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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 28th April 1860 [his father] James Forsyth (age 32) and Eliza Hastie (age 26) were married.
On 7th November 1868 [his father] James Forsyth (age 40) and [his mother] Annie Hardie (age 29) were married.
2nd April 1871. Census. 8 Edward Street, St Pancras.
[his father] James Forsyth (age 43). 43. Sculptor.
[his mother] Annie Hardie (age 32). 32.
[his half-brother] James Nesfield Forsyth (age 7). Son. 7. Scholar.
[his half-sister] Agnes Ellen Forsyth (age 5). Daughter. 5. Scholar.
[his illegitimate sister] Eliza Forsyth (age 3). Daughter. 3.
William Adam Forsyth. Son. 8. Scholar.
[his grandmother] Agnes m Forsyth. Mother. 66. No occupation.
Mary Blackall. Servant. 16.
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In 1873 William Adam Forsyth was born to James Forsyth (age 45) and Annie Hardie (age 34).
1881. Census. 8 Edward Street, St Pancras.
[his father] James Forsyth (age 53). 53. Sculptor.
[his mother] Annie Hardie (age 42). 42.
[his half-brother] James Nesfield Forsyth (age 17). Son. 17. Sculptor.
[his half-sister] Agnes Ellen Forsyth (age 15). Daughter. 15. Dressmaker.
[his illegitimate sister] Eliza Forsyth (age 12). Daughter. 13. Scholar.
William Adam Forsyth (age 8). Son. 8. Scholar.
[his brother] John Dudley Forsyth (age 6). Son. 6. Scholar.
[his sister] Annie Fosyth (age 5). Daughter. 5. Scholar.
[his sister] Jessie Forsyth (age 3). Daughter. 3.
[his grandmother] Agnes m Forsyth. Mother. 77. No occupation.
Adam Forsyth. Nephew.
Adelaide Stansell. 21. Servant
Fanny Dann. Servant.
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1891. Census. Ednam House
[his father] James Forsyth (age 63). 63. Sculptor.
[his mother] Annie Hardie (age 52). 52.
[his half-brother] James Nesfield Forsyth (age 27). Son. 27. Sculptor.
[his half-sister] Agnes Ellen Forsyth (age 25). Daughter. 25. Dressmaker.
[his illegitimate sister] Eliza Forsyth (age 22). Daughter. 23. Scholar.
William Adam Forsyth (age 18). Son. 18. Pupil Architect.
[his brother] John Dudley Forsyth (age 16). Son. 16. Pupil Artist.
[his sister] Annie Fosyth (age 15). Daughter. 15. Scholar.
[his sister] Jessie Forsyth (age 13). Daughter. 13.
Emma Harrison Servant. 16. General Domestic Servant.
[his grandmother] Agnes m Forsyth. Mother. 86. Living on own means.
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1901. Census. 110 Goldhurst Terrace
[his father] James Forsyth (age 73).73. Sculptor.
[his half-brother] James Nesfield Forsyth (age 37). Son. 37. Sculptor.
William Adam Forsyth (age 28). Son. 28. Architect.
[his brother] John Dudley Forsyth (age 26). Son. 26. Stained Glass Artist.
[his sister] Jessie Forsyth (age 23). Daughter. 23.
Charlie Naylor. Visitor. 26. Techer of Dancing School
Martha Watkins. 20. General Domestic Servant.
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On 21st January 1902 [his half-brother] James Nesfield Forsyth (age 38) and Cecilia Naylor (age 26) were married at All Saints Church in the presence of William Adam Forsyth (age 29) and [his father] James Forsyth (age 74). He the son of James Forsyth and Eliza Hastie.
On 10th May 1920. Probate for [his father] James Forsyth of Ednam House. Executors William Adam Forsyth (age 47) Architect and [his brother] John Dudley Forsyth (age 45) Artist. Effects £7969 14s 4d.
Mother: Annie Hardie