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Thomas Forsaith was born in Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, on 26 October 1878.^3,1,2
The siblings Valentine, Alfred, William and Thomas were listed in the 1881 census at 35 Southborough Rd in Hackney, London, Middlesex, with their parents, William Valentine Forsaith and Sarah Dobson.³
The siblings Valentine, Alfred, William, Thomas, Reuben and Josiah were listed in the 1891 census at 35 Southborough Rd in Hackney, London, Middlesex, with their mother Sarah Dobson.⁴
The siblings William, Thomas, Reuben and Josiah were listed in the 1901 census at 16 Meynell Cres in Hackney, London, Middlesex, with their mother Sarah Dobson. Thomas was an exporter's clerk.⁵
He was listed in the 1911 census, boarding at 34 Deacon Road in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, in the FIVEASH household; he was working as a coal merchant.⁶

Thomas's marriage to Edith Kathleen Minty was registered between October 1916 and December 1916 in Kingston, Surrey.^1,7

He was widowed at age 39 on the death of his wife Edith on 25 October 1918.^8,9
He was listed in the 1921 census, boarding at Waverley Romesham Rd in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, with his brother Josiah in the household of Rose Alice Williams. Both brothers were coal merchants in what appears to be their own business.¹⁰

Thomas's second marriage was to Flora Gladwell on 13 May 1928 at St Peters in Kingston, Norbiton, Surrey.^1,11,12

Thomas died on 27 August 1931 at 41 Gloucester Rd in Kingston on Thames, London, Middlesex, at age 52.^1,13,14,9 He was buried on 31 August 1931 at the Surbiton Cemetery in Kingston on Thames.⁹

His will was probated in London on 10 October 1932 with Flora Gladwell and Valentine Forsaith appointed administrators of his effects, valued at £5690/11/10.¹⁵

Thomas Forsaith was born at Liberty of the Old Artillery Ground in London, Middlesex, on 12 January 1812.^3,4 and was baptised on 22 March 1812 at Poultry Chapel, Camomile St.^1,4,5

He married Sarah Campin, daughter of Benjamin Campin and Mary Alleston, at St George the Martyr in Southwark, Surrey, on 27 July 1834.^1,6,7

He was listed in the 1841 census at East St, Hoxton in St Leonards Shoreditch, Middlesex, with his wife Sarah; he was an engineer. Their child David was listed with them.⁸

He was listed in the 1851 census as Head of Family at 53 Paul St in St Leonards Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, with his wife Sarah; he was an Engineer Master, employing two men and a boy. Their children David, Mary, Anna, Thomas, Joseph and Martha were listed as living with them.⁹

Thomas arrived at Adelaide, South Australia, on 1 October 1855, on board the 'Caucasian', having left London on the 4th of June accompanied by his wife Sarah Campin and children David, Mary Anne, Thomas, Joseph and Martha.¹⁰

He was widowed at age 54 on the death of his wife Sarah on 26 August 1866.^1,11

Thomas died on 23 December 1866 in Nth Adelaide, South Australia, at age 54.^1,12 He was buried on 24 December 1866 at the West Terrace Cemetery.¹³

Thomas's birth was registered between July 1839 and September 1839 in Shoreditch, London, Middlesex.^1,2,3

Thomas died on 12 September 1840 in Shoreditch, London, Middlesex.^1,2,4 He was buried on 14 September 1840 at the Bunhill Fields Dissenter's Cemetery.^5,6

Thomas Forsaith was born at 53 Paul St in Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, on 11 April 1846.^1,2
The siblings David, Mary, Anna, Thomas, Joseph and Martha were listed in the 1851 census at 53 Paul St in St Leonards Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, with their parents, Thomas Forsaith and Sarah Campin.³

David Forsaith, Mary Anne Forsaith, Thomas Forsaith, Joseph Forsaith and Martha Forsaith arrived at Adelaide, South Australia, on 1 October 1855 on board the 'Caucasian', having left London on the 4th of June in the company of their parents Thomas Forsaith and Sarah Campin.⁴

He married Ada Mary Hall, daughter of Charles Hall, at the residence of the Rev G Stonehouse, Stanley St in Nth Adelaide, South Australia, on 2 December 1867. (Note - there is some confusion as to whether the date is the 2nd or the 12th Dec).^1,5

