In 1839 Annie Hardie was born at Kelso.
On 28th April 1860 [her future husband] James Forsyth [aged 32] and Eliza Hastie [aged 26] were married.
1861. Census. Annie Hardie [aged 22]. Daughter. 22. Milliner. 3 Union Street.
Before 2nd April 1868 [her illegitimate daughter] Eliza Forsyth was born illegitimately to [her future husband] James Forsyth [aged 40] and Annie Hardie [aged 29]. She was baptised on the same day 26th September 1869 as her elder brother and sister. Given that she was three on the date of the 1871 Census 2nd April 1871 it suggests she was illegitimate since her parents married on 7th November 1868.
On 7th November 1868 James Forsyth [aged 40] and Annie Hardie [aged 29] were married.
2nd April 1871. Census. 8 Edward Street, St Pancras.
[her husband] James Forsyth [aged 43]. 43. Sculptor.
Annie Hardie [aged 32]. 32.
[her step-son] James Nesfield Forsyth [aged 7]. Son. 7. Scholar.
Agnes Ellen Forsyth [aged 5]. Daughter. 5. Scholar.
[her illegitimate daughter] Eliza Forsyth [aged 3]. Daughter. 3.
[her son] William Adam Forsyth. Son. 8. Scholar.
Agnes m Forsyth. Mother. 66. No occupation.
Mary Blackall. Servant. 16.
In 1873 [her son] William Adam Forsyth was born to [her husband] James Forsyth [aged 45] and Annie Hardie [aged 34].
In 1875 [her son] John Dudley Forsyth was born to [her husband] James Forsyth [aged 47] and Annie Hardie [aged 36].
In 1876 [her daughter] Annie Fosyth was born to [her husband] James Forsyth [aged 48] and Annie Hardie [aged 37].
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In 1878 [her daughter] Jessie Forsyth was born to [her husband] James Forsyth [aged 50] and Annie Hardie [aged 39]
1881. Census. 8 Edward Street, St Pancras.
[her husband] James Forsyth [aged 53]. 53. Sculptor.
Annie Hardie [aged 42]. 42.
[her step-son] James Nesfield Forsyth [aged 17]. Son. 17. Sculptor.
Agnes Ellen Forsyth [aged 15]. Daughter. 15. Dressmaker.
[her illegitimate daughter] Eliza Forsyth [aged 12]. Daughter. 13. Scholar.
[her son] William Adam Forsyth [aged 8]. Son. 8. Scholar.
John Dudley Forsyth [aged 6]. Son. 6. Scholar.
Annie Fosyth [aged 5]. Daughter. 5. Scholar.
Jessie Forsyth [aged 3]. Daughter. 3.
Agnes m Forsyth. Mother. 77. No occupation.
Adam Forsyth. Nephew.
Adelaide Stansell. 21. Servant
Fanny Dann. Servant.
1891. Census. Ednam House
[her husband] James Forsyth [aged 63]. 63. Sculptor.
Annie Hardie [aged 52]. 52.
[her step-son] James Nesfield Forsyth [aged 27]. Son. 27. Sculptor.
Agnes Ellen Forsyth [aged 25]. Daughter. 25. Dressmaker.
[her illegitimate daughter] Eliza Forsyth [aged 22]. Daughter. 23. Scholar.
[her son] William Adam Forsyth [aged 18]. Son. 18. Pupil Architect.
John Dudley Forsyth [aged 16]. Son. 16. Pupil Artist.
Annie Fosyth [aged 15]. Daughter. 15. Scholar.
Jessie Forsyth [aged 13]. Daughter. 13.
Emma Harrison Servant. 16. General Domestic Servant.
Agnes m Forsyth. Mother. 86. Living on own means.
On 3rd February 1910 [her husband] James Forsyth [aged 82] died. He was buried at Hampstead Cemetery.