John Forsyth

1850 - 1916  (66 years)

• Name	John Forsyth
  Born	9 Feb 1850	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1852	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1883	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	salesman
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Traveller
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Manufacturer, Buttons
  		Joh Forsyth Limited Corner of Albert and Dupont streets in Waterloo, Ontario
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Business	Bef 1912	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	John Forsyth Shirt Co.
  		John Forsyth Company Limited From: Berlin Celebration of Cityhood - Issued by Authority of the City. Berlin Ontario, Issued in Commemoration of its Celebration of Cityhood July 17th 1912.
  		John Forsyth Factory
  		Kitchener-ForsythShirts-0001-LuckyCoin-ebay2018.jpg
  		Kitchener-ForsythShirts-0002-LuckyCoin-ebay2018.jpg
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-97975
  Died	16 Jul 1916	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I97975	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Forsyth,   b. 1815, Fort Erie, Welland Co., Ontario ,   d. 30 Jul 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Jane Rodgers,   b. 1819, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7852	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elisabeth Brook,   b. 9 May 1852, , England ,   d. 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Married	4 Jan 1883	Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Children	1. John Derby Claud "Claude" Forsyth,   b. 24 Mar 1885, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F25232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The John Forsyth Shirt Company Limited was founded in 1903 as a distributor of pins, thread, buttons, celluloid collars and other items. Once established, the company began selling shirts and ties, as well as, other clothing items. In 1908, the John Forsyth Shirt Company purchased the Star Whitewear building at Duke and Young streets in Kitchener. In 1914, it purchased the William Kress Company on King Street South, and in 1916, bought the former Market Hotel, at Albert and Dupont Streets. This buidling was used as a factory to make pajamas and underwear. The company was sold in 1973 and the Kitchener factory was closed in 1996. At this time production move to Cambridge. Today the company is based out of Mississauga. Today the company offers career apparel, knits and woven, lifestyle sportswear and casual wear, swaters, fleeces, headwear, outerwear, and wind wear. It also offers performance dress, two-pocket uniform, pilot-style, and twill shirts as well as ties for men and women. Waterloo Region Archives 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 23. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 4. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 38 Page 3. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 11. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 10040 (1883), Forsythe-Brook. John Forsyth, salesman of Blenheim, Birth Place: Canada Age: 32 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Father Name: John Forsyth Mother Name: Jane Forsyth Spouse Name: Elizabeth Brook, residence Peterborough, Spouse's Age: 35 Spouse Birth Place: England Spouse Father Name: Daniel Brook Spouse Mother Name: Sarah Brook Marriage Date: 4 Jan 1883 Marriage Location: Peterborough

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Feb 1850 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - salesman - 1883 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Jan 1883 - Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Traveller - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer, Buttons - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - John Forsyth Shirt Co. - Bef 1912 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Jul 1916 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth