The baptism of James Forsyth, third son of James and Helen, is recorded in the Penicuik, Midlothian registers as the 20 /29th of March, 1811. He had been born on March 15th in Lasswade, Midlothian, the information provided in the baptismal register.
James Forsyth's marriage to Jane Fraser, daughter of William, was declared at St. Cuthbert's in Edinburgh on August 29th, 1835 and January 11, 1836. Their first child, Sarah, was born in Linlithgow, West Lothian on April 2nd, 1837 and their second daughter, Helen, was born Septemer 8, 1839 in St. Cuthbert's. In the 1841 census they are in Edinburgh with just their daughter Helen, and James' occupation is Maltster Journeyman.
Census of Scotland - 1841
Place: St. Cuthbert's- Midlothian, District 14
Address: 1 Bedford Street
Forsyth, James, 30, Malster Journeyman, b. Midlothian
Forsyth, Jane, 30, b. Outside Census District
Forsyth, Helen, 1, b. Midlotian
Ross, John 25, Blacksmith Journeyman, b. Outside Census District
Ross, Andrew, 20, Blacksmith Journeyman, b. Outside Census County
Munro, Wiliam, 20, Agricultural Labourer, b. Outside Census District
Census of Scotland - 1851
Place: Canongate, Midlothian, District 18
Address: 129 Canongate, 1 Panmure Close
Forsyth, James, Head, 44, Grinder of Cutlery, b. Midlothian, Lasswade
Forsyth, Jane, 45, b. Midlothian, St. Cuthbert's
Forsyth, Helen, 11, scholar, b. Midlothian, St. Cuthbert's
Census of Scotland - 1861
South Leith, 26 Leith Walk (Close to Edinburgh)
James Forsyth, Head, iron grinder - journeyman, b. ML, Lasswade
Jane Forsyth, 53, b. Perthshire, Janterwick (sp?)
James Forsyth, adopted, 8, scholar, b. ML, South Leith
Death Certificate: James Forsyth, ______grinder, of 26 Leith Walk, St. Andrew's Parish, Edinburgh, 58 years of age, married to Jane Fraser, son of James Forsyth, shepherd of Dirleton (dec.) and Helen Scott (dec.) Bronchitis 14 days
Census of Scotland - 1871
Edinburgh, St. Cuthbert's Parish
Jane Forsyth, mother-in-law, 72 (?), born Perthshire
James Forsyth, boarder, engine fitter, born South Leith, Edinburgh
Steven Tait, 29, gilder, born Edinburgh
Helen Tait, 31, b. Edinburgh
Mary Tait, 8, born Edinburgh
James Tait, 5, born Edinburgh
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