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Robert Campbell Forsyth
1856 - 1909

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• Birth	Jan 1856	At Sea on board the Navarino
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Sep 1909	Hamilton, Victoria. Victoria Reg No 8817/1909
  Person ID	I010	Forsyths of Hamilton Victoria
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	William Forsyth,   b. 1 Jan 1818, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 11 Dec 1901, "Rowchester Park", Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
  Mother	Frances McDougall,   b. 23 May 1817, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 23 Apr 1902, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
  Married	7 Aug 1843	Secession Church, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F02	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Annie Thompson,   b. 1858,   d. 21 Oct 1947, Prestonlea, Hamilton, Victoria
  Married	1884	Geelong, Victoria. Victoria Reg No 6286/1884
  Children	1. William Arthur Bennett Forsyth,   b. 22 Oct 1885, Ha Mi, Victoria. Victoria Reg No 25941/1885 ,   d. 1937, St Albans, Victoria. Victoria Reg No 9392/1937   2. Walter Forsyth,   b. 12 Apr 1887, Prestonlea, Hamilton, Victoria ,   d. 7 Aug 1889, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia   3. John Rupert Forsyth,   b. 26 Aug 1888, Hamilton, Victoria. Victoria Reg No 29960/1888 ,   d. 9 Sep 1972, Tumut Reg No 63112/1972   4. Robert Campbell Forsyth,   b. 10 Sep 1890,   d. 4 Sep 1944, India   5. Annie Adelaide Hamilton Forsyth,   b. 5 Dec 1891, Prestonlea, Hamilton, Victoria ,   d. 28 Jul 1977, Croydon, Victoria
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954) Sat 24 Jan 1885 Page 6 FORSYTH?THOMPSON.?On the 31st December,at the residence of the bride's father, Craigton, Moorabool, by the Rev. A. S. Houston, Robert Campbell Forsyth, fourth son of William Forsyth,Esq., of Rochester Park, South Hamilton to Annie, eldest daughter of John Thompson, Esq., of Craigton. Hamilton Spectator (Vic. : 1870 - 1873; 1914 - 1918) Thursday 21 October 1909 p 4 THE LATE MR. R. C. FORSYTH. The current number of the " Pastoratists' Review " publishes 'a splendid photograph of the late Mr. R. C. Forsyth, together with an appreciative notice of his career. The writer, after referring to his wonderful success as a breeder of Lincolns, says For many years Mr. Forsyth was a member of the Hamilton P. and A. Society. He was a also a member of the Sheepherders' Association, of which he was appointed vice-president last year, a similar honour being again conferred on him this year. He was a keen supporter of coursing, being the holder of many valuable trophies won at the meetings of the Hamilton and surrounding district coursing clubs. With his dog Goldthought he was runner-up for the Commonwealth Stakes in 1907, and in 1908 he secured the coveted prize. He was a member of:the board of' management of the Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, and like all his co-religionists in that district, he was. a loyal and liberal supporter of the 'historical church of his fathers. In private life Mr. Forsyth was quiet and unobtrusive, a sterling friend and genial comrade, and a most devoted husband and father. His premature death is the source of genuine regret throughout a large circle of friends in the Western district, as well as amongst all interested in the breeding of high-class sheep. In 1884 Mr Forsyth married Annie, daughter of the late, John Thompson, of Craighton, near, ' Geelong. To his family, consisting of the widow three sons, and one daughter, the loss is irreparable.