When George Forsyth was born on 4 July 1853, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Forsyth, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Bulman, was 26. He married Susanna Shawl before 1884, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Rickergate, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Byker, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died on 11 March 1908, in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 54.
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The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
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Scottish: variant of Forsythe .
History: The statesman John Forsyth (1780–1841) was born at Fredericksburg, VA, a descendant of James Forsyth, who came to VA from Scotland in 1680. John was in public service for 30 years as representative, US senator, governor of Georgia, minister to Spain, and secretary of state.
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