After serving an apprenticeship at his father's iron-works in Adelaide, he went to Mt Barker and joined the works Mr J G Ramsay. Subsequently he moved to Laura and entered into partnership with a Mr Daniels in an agricultutal implement factory.
After returning to Adelaide he became associated with Horwood & Co., engineers, until 1899, when he was appointed director of the mechanical department of the School of Mines, and later became its deputy-registrar.
He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, a Master in the Masons and also associated with the Oddfellows and the Forestor's Society.⁶

He signed a will dated 27 January 1898 at 68 Archer St in Adelaide, South Australia, appointing his wife Ada executrix and sole beneficiary.⁷

Thomas died on 5 April 1902 at his residence in Nth Adelaide, South Australia, at age 55.^1,8,9,10 He was buried on 7 April 1902 at the North Road Cemetery.⁶

His will was probated in Melbourne, Victoria, on 27 June 1902 with Ada Mary Hall appointed executrix.¹¹

Thomas Edward Forsaith was born in Hackney, London, Middlesex, on 31 December 1850.^1,3,4,2
The siblings Josiah and Thomas were listed in the 1851 census at 50 Bloomfield St Sth in West Hackney, London, Middlesex, with their parents, Josiah Forsaith and Mary Rooke.⁵
The siblings Josiah, Thomas, Mary and Annie were listed in the 1861 census at 7 Albert Row in Hackney St John, London, Middlesex, with their parents, Josiah Forsaith and Mary Rooke.⁶
The siblings Josiah, Thomas and Frederick were listed in the 1871 census at 2 Cambray Terrace in Hackney St John, London, Middlesex, with their parents, Josiah Forsaith and Mary Rooke. Thomas was a merchant's clerk.⁷

He married Helen Lucy Shepard in Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, on 3 September 1879.^1,8,9,10

He was listed in the 1881 census as Head of Family at Belleville Rd, Fairlight in Battersea, Surrey, with his wife Helen; he was a merchant's clerk. Their child Margaret was listed as living with them.¹¹

Josiah Charles Forsaith and Thomas Edward Forsaith were appointed executors of Josiah Forsaith's estate in London on 12 June 1883.¹²

He was listed in the 1891 census as Head of Family at 7 Rose Hill Rd in Wandsworth, Surrey, with his wife Helen; he was a mercantile clerk. Their children Margaret, Thomas, Dorothy, Janet and Helena were listed as living with them.¹³

He was named as a beneficiary of the will of Thomas Spencer Forsaith, his uncle, dated 13 June 1898 in Parramatta, New South Wales; he was to receive a share of £100, split equally with his surviving siblings.¹⁴

He was listed in the 1901 census as Head of Family at 7 Rose Hill Rd in Wandsworth, Surrey, with his wife Helen; he was a mercantile clerk. Their children Dorothy, Janet and Helena were listed as living with them.¹⁵

Elizabeth Annie Barnes and Thomas Edward Forsaith were appointed executors of Frederick Rooke Forsaith's estate in London on 7 February 1907, it being valued at £1711/11/10.¹⁶

He was appointed executor of Mary Rooke's estate in London on 15 February 1907, the estate being valued at £832/2/6.¹⁷

He was listed in the 1911 census as Head of Family at 35 Henderson Road in Wandsworth, London, Middlesex, with his wife Helen; he was a merchant's clerk.¹⁸

Herbert Charles Forsaith and Thomas Edward Forsaith were appointed executors of Josiah Charles Forsaith's estate in London on 26 February 1919, which was valued at £1158/17/9.¹⁹

He was widowed at age 69 on the death of his wife Helen on 2 December 1920.^1,20,21

He was appointed executor of Helen Lucy Shepard's estate in London on 17 February 1921, it being valued at £828/6/2.²¹

He was listed in the 1921 census as Head of Family at 19 Deanhill Rd in Mortlake, Surrey; he was a clerk at Stern Bros, merchants. His children Dorothy and Janet were listed as living with him.²²

Thomas died on 8 June 1927 in Richmond, Surrey, at age 76.^1,23,24

His will was probated in London on 27 July 1927 with Dorothy Mary Forsaith and Janet Louise Forsaith appointed executors of effects valued at £4941/15/2.²⁵

Thomas Henry Forsaith was born in Battersea, Surrey, on 27 May 1882.^1,3,2
The siblings Margaret, Thomas, Dorothy, Janet and Helena were listed in the 1891 census at 7 Rose Hill Rd in Wandsworth, Surrey, with their parents, Thomas Edward Forsaith and Helen Lucy Shepard.³
He was listed in the 1901 census, lodging in Crane Lake, Assiniboia, The Territories, with a John CLARK and working as a labourer.⁴

He was listed in the 1911 census as Head of Family in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan; he was a farmer, apparently living alone.⁵

He enlisted in the 5th Battalion, 1st Canadian Division (No.12981). He was transferred from Larkhill Camp, England for France on 9 Feb 1915 on 31 August 1914 at Valcartier Camp.⁶ He was wounded on 22 May 1915 at France near Ypres, when a rifle bullet entered his left ear and emerged in front of his right ear. He was treated at St Omer, then sent back to Rouen, but eventually became permanently deaf. After returning to England in Jun 1915 he was transferred to the 32nd Reserve Batallion; the opinion of the Medical Board was that he should be given a course in lip-reading and then be discharged as medically unfit, which took place on 9 Dec 1915.^7,6

He arrived in Canada on the 17 April 1916, having sailed on the Metagama from Liverpool to St John, New Brunswick along with Margaret Lucy Forsaith.⁸

He married Gwendolen Isobel Turner in Tompkins, Saskatchewan, on 2 January 1917.^1,9

He was widowed at age 83 on the death of his wife Gwendolen on 9 February 1966.^1,10

Thomas died on 17 April 1966 in Alberta at age 83.^1,10 He was buried at the Hillside Cemetery in Medicine Hat.¹⁰

Thomas Morton Forsaith was born in Broken Hill, New South Wales, on 9 April 1912.^1,2

He enlisted in the Australian Army on 6 March 1941 at Clare, South Australia.¹

He was the best man at Ignatius James Lawrence Casey and Lorna May Forsaith's wedding at St Michael's in Clare, South Australia, on 10 August 1943.^3,4 He was discharged on 30 June 1945 At discharge he had the rank of Lance Sergeant, Australian Army (#S31204), attached to the 4th Australian AAD.¹

He married Joyce Enid Borchers at Brighton Methodist Church in Adelaide, South Australia, on 10 June 1950.⁵

He was widowed at age 80 on the death of his wife Joyce on 26 June 1992.⁶

Thomas died on 29 May 1997 in South Australia at age 85.⁶ He was cremated at the Centennial Park in Pasadena on 2 June 1997.⁶

Thomas Reuben Forsaith was born in Kingston, Surrey, on 14 March 1917.^1,2
He was listed as the grandson of Sarah Dobson in the 1921 Census at 36 Fairmead Ave in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend on Sea, Essex.³

Thomas's marriage to Daisy Frances Kathleen Prior was registered between October 1937 and December 1937 in Romford, Essex.^1,4

Thomas died on 8 October 1938 at Royal Herbert Military Hospital in Woolwich, London, Middlesex, at age 21.^1,5,6,7 He was buried on 14 October 1938 at the Surbiton Cemetery in Kingston on Thames.^8,7

His will was probated in London on 27 June 1939 with limited administration granted to Frederick James PRIOR (county council official) and Daisy PRIOR (his wife); the estate being valued at £1218/6/10.⁹

Thomas Spencer Forsaith was born in London, Middlesex, on 18 July 1814.^2,3,1,4 and was baptised on 16 September 1814 at St Lukes Independent Tabernacle in Finsbury.^3,4,5

He married Elizabeth Mary Clements, daughter of Robert Clements and Mary (---?---), at Congregational Church, Broad St in Hoxton, East London, Middlesex, on 17 May 1838.^3,1,6

He and his wife Elizabeth left Plymouth on the 14 June 1838 in the ship Coromandel and arrived in Sydney on the 2 October before continuing on to New Zealand.⁷

By 1847 he had moved to Auckland and established a successful drapery and manchester shop in the heart of the growing town.

