyth) Crandall (1)
- Charles and Alison (Morton) Cockburn (3)
- Chas and Eliz (Nixen) Forsyth (3)
- Chas and Margaret (Piritte) Forsyth (15)
- East Lothian (4)
- Family Trees (3)
- Forsyth Land Documents (2)
- Francis and Christian (Forsyth) Hewat (3)
- George and Jessie (Forsyth) Peacock (3)
- George Forsyth 1881-1905 (2)
- Henry and Mary (Forsyth) Mortimer (2)
- James (Jane Fraser) Forsyth (1)
- James and Alison (Forsyth) McNee (3)
- James and Emma (Scott) Forsyth (2)
- James and Helen (Scott) Forsyth (23)
- Janet "Jessie" Forsyth Bovis (4)
- John and Charlotte (Cockburn) Forsyth (9)
- John and Euphemia (Chalmers) Forsyth (2)
- John and Isabella (Sinclair) Forsyth (1)
- John and Jane (Hunter) Forsyth (2)
- John and Marion (Forsyth) Cochrane (3)
- John and Mary (Dales) Forsyth (11)
- Macaulay Township (3)
- Map Scotland (2)
- Ontario (1)
- origin of Forsyth surname (1)
- Parkersville (1)
- Penicuik Mid-Lothian (2)
- Peter and Helen (Forsyth) Wallace (1)
- Robert and Jane (Varner) Forsyth (1)
- Robert and Sarah (James) Forsyth (2)
- Robt and Sarah (Forsyth) Montgomery (2)
- Thomas (1Cameron) Forsyth (1)
- Thos and Belle (Forsyth) Jewell (1)
- Thos and Emma (Forsyth) Peacock (4)
- Walter and Agnes (Ferguson) Forsyth (1)
- William and Dianah (Hotham) Dales (2)
- William and Mary Ann (Bassett) Forsyth (2)
- Wm and Eliz (Jackson) Forsyth (4)
- Wm and Elizabeth (Forsyth) James (1)
Dear Ancestor
Your tombstone stands
Among the rest
Neglected and alone
The name and date are chiselled out
On polished marble stone
It reaches out to all who care
It is too late to mourn
You did not know that I exist
You died and I was born
Yet each of us are cells of you
In flesh and blood and bone
Our blood contracts and beats a pulse
Entirely not our own
Dear Ancestor..the place you filled
One hundred years ago
Spreads out among the ones you left
Who would have loved you so
I wonder if you lived and loved
I wonder if you knew
That someday I would find this spot
And come to visit you.
Author Unknown
Your tombstone stands
Among the rest
Neglected and alone
The name and date are chiselled out
On polished marble stone
It reaches out to all who care
It is too late to mourn
You did not know that I exist
You died and I was born
Yet each of us are cells of you
In flesh and blood and bone
Our blood contracts and beats a pulse
Entirely not our own
Dear Ancestor..the place you filled
One hundred years ago
Spreads out among the ones you left
Who would have loved you so
I wonder if you lived and loved
I wonder if you knew
That someday I would find this spot
And come to visit you.
Author Unknown
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