Emma 'Forsyth' Stevenson

Emma 'Forsyth' Stevenson was the daughter of Alex Stevenson and Charlotte Forsyth.  Charlotte and Alex had three children before Charlotte's death.  Emma was the eldest and born before the young couple was married.  Perhaps because she had spent some time with her Forsyth grandparents before the marriage of Charlotte and Alex, or because he was from a large family of boys, Emma was raised by her Forsyth grandparents as a sister to Jessie (born 1885).  The two women married Peacock brothers.

                                                                                                                                                                             The photo shows Jessie, George and Emma Forsyth as teenagers.

Emma Clara 'Forsyth' Stevenson, Mrs. Thomas Peacock

1. This photo was taken from ancestry.com from the tree of a Mr. Smith 

Clara Emma Forsyth Peacock 1883-1949

Clara Emma Forsyth was born January 8th, 1883. She married Thomas Peacock on the 1st of June, 1904 . He was the son of John Peacock and Mary Ellen Oliver of Macaulay Township. Emma died July 28th, 1949 and is buried in St. Thomas' Anglican Cemetery in Bracebridge. It is located on District Rd #4 north of the town.

The monument reads:
Thomas Peacock, b. 1882 d. 1950
Clara (Forsyth) b. 1883 d. 1949


1911 Census - Monck Twp., Muskoka
Con. A lot 15 – This is the same lot and concession as William Brown and Robert Peaock’s land. William Brown was married to Catherine Peacock. Robert was Catherine's brother. Perhaps John Peacock, the brother of Catherine, bought Wm Brown Sr.'s land after he was widowed. Or he bought Robert Peacock's land after the death of Robert in 1899. The Thomas below is the 4th son of John Peacock and Mary Ellen Oliver. )

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Peacock Thomas, Head, Sep, 1882, 28
Peacock Clara E., Wife, Jan, 1883, 28
Peacock Gladys M., F, Feb, 1906, 5
Peacock Elissa A. (Alma) F, Feb, 1908, 3
Peacock Aleen O. (Orma) F,b. Aug, 1910, 9/12

Marriage: Earle Clyde BARNES, 22, mechanic, Bracebridge, Bala, s/o Charles BARNES (b. London England) & Anna Katherine GILBERT, married Gladys May PEACOCK, 18, clerk, Falkenburg Monck Tp., Bracebridge, d/o Thomas PEACOCK (b. Muskoka) & Clara Emma FORSYTH, witn: Thomas PEACOCK & Douglas FRASER both of Bracebridge on Feb. 4, 1925 at Bracebridge

Charlotte Ann Forsyth Stevenson 1863-1886

Charlotte Ann Forsyth was born in King Township in 1863. On May 6th, 1884, she married Alexander Stevenson who was born in Ottawa about 1860, the son of John and Maria Stevenson. According to her father's obituary in 1908, 'Lottie' died about 1888. However, in checking for her death certificate, I have found the following:

Charlot(te) Ann Stevenson
Died- 16th June 1886
Female - 23 years, 7 months
Born- Ontario
Presbyterian
Cause of death - Inflammation 9 days
Dr. Bridgeland
Residence of deceased - Lot 14 Concession 6
Macaulay Township, Muskoka, Ontario - Registrar - Wm Gohm
Date of registration - June 18, 1886

She is buried in the Falkenburg Union Cemetery.

Charlotte's husband remarried seven years after her death on the 2nd of August, 1893.

-Alexander Stevenson, b. Renfrew County, age 33, son of John and Maria Stevenson.
-Married Elizabeth Ann Jones , 30, born 1863 Middlesex County, daughter of Oliver and Eliza Jones

I haven't found them in the 1901 census, however, they are in Dymond Township in Nipisssing in 1911. Charlotte's son, John Stevenson , is living with his father and second wife. John is 26 years old in 1911. He is shown as a 'lodger' in the census.

1911 - Nipissing - Dymond Township
Stevenson, Alexander, M, Head, M, Aug, 1859, 51
Stevenson, Elizabith A., F, Wife, M, Jul, 1866, 48
Stevenson, George, M, Son, S, Feb, 1894, 17
Stevenson, William N., M, Son, S, Jan, 1897, 14
Stevenson, Melvel, M, Son, S, Oct, 1898, 12
Stevenson Iolo G., F, Dau, S, Sep, 1902, 9
Jones, Dora A. J., F, Niece, S, May, 1904, 7
Stevenson, John, M, Lodger, S, Mar, 1885, 26
On December 23, 1913, John Stevenson married Martha Lucille Jones in Muskoka. He was 28 years old, gave his birthplace as Stonleigh (Macaulay Township) and his parents' names as Alexander Stevenson and Charlotte Ann Forsyth