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Margaret Todd Forsyth
1872 - 1953

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• Birth	22 Oct 1872	Ryde. Ryde Reg No 17207/1872
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Apr 1953	at Mater Hospital, late of Strathfield. North Sydney Reg No 8912/1953
  Person ID	I0413	Forsyth Tanners
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	John Rosewell Forsyth,   b. 6 Jan 1842, 17 William St, Harper St, New Kent Rd, Newington, England. ,   d. 6 Mar 1928, Ryde Reg No 4151/1928
  Mother	Eliza Turner,   b. 15 Apr 1844, NSW Reg No V1844488 28/1844 ,   d. 20 Jun 1909, Ryde Reg No 6999/1909
  Married	5 Sep 1866	Crown St, Methodist Church, Sydney
  Family ID	F138	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William Henry Kells,   d. 8 Jul 1937, Burwood. NSW Reg No 18671/1937
  Married	30 Apr 1902	Ryde Reg No 4938/1902
  Family ID	F161	Group Sheet

  
  

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  Elsie May Fischer (nee Byrne)and Rita Kells (Margaret Todd Forsyth)

  
  

• Notes

  Possible death of Child 8334/1960 KELLS EMILY WILLIAM MARGARET BULLI The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People (Sydney, NSW : 1900 - 1919) Sat 10 May 1902 Page 13 WOMAN'S COLUMN. An interesting wedding was celebrated in the Ryde Wesleyan Church on Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. W. E. Bourne, the contracting parties being Miss Margaret Forsyth, second daughter of Mr. John Forsyth, J.P., of Rosewall,' Ryde, and Mr. W. H. Kells, of Ryde. The church had been beautifully decorated by the members of the choir. The bride, who was attended by three bridesmaids, was dressed in a pretty white corded silk gown trimmed with white brocaded silk, pearl passementerie, and lace. She also carried a lovely shower bouquet of white roses. The bridesmaids, Miss Lizzie and Miss Florence Forsyth, sisters of the bride, and Miss Priscilla Kells, sister of the bridegroom, were attired in cream silk costumes trimmed with lace, white bebe roses in the hair and carried shower bouquets of crimson roses and asparagus. On leaving the church Miss Foulcher played 'The Wedding March,' and the newly-married couple drove immediately to Rosewall, the residence of the bride's parents, where a reception was held. Among others present at the reception were Mrs. Forsyth (mother of the bride), costume of black silk trimmed with white silk and lace and bonnet to match, Mrs. Kells (mother of the bride groom), costume of grey cloth, trimmed with white silk, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forsyth, sen. (Willoughby), Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forsyth, jun. (North Sydney), Mr',. Mrs., and Miss Hollingworth, Mr. and Mrs. Menzies (Queensland), Mr. and Mrs. McCrae, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Sawyer, Mr. and Mrs. Andrews, Miss George, Misses Newman (2), Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs. L. Henry, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Cunningham, Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Bourne, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Glynn and Miss Glynn, Miss Clare Glynn, Mr. and Mrs. Peters, Mr. A. Jones, Mr. Thomas Richardson, Mr. H. Horton, Mr. E. H. Hollingworth, Mr. J. Oswald Forsyth, Mr. and Mrs. W. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Turner, Miss Minnie Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Les. Bryant, Mrs. Denning, and others. The bride was the recipient of very many handsome presents, including a silver egg-stand and silver butter knife from the Ryde Wesleyan choir, of which she has been for many years an active and valued member. Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 - 1954) Wednesday 9 March 1938 Page 2 PROVISION IN WILL FOR WIFE EQUITY JUDGE GRANTS BIGGER ALLOWANCE Deciding that William Henry Kells, a Strathfield business man, had not made adequate provision in his will for his wife, the Chief Judge in Equity (Mr Justice Long Innes) yesterday ordered that she be paid £500 and £8 a week from- his £15,171 estate. Kells died last July, leaving his wife £5 a week. Mrs Kells, in an affidavit, said that they were married in 1902, when her husband was earning £3 a week. She said that she had given her husband considerable assistance, financial and otherwise, in his business, and had conducted their home on most economical lines. The main beneficaries under Kell's will were his brothers and sisters. 1949 Electoral Roll 90 west Esplanade Manly, home duties 1933, 1936 Electoral Roll Alviston St Strathfield - William was a carriage builder 1943 Electoral Roll 499 Miller St Cammeray