Adam John Forsyth
Born April 1854 (Circa)
Died January 1922 (Circa)
Active: 1881 - 1911
Country of birth and death: England
Wood and stone carver, stonemason
Born in Camberwell, Surrey (London). He came from a family of sculptors and stone carvers originating in Kelso on the Scottish borders. His father was William Forsyth (1834-1915), a sculptor, carver and gilder who established a thriving business in Worcester. Adam's uncle, James Forsyth (1827-1910), ran a successful London based practice specialising in architectural and ecclesiastical work and his cousin, James Nesfield Forsyth (1864-1942) was a sculptor who exhibited extensively and was a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors.
This record contains information supplied by Diana Forrow.
Locations
Address Burcot House Chesnut Street Worcester | View on map
1861 (Circa)
Address 6 Tything Street Whistones Worcester | View on map
1871 (Circa)
Address 4 Mill Lane Claines Worcester | View on map
1881 (Circa)
Address 7 Cypress Street South Claines Worcester | View on map
1891 (Circa)
Address 40 Cromwell Road Malvern Link Great Malvern | View on map
1901 (Circa)
Address 2 Cromwell Road Malvern Link Great Malvern | View on map
1911 (Circa)
Personal and Professional Connections
Cousin of James Nesfield Forsyth
Daughter/son/child of William Forsyth
Niece/nephew of James Forsