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| Name | FORSYTHE – Ambrose |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 81st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 273 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th January 1826 / 21 Years / Cavan Cavan Ireland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Dark / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 3 years 6 months West Indies – 3 years 6 months Canada – 4 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 20 years 342 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 17th December 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Old Castle Meath Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Longford 1849 Cavan 1851 Tilbury Fort 1851-1874 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1873 Increased to 1/3d per diem for 20 years 1 month service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 13th March 1851 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 28th June 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c January 1804 Old Castle Kells Meath Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | FORSYTHE James Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | WILLIS Margaret 13th August 1822 England 6th November 1822 Gateshead Durham England see attachment – bite her death in 1902 said she was aged 87 making her birth 1815 1815 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 9th August 1848 Oldcastle Meath Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Robert Arthur B c 1851 Bp 3rd February 1851 Chadwell St Mary Essex England M ELVERD Hannah or Annie Matilda nee BUTCHER 1903 Kojonup or Katanning Western Australia D 5th October 1928 Kojonup Western Australia Margaret Celia or Catherine B 7th December 1852 Kojonup Western Australia bap 13th February 1853 Kojonup Western Australia D 11th October 1926 Kojonup Western Australia bur Kojonup Cemetery Western Australia Ambrose Walter B 1855 Kojonup Western Australia D 17th February 1914 Kojonup Western Australia bur Kojonup Cemetery Western Australia Mary Ann B c August 1859 Kojonup Western Australia D 12th September 1860 Kojonup Western Australia John Thomas B 1863 Western Australia D 1st July 1932 Kojonup Western Australia bur Kojonup Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | WILLIS Robert Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Kojonup Lot P5 10 acres Assigned 20th November 1852 Title application 26th November 1862 Title 1933 P11 3 acres 3 roods 3 perches Title 1513A |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail Perth 27th December 1902 page 36 death of Margaret Forsythe Western Mail Perth 18th February 1914 page 35 Suicide of son Ambrose Forsythe Southern Districts Advocate Katanning 18th February 1914 page 3 Inquest Ambrose Forsythe Great Southern Herald Katanning 16th October 1928 page 7 death of daughter Margaret Great Southern Herald Katanning 13th October 1928 page 3 Obituary Robert Forsythe Albany Advertiser 16th October 1928 page 2 Obituary Robert Forsythe Great Southern Herald Katanning Saturday 16th July 1932 page 3 Obituary John Forsythe Great Southern Herald Katanning 24th June 1933 page 2 Obituary of Mrs Robert Forsythe |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th May 1874 Kojonup Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 18th December 1902 Kojonup Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Ambrose Forsythe 283 Private 81st Foot location Trinidad Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and worn out Purchased lot P55 Kojonup of 3.3.2 acres for £3.16.3 Purchased lot 33 Kojonup of 40 acres for £20.0.0 |
