When is a FORSYTH not a FORSYTH

[brigidmac]

 According to past research my family  has a complicated branch of FORSYTH s

 IN 1857 Cambeltown
CHARLES FORSYTH b1834 married Margaret MATHIESON b 1836

Apparently they were genetically  incompatiblre and first 3 babies were either still born or died young

So they adopted James b 1860 Cambeltown
No idea who his birth parents were .....too distant for  dna matches to give any clues
 cant find him after  1881  did he start using a different surname

Catherine FORSYTH
was born in 1862  but was Charles her father ,?

Apparently Charles FORSYTH went to China to set up a mine
He had a family there

And Margarst  had more  chIldren with 2 other  men

 Would all these children use name Forsyth consistently later ?

If you like detective work this is 1 for you
Im also unravelling daughter Catherine McINTYRE nee FORSYTH
Who had children with 2 other men after her husband
Ive identified 1 as Dugald PATTERSON who was recorded as lodger in 1901 census
 

[Skoosh]

How about a swatch at,   www.kintyreforum.com/

Bests,
Skoosh.

[brigidmac]

Thanks skoosh Ive not seen this site before

As far as i know these Families dont have a connection to Kintyre region

Unless you.ve seen a specific post
My scottish geography is abysmal .

Im going to get worlwide subs for a month so i can look at the Forsyths in China Canada and USA

[Skoosh]

Campbeltown? 

Skoosh.

[brigidmac]

I thought Cambeltown Aryshire was a different place

There are certainly some stories of families with same names .
I dont kow where Margaret MATHEISON  s parents came from .

[Skoosh]

Brigid, no Ayrshire Campbeltown it's in Kintyre, Argyle. 

Skoosh.

[brigidmac]

Sorry yes Argyll ...

Ive got worldwide subs to play with now but no internet so am using all my mobile data . Getting drawn into this FORSYTH saga .

[Maiden Stone]

The Ayrshire coast is between the Mull of Galloway and the Mull of Kintyre on the shipping forecast so you can be forgiven the mistake.

[Skoosh]

Brigid, you can post queries on the Kintyre website. Patterson with 2 t's might be Irish? and Forsyth has the emphasis on the second syllable! 

Skoosh.