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Adam Forsyth
1858 - 1926

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• Birth	Jan 1858	Glencoe, South Australia
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Aug 1926	Moree Reg No 15984/1926
  Person ID	I011	Forsyths of Hamilton Victoria
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2018

  
  

  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	Emily Susanna Fairey Wilcox,   b. 22 Jun 1864, Barossa, South Australia ,   d. 1921, Woolllahra, NSW. Woollahra Reg No 7842/1921
  Children	1. Caroline Emily F Forsyth,   b. 27 Nov 1885, Cooma, NSW. Cooma Reg No 25742/1885 ,   d. 24 Mar 1886, Cooma, NSW. Cooma Reg No 11362/1886 > 2. William Stanley Forsyth,   b. 5 Jul 1888, Cooma, NSW. Cooma Reg No 27831/1888 ,   d. 20 Aug 1966, Armidale Hospital. Armidale Reg No 32740/1966   3. Keith Hamilton Forsyth,   b. 11 Oct 1891, Cooma, NSW. Cooma Reg No 11058/1891 ,   d. 24 Jun 1964, Newcastle Reg No 18502/1964 > 4. Nigel Roy Forsyth,   b. 1893, Cooma, NSW. Cooma Reg No 11367/11367/1893 ,   d. 13 Jul 1939, Randwick Reg No 16112/1939. At Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick   5. Child Forsyth,   b. 1896, Cooma, NSW. Cooma Reg No 20864/1896 ,   d. 1896, Cooma, NSW. Cooma Reg No 9584/1896 > 6. Adam Kelvin Forsyth,   b. 1899, Goulburn Reg No 12065/1899
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet

  
  

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  Forsyth Family - Supporters of the first Japanese Antarctic Expedition The front lawn of “Rosecliffe”, with Adam Forsyth, his wife Emily, and 3 of their 4 sons, William Stanley Forsyth, A.I.A.A. (in uniform, standing), Adam Kelvin seated, and possibly Nigel Roy standing. Notes The Forsyth family home “Rosecliffe” was one of the first homes to be built in Fitzwilliam Road Parsley Bay, around 1906, and can be seen in the background of an early photograph of the Parsley Bay Suspension Bridge. Adam Forsyth (1857-1926) was a surveyor for the NSW Lands Department, an alderman on Vaucluse Council for many years, and Mayor in 1913. He was also an elder in the Presbyterian Church in Sydney, and an active member of Scots Church. When the Japanese expedition was granted permission to set up camp in Parsley Bay very close to his home Forsyth protested at a special meeting of the Council that they should not be allowed to stay. [SMH Monday 15 May 1911, p.9] However only six weeks later a newspaper item noted his support for Professor Takeda’s lecture on Antarctica for the local debating society, which he stated “was of such a character as to show conclusively the soundness of the mission.” [SMH, Monday 26 June 1911, p.8] Forsyth’s change of heart fits with other reports that any initial opposition by the local residents to the visitors was soon won over, with most being on friendly terms with them. - See more at: http://australianmuseum.net.au/image/Shirase-expedition-Sydney-1911-17#sthash.xcGxQAO7.dpuf

  
  

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  Birth Index Name: Adam Forsyth Father's Name: William Forsyth Mother's Name: Fanny Mcdougall Birth Place: Highton or Hamilton, Victoria Registration Year: 1850 Registration Place: Victoria Registration number: 18121 Marriage Index Name: Adam Forsyth Spouse Name: Emily Susanna Falrey Wilcox Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1884 Registration number: 6629 The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Sat 21 Aug 1926 Page 13 Family Notices FORSYTH.-The Funeral of the late Mr. ADAM FORSYTH, late of Vaucluse, will leave Scots Church, Church-Hill, THIS SATURDAY, after service,commencing at 2.30 p.m., for Presbyterian Cemetery, South Head. Motor funeral. WOOD COFFILL LIMITED, Motor Funeral Directors. The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Friday 27 August 1926 p 13 OBITUARY. MR. ADAM FORSYTH. The death occurred recently at Moree of Mr. Adam Forsyth, aged 69 years. Mr. Forsyth was the youngest son of the late Mr. William Forsyth, of Kelso (Scotland), and later of Rochester Park, Hamilton, Victoria. After serving a number of years in the survey field, Mr. Adam Forsyth entered the New South Wales Civil Service. After many years in the Lands Department at Cooma and Goulburn, he was transferred to Sydney, where he remained until his retirement four years ago. For many years Mr. Forsyth took an active interest in public affairs, and served for long periods as an alderman in the Cooma and Vaucluse Municipal Councils, and was Mayor of Vaucluse. He held senior office in the Masonic Lodge at Cooma. He was an elder of the Presbyterian Church, and for many years a prominent figure of Scots Church, Sydney. Mr. Forsyth is survived by four sons- Messrs. W. S. and N. R. Forsyth (Armidale), and K. H. and A. K. Forsyth (Sydney). The interment took place at the South Head Cemetery. A special in memoriam service will be held at Scots Church on Sunday next, at 11 a.m The Armidale Chronicle (NSW : 1894 - 1929) Sat 21 Aug 1926 Page 12 LATE MR. ADAM FORSYTH. Mr. Adam Forsyth died at Fairview Hospital, Moree, on Thursday last, aged 69 years. The late Mr. Forsyth was the youngest son of the late William Forsyth, of Kelso, Scotland, and afterwards of Rochester Park Hamilton, Victoria. After serving number, of years in the survey field, Mr. Adam, Forsyth entered the professional division of the. N.S.W. Civil Service. After many years in the Lands Department at Cooma and Goulburn, he was transferred to head office, Sydney, where he remained until his retirement four years ago. For many years he took an active interest in public affairs, and served for long periods as an alderman in the Cooma and Vaucluse municipal councils, including an active term as Mayor of Vaucluse. He held senior office in the Masonic Lodge at Cooma. He was an earnest churchman--an elder in the Presbyterian Church, and for many years a prominent figure in the historic Scots Church, Sydney. His wife predeceased him by about five years. Messrs. W. S. and N. R. Forsyth (Armidale) and K. H and A. K. Forsyth (Sydney) are his sons. The interment with take - place at the South Head Cemetery on Saturday afternoon, after a special in-memoriam service at Scots' Church.