He and his wife Elizabeth arrived in Melbourne on the Pioneer from New Zealand in March 1856 accompanied by their child Charlotte.⁸

Thomas was present at the wedding of Samuel Ludbrook Clarke and Mary Lee (Hannah) Christopher at 'Brick House', Queen St (home of the bride's mother) in Auckland on 30 June 1857.^{9,10,11,12,13}

He signed the register at Thomas Morell Macdonald and Charlotte Clements Forsaith's wedding at the Forsaith residence, Khyber Pass Rd in Auckland on 7 January 1862.^{14,15,16,17,18}

He and his wife Elizabeth arrived in Melbourne on the Otago from New Zealand in March 1867.¹⁹

Forsaith began to hold services in the old School of Arts in Parramatta, but land for the erection of a church was purchased in 1871 and the foundation stone laid in May. A year later the church was opened (19 May 1872).²⁰

He and his wife Elizabeth left Melbourne on the Claud Hamilton in November 1873, bound for New Zealand.²¹

He acquired 'Morton House' in Melville St, Parramatta in 1874 and it remained his principal residence until his death. Morton House was originally built by architect/builder James Harrison for John Morton Gould. The lot was auctioned in 1855, and probably bought by Gould at that time. The house was sold to Forsaith in 1874 (see auction notice in Sydney Morning Herald 7 April 1874), who added the chapel, but built it on inferior foundations. The house passed to Macarthur and then to Kings' School under the name Macarthur House. It was bought by Richard Pike in 1965 after lying vacant for some years. The site of the original cellar (supposedly extensive) is not known, as Harrison's original drawings were destroyed in a 'cleanup' according to Mr Pike, when interviewed in December1990.^22,20

Walter Forsaith Lawry and Marguerite Elizabeth Simpson were married by Thomas Spencer Forsaith at the residence of the bride's parents in Nth Shore, Sydney, New South Wales, on 24 February 1880.^23,24,25,26

He and his wife Elizabeth left Melbourne for New Zealand in March 1882 on the Rotomahana.²⁷

He and his wife Elizabeth returned to Melbourne in April 1884 on the Berengaria from the UK.²⁸

He was named executor and beneficiary in the will of Elizabeth Mary Clements dated 27 June 1895 in Parramatta, New South Wales.²⁹

He signed a will dated 13 June 1898 in Parramatta, New South Wales, a long and rambling document of some 17 foolscap pages (plus a 2-page codicil of 12 Nov 1898), in which he went to some length to request the publication of his 'memoirs'. All but the first 12 volumes of this hand-written biography are in the National Library, Canberra, but the whereabouts of the missing volumes is unclear, although they were all willed to his nephew Walter Forsaith LAWRY. It is possible they may have been sent to London for his printing relatives to supply a publication quote, but this is supposition. The will also requested busts of himself and his wife to be erected in the Congregational Church, Parramatta, but this also failed to occur (possibly due to the onerous conditions he imposed on the church for compliance). His bust later turned up in a house in Conon St, Invercargill, previously occupied by his grand-daughter, Mrs Quinn (reported in the Southland Times).³⁰

Thomas died on 29 November 1898 in Parramatta, New South Wales, at age 84.^2,1,31 He was buried on 1 December 1898 at the Rookwood Cemetery in Rookwood.^2,32,33

Thomas's will was probated in Sydney, New South Wales, on 22 December 1898 Walter LAWRY renounced probate (despite the codicil to the will specifically adding him as executor) and a fourth named executor (David Stuart WALKER) while not a family member, was probably the family accountant.³⁴

Thomas Stuart Forsaith was born in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, on 13 October 1917.^1,2

He married Mabel Luella Wetherelt in Canada on 20 August 1940.¹

He joined the Royal Canadian Engineers in 1941 and took officers training at Gordon Head, BC before serving overseas in 1942 in England and Europe until his discharge in October 1945 with the rank of Captain.
In March 1947, he received a Masters Degree in Engineering from the University of Minnesota.²

Thomas died on 7 December 2000 in Tompkins, Saskatchewan, at age 83.²