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Elizabeth 'Bessie' Forsyth 1877–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1877

Birth Location: New Zealand

Death Date: 1959

Death Location: New Zealand

Father: John Forsyth

Mother: Christina Chisholm

Spouse(s): Septimus Hawkins

Children(s): Alfred Hawkins, Sepitmus Hawkins, John Hawkins, Frank Hawkins, Thomas Hawkins, William Hawkins, Lily Hawkins, Henry Hawkins

Elizabeth 'Bessie' Forsyth was born in 1877 in New Zealand, the child of John Forsyth And Christina Christian Christy Chisholm. Elizabeth 'Bessie' Forsyth married Septimus De Setimo Hawkins, and had children including Alfred Chisholm Hawkins, Frank Fitzherbert Hawkins, Henry Hambrook Hawkins, John Armada Hawkins, Lily Christina Hawkins, Sepitmus Tertius Hawkins, Thomas Henry Hawkins, William Nicolson Hawkins. Elizabeth 'Bessie' Forsyth passed away in 1959 in New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth 'Bessie' Forsyth was born in 1877 in New Zealand, the child of John Forsyth And Christina Christian Christy Chisholm.
  • Elizabeth 'Bessie' Forsyth married Septimus De Setimo Hawkins, and had children including Alfred Chisholm Hawkins, Frank Fitzherbert Hawkins, Henry Hambrook Hawkins, John Armada Hawkins, Lily Christina Hawkins, Sepitmus Tertius Hawkins, Thomas Henry Hawkins, William Nicolson Hawkins.
  • Elizabeth 'Bessie' Forsyth passed away in 1959 in New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Forsyth
1840–1920
Birth Location: Scotland
JF
Christina Chisholm
1835–1911
Birth Location: Scotland
CC

Spouses(s)

Septimus Hawkins
1866–1939
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
SH

Children(s)

Alfred Hawkins
1915–1970
Birth Location: –
AH
Sepitmus Hawkins
1921–2004
Birth Location: –
SH
John Hawkins
1916–1965
Birth Location: –
JH
Frank Hawkins
1913–1993
Birth Location: –
FH
Thomas Hawkins
1912–1970
Birth Location: –
TH
William Hawkins
1910–1997
Birth Location: –
WH
Lily Hawkins
1909–1909
Birth Location: –
LH
Henry Hawkins
1919–1991
Birth Location: –
HH

Elizabeth Forsyth's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Forsyth
1877–1959
Birth Place: New Zealand
Parents
John Forsyth
1840–1920
Scotland
Christina ((Christian, Christy)) Chisholm
1835–1911
Scotland
Grandparents
William Forsyth
1800–1880
Scotland
Jane ((Jean)) Todd
1806–1874
Scotland
William Chisholm
1800–1876
Scalpay
Margaret ('May') Tolmie
1812–1894
Invernesshire
Great-Grandparents
John Chisholm
1775–
Ellen Cameron
1777–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Forsyth's Descendants

1.
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Elizabeth ('Bessie') Forsyth (1877–1959) m. Septimus (de Setimo) Hawkins (1866–1939)
  1. 1. Alfred (Chisholm) Hawkins 1915–1970
  2. 2. Sepitmus (Tertius) Hawkins 1921–2004
  3. 3. John (Armada) Hawkins 1916–1965
  4. 4. Frank (Fitzherbert) Hawkins 1913–1993
  5. 5. Thomas (Henry) Hawkins 1912–1970
  6. 6. William (Nicolson) Hawkins 1910–1997
  7. 7. Lily (Christina) Hawkins 1909–1909
  8. 8. Henry (Hambrook) Hawkins 1919–1991 m. Florence (Ivy) Bauer 1923–1997

Elizabeth Forsyth's Timeline

3 Records

1877
1877
Birth of Elizabeth 'Bessie' Forsyth in New Zealand
New Zealand
1959
1959
Age 82
Burial of Elizabeth 'Bessie' Forsyth in Kaurihohore
Kaurihohore
1959
1959
Age 82
Death of Elizabeth 'Bessie' Forsyth in New Zealand
New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Kaurihohore

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: New Zealand
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