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Robert James Forsyth 1861 - 1920

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• Birth	1861	West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Victoria Reg No 5939/1861
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Mar 1920	The Towers, Belmore. Canterbury Reg No 818/1920
  Person ID	I031	RopemakerDymocks
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2011

  
  

  Father	Archibald Forsyth,   b. 10 Mar 1826, Garmouth, Moray, Scotland ,   d. 15 Mar 1908, Randwick Reg No 2996/1908
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Sarah Corbett,   b. c 1827,   d. 8 Aug 1876, Manila House, Bourke St,Sydney. Sydney Reg No 1719/1876
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	21 Jan 1854	Melbourne. Victoria Reg No 337/1854
  Family ID	F005	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Agnes Christina Coombe, nee Peterson,   d. 30 May 1957, late of Rose Bay. Sydney Reg No 8337/1957
  Married	1919	Sydney Reg No 7511/1919
  Children	1. Robert Archibald Forsyth,   b. Abt 1892,   d. 6 May 1918, Rouen, France   2. Essie A Forsyth,   b. 1895, NSW ,   d. 20 Apr 1981, Surfers Paradise, NSW, Australia. Formerly of Cammeray
  Family ID	F019	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		Alderman Robert J. Forsyth City of Canterbury, 1901
  		Robert James Forsyth c. 1910

  
  

• Notes

  Death Notice The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 1 April 1920 Page 8 FORSYTH — March 30, 1920, at his residence, The Towers, Belmore, Robert James Forsyth, also of Narromine, eldest son of the late Archibald Forsyth, in his 60th year. The Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 7 April 1920 Page 10 Mrs. A. EVANS and FAMILY, of Manly, return sincere THANKS to relatives and friends for kind expres- sions of sympathy rcceived on the death of her brother, the lato Robert J. Forsyth. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. WYATT and FAMILY, of Manly, retern sincere THANKS to relatives and friends for kind expressions of sympathy received on the death of their uncle, the late Robert J. Forsyth. Alderman Robert James Forsyth who was an Alderman with Canterbury Municipal Council from 1899 to 1902. Robert James Forsyth purchased ' The Towers ' 31 Forsyth Street, Belmore from the builder, David Jones. A prominent rope making company, Archibald Forsyth & Co. , was named after Archibald Forsyth. Robert James Forsyth and his family lived in The Towers until Robert James' death in 1920, when most of the thirteen hectares of land adjoining The Towers was purchased by the War Service Homes Commission. When the War Service Homes Commission subdivided the area, four streets (Robert, Archibald, Roy, Forsyth) were named after Robert James' son, Robert Archibald (known as Roy) Forsyth. The Commission built houses on this land for soldiers returning from World War I and their families. Councillor Kayee Griffin unveiled a series of nameplates commemorating these street names on 11th November, 2000. Robert James Forsyth was an Alderman on Canterbury City Council from 1899-1902.