Jane Forsyth

12 December 1818–
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Jane

When Jane Forsyth was born on 12 December 1818, in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, William Forsythe, was 23 and her mother, Margaret Marshall, was 23. She married Alexander Stewart on 21 July 1839, in Kirk of Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Stewart
1816–1867
Jane Forsyth
1818–
Marriage: 21 July 1839
Margaret Stewart
1839–
Lockhart Stewart
1841–1866
William Forsyth Stewart
1844–
Jean Weir Stewart
1849–
Alexander Stewart
1852–1917
Margaret Stewart
1855–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 July 1839Kirk of Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1820 · """The """"Radical War""""."""
    Age 2
    The Scottish Insurrection was a week of strikes and unrest with demands for reform in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The economic downturn after the Napoleonic war ended, brought increasing unrest with the Artisan workers in Scotland, seeking action to reform the government. But the insurrection was largely forgotten about, as attention was focused on the better publicized Radical events in England.
    1823
    Age 5
    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
    1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
    Age 36
    Being one of the two smallest railways in 1923, the Great North of Scotland Railway carried its first passengers from Kittybrewster to Huntly in 1854. In the 1880s the railways were refurbished to give express services to the suburban parts in Aberdeen. There were junctions with the Highland Railway established to help connect Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray counties. The railway started to deliver goods from the North Sean and from the whisky distilleries in Speyside. With the implementation of bus services and the purchase of the British Railway the Great North of Scotland Railway was discontinued.

    Name Meaning

    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.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Forsythe

    Sources (12)

    • Jane Forsyth in entry for William Forsyth Stewart, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
    • Jean Forsyth, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"

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