Robert Todd Forsyth b. 11 OCT 1877 High St, Nth Sydney, Willoughby d. 16 FEB 1939 Chatswood Reg No 480/1939: Clan Forsyth Australia

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Birth	11 Oct 1877	High St, Nth Sydney, Willoughby
Gender	Male
Died	16 Feb 1939	Chatswood Reg No 480/1939
Buried	Northern Suburbs Crematorium
Person ID	I0036	Forsyth Tanners
Last Modified	24 Dec 2015

Father	Thomas Todd Forsyth, b. 2 Nov 1839, Holdforths Square, Mill Street, Kirkgate, Leeds, York, England , d. 2 Aug 1921, Willoughby, Sydney, N.S.W., AUSTRALIA
Mother	Anne Lile Lewis, b. 10 May 1842, Wapping, London, England , d. 1 Oct 1926, At her residence, Valencia, Lane Cove Road, Chatswood, N.S.W., AUSTRALIA
Married	27 Jun 1864	St Paul's Anglican Church, Redfern, NSW. Redfern Reg No 1161/1864
Family ID	F003	Group Sheet

Family Annie Bennett, b. 29 Dec, Somerset, England , d. 10 Aug 1940

Married 2 Sep 1904 High St Willoughby. Chatswood Reg No 6305/1904

Children

	1. Beatrice Joan Forsyth, b. 27 Jul 1905, Willoughby. Chatswood Reg No 22117/1905 , d. 2 Nov 1998
	2. Phyllis Ann Forsyth, b. 17 Oct 1907, Willoughby. Chatswood Reg No 33476/1906 , d. 28 Jan 1972, St Leonards Reg No 41992/1972
	3. James Robert Bennett Forsyth, b. 11 Apr 1908, Chatswood Reg No 13190/1908 , d. 3 Aug 1991, Willoughby.

Family ID F017 Group Sheet

Documents

Robert Todd Forsyth

Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Monday 21 February 1921 p 7
NINE TIMES MAYOR.
ALD. FORSYTH HONOURED.
WELL-GOVERNED MUNICIPALITY
"A well-deserved tribute to a worthy man," said Sir Joseph Cook, Federal Treasurer, at tho Town Hall, Chatswood, on Saturday evening, , in addressing a large gathering of the friends of Alderman R. T. Forsyth, Mayor of Willoughby, and in presenting him with an illuminated address and a gold watch and chain, together with a dinner and tea service for Mrs. Forsyth. Alderman F. C. Petrie occupied the chair.
The chairman said that when he went to the district 21 yoars ago Chatswood was a wildernoss, but even then Forsyth was a household word there. In 1875 the present Mayor's grandfather was Mayor, and in the eighties his father occupied the mayoral chair, The present Mayor vvas in turn an auditor to the council, then alderman, and he had been elected Mayor nine times. The Forsyth family bad blazed the track in the,'slxties' and had put their hands in their own pockets to make roads out from their tannery.
Sir Joseph Cook said that he himself was once auditor toth Lithgow Council, and he looked back to thoso days with pride. Things now-a-days were difficult for mayors as for other people. They were the great unpaid, and they got many kicks. When things went wrong mayor and aldermon got tho blame. Behind all the grumbling there was a solid feellng of appreciation and goodwill towards the public men of this country.

Sir Thomas Henley and Mossrs. T. Bavin and David Anderson, Ms.L.A., also spoke.
Alderman Forsyth, in rospondlng, said that when hin grandfather was mayor. In 1875, the budget only amounted to £500, and in 1888, during his father's mayoralty It had risen to £1000. Last year their revenue was £47,000, and 500 houses, representing an expenditure of £500,000, were put up in the municipality.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940) Friday 17 February 1939 Edition: Daily p 4 Article
OBITUARY R. T. FORSYTH Mr. Robert Todd Forsyth, who died on Wlnesdajy night at the Royaly North Shore Hospital. belonged to one of the pioneer families of the Willoughby District and held the record of service in the Willoughby IMunicipal Council, where three generations of Forsyths have held the Mayoral chair. Mr. Forsyth had many friends in Goulburn. He was a noted bowler and a member of the North Sydney Rotary Club.

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Saturday 18 February 1939 p 17
OBITUARY
MR. , R. T. FORSYTH.
The funeral of Mr. Robert Todd Forsyth yesterday was attended by many business associates and friends. A service was conducted by the Rev. M. K. Gilmour, of the Willoughby Methodist Church. Mr. Gilmour also ofliciated at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium, where members of Masonic Lodges Kuring-gai, Hercules, and Lindfield were led by Wor. Bro. Zillman in a recital of the Masonic ritual.

The chief, mourners were: Mr. James R. B. Forsyth (son), Mrs. R. H. Huberts (daughter, Messrs. J. L. Forsyth, W. F. Forsyth, and Fred. Forsyth (brothers), Mrs. H. Campbell and Mrs. Knight (sisters), Messrs. R. H. Roberts and J. T. Frankel (sons-in-law), Alderman K. O. Forsyth. Dr. J. E. Forsyth, Messrs. W. H. Forsyth, J. O. Forsyth, Chas. Forsyth, E. Forsyth, C. Coulter, T. Mooro Sims, and G. Forsyth (cousins), P. L. Bodley. H. Mudkin, J. Cunningham, and H. Campbell, Mrs. M. Seymour and Mrs. J. Forsyth, and Mr. A. Nix (Mr. Forsyth's partner).
The Premier, Mr. Stevens, was represented by Mr. B. F. Andrews. The Minister for Health (Mr; Fitzsimons), the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Hawkins), and Mr. E. L. Sanders, M.L.A., also attended. The Willoughby Council was represented by Alderman Bales (Mayor), Alderman Milne, and Mr. H. D. Robb (engineer). The Royal North Shore Hospital was represented by Messrs. A. H. Hirst (chairman), Arthur Russell (secretary), E. D. Lancclcy, H. G. Lancclcy, F. McDowell, and Dr Clarence Read (members of the board). The president (Mr. H. Thompson I and member of the board, represented the Real Estate Institute.