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Francis Davison FORSYTH
1855 - 1903

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• Birth	15 Oct 1855	Nairne, South Australia, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Died	06 Jul 1903	Kent Town, South Australia, Australia
  Person ID	I24	John Candlish Forsyth
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	John Candlish FORSYTH,   b. 03 Nov 1822, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 29 Nov 1883, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  Mother	Elizabeth SMITH,   b. 28 Mar 1828, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 19 Jan 1908, Parkside, South Australia
  Married	28 Jul 1846	Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Linda Louisa LANE,   b. 10 Jan 1867, Kingston, South Australia, Australia ,   d. 12 Sep 1930, South Australia, Australia
  Married	02 Jan 1892	Residence off William Lane Willunga
  Children	1. Francis Davidson FORSYTH,   b. 29 Jun 1894, Norwood, South Australia, Australia ,   d. 01 Jun 1918, WW1 in France   2. Linda Myrtle FORSYTH,   b. 16 Jan 1896, Kent Town, South Australia, Australia   3. Evelyn Agnes FORSYTH,   b. 18 May 1892, Norwood, South Australia, Australia ,   d. 03 Mar 1952
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet

  
  

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  Birth Name: Francis Davison Forsyth Birth Date: 15 Oct 1855 Birth Place: Nairne Registration Place: Nairne, South Australia, Australia Father: John Forsyth Mother: Elizabeth Smith Page Number: 249 Volume Number: 6 Marriage Name: Francis Davidson Forsyth Father's name: John Forsyth Spouse Name: Linda Louisa Lane Spouse's Father's Name: William Lane Marriage Date: 02 Jan 1892 Marriage Place: Res Of W Lane Willunga Registration Place: Willunga, South Australia Page Number: 23 Volume Number: 170 Death Name: Francis Davison Forsyth Birth Year: abt 1856 Age: 47 Death Date: 06 Jul 1903 Death Place: Kent Town Residence Place: Kent Town Registration Place: Norwood, South Australia Page Number: 218 Volume Number: 295 The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press (NSW : 1892 - 1948) Wed 8 Jul 1903 Page 2 A wife's Terrible Discovery A Wife's Terrible Discovery. Francis Davison Forsyth was discovered hanging by the neck in a cellar at his residence. Kent Town (S.A.), by his wife, on her return from church on Sunday. She cut the body down but life was found to be extinct. had been employed as a warehouseman for several years at D. and J. Fowler's. He had not been in good health for some time. At the inquest a verdict of suicide whilst of unsound mind was returned. Death Verdict - "Deceased came by his death by way of hanging himself, being of unsound mind" Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) Sat 11 Jul 1903 Page 32 Francis Davison Forsyth, aged' 47, who had been employed by Messrs. D. & J. Fowler for about 16 years, committed suicide at his residence in Flinders-street, Kent Town, on Sunday evening. The City Coroner (Dr. Bamsay Smith) held an enquiry into the circumstances at the late residence of Mr. Forsyth on Monday afternoon. Linda Forsyth identified the body as that of her husband. He was a warehouseman, and had been in the employ of Messrs. D. and J. Fowler, wholesale grocers. About 6.30 p.in. on Sunday witness went to church, leaving her husband home with his mother. When witness returned home the mother said she had heard a noise in the cellar, and thought that a cat had knocked something over. Went to the cellar and found that the door was locked. Forced the window open, and climbed through the opening into the cellar, where she discovered her husband' hanging by a rope, a noose having been slipped over his head. Cut him down immediately, but life was extinct. The deceased had been depressed in spirits lately. On Sunday morning he had complained of severe pains in the head, and had his break fast and dinner in bed. One of his subordinates at Messrs. D. '& J. Fowler had got into trouble recently, and the deceased appeared to grieve over the matter. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased committed suicide by hanging, he being of unsound mind at the time.