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Elsie Rosewall Forsyth
1879 - 1946

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• Birth	2 Jun 1879	Ryde. Ryde Reg No 22773/1879
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Oct 1946	Ryde Reg No 27570/1946
  Buried	Field of Mars Cemetery Ryde NSW. Methodist section Row 7 Plot 97A, 98A
  Person ID	I0416	Forsyth Tanners
  Last Modified	7 Jun 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	Thomas Albert Jones,   b. 1868, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 7 Jan 1942, Ryde, NSW.
  Married	2 Jun 1902	Ryde Reg No 4944/1902
  Children	1. Hector Forsyth Jones,   b. 30 Mar 1903, Burwood Reg No 10940/1903 ,   d. 11 Jul 1959, Chatswood Reg No 20830/1959   2. Oswald Forsyth Jones,   b. 15 Feb 1905, Ryde Reg No 7497/1905 ,   d. 21 Apr 1905, Ryde Reg No 6633/1905   3. Leonard Forsyth Jones,   b. 3 Apr 1906, Ryde NSW. Cowra Reg No 12767/1906 ,   d. 28 Apr 1938, Ryde, NSW. Sydney Reg No 6289/1938   4. Wallace Forsyth Jones,   b. 15 Apr 1908, Hunters Hill Reg No 14776/1908 ,   d. 27 Dec 1977, Reg No 30371/1978
  Family ID	F162	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950) Saturday 7 June 1902 Page 11 A Ryde Bride, An interesting wedding was celebrated in Ryde on Monday, the bride being Miss Elsie Rosewall Forsyth, fifth daughter of Mr. John Forsyth, J.P., of 'Rosewall,' Gladesville-road, Ryde, and the bridegroom, Mr. Thomas Arthur Jones, late of Victoria, and now of Lawson, N.S.W. The ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. W. Bourne, took place at the residence of the bride's parents in the fernery, which had been transformed into a miniature chapel, and very pretty it looked. It was artistically decorated with flowers and foliage, the central ornament being a wedding bell composed of jonquils, roses and ferns, quite a work of art. The bride looked charmingly pretty in a neat fitting costume of white silk, trimmed with lace and orange blossoms with trained skirt, wreath, and veil. She also wore a beautiful gold brooch, the gift of the bridegroom. She was attended by two bridesmaids, her sisters Miss Lizzie and Miss Florrie Forsyth, in cream silk and lace trimmings, and their wrists were adorned with handsome gold bracelets, also gifts from the bridegroom. Mr. J. Oswald Forsyth acted as best man. After the ceremony there was a reception on the lawn, and the newly-wedded pair were deluged with rose leaves on their way thither. The mother of the bride was attired in a pretty and becoming costume of black silk trimmed with white silk and twine lace, and wore a jewel bonnet with black and white ospreys. Among those, present were Mrs. Robert Forsyth, of Willoughby, Mrs. William Turner, of Darlinghurst, Mrs. Arthur Turner (Darlinghurst), Mrs. Coulter, Miss Coulter, (North Shore), Miss Forsyth and Dr. Forsyth (of Willoughby), Mr., Mrs. and Miss Glynn (North Ryde), Mr. Clare Glynn, Misses Goodwin (3) Misses Phillips (3), Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, Mr. and Miss Walker, Mr. Brigden, Mr. and. Mrs. W. H. Kells, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. and Mrs. Beach, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forsyth, jun., Rev. W. E. and Mrs. Bourne, Mr. H. Horton, Miss Barton, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Cunningham, Mr. Charles Forsyth, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lea, Miss Howes, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Forsyth, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Donaldson, Dr. and Mrs. Gates, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hollingworth, Mr. and Mrs. Hollingworth, sen., Miss Holllingworth, Miss Alderton, Mr. and Mrs. Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Bryant and others. The whole party grouped on the lawn wore phographed. The happy couple loft at 6 o'clock by cab for Sydney en route, for the Mountains where the honeymoon is to be spent. The bride's travel ling dress was a very pretty Coronation red satin cloth trimmed with brown fur and cream satin and lace, and hat to match. The wedding presents were numerous and costly, and mostly of a useful character, including a very handsome cruet from the choir of the Ryde Wesleyan Church, of which the bride was for years a valued member. Dancing, singing and games were indulged in by the guests until the bewitching hour of midnight. Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918) Saturday 5 July 1902 p 38 JONES? FORSYTH. A wedding was celebrated at Ryde on Monday, 2nd June, when Miss Elsie Rose- wall Forsyth, fifth daughter of Mr. J. For syth, J.P., of Rosewall, Ryde, was married to Mr. Thomas Albert Jones, late of Vic- toria, now of Lawson, New South Wales. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. Bourne at the residence of the bride's parents. in the fernerv, which had been transformed into a miniature chapel, and artistically decorated with flowers and foli age, the central ornament being a wedding bell, composed. of jonquils, roses and ferns. The bride wore white silk, trimmed with lace and orange blossom, and a wreath and veil. She also wore a gold brooch, the gift of the bridegroom. She was attended by two bridesmaids (her sisters), the Misses Lizzie and Florrie Forsyth, in cream silk and lace; they were gold bracelets, the gifts of the bridegroom. . Mr. Oswald Forsyth acted as best man. After the ceremony a reception was held on the lawn, and the newly married couple were showered with rose leaves on their way thither. The bride's travelling dress was a red satin cloth, trimmed with brown fur and cream satin and lace, and a hat to match. The wedding presents were numerous and cost ly, and included a handsome cruet from the choir of the Ryde Wesleyan Church, of which the bride was for years a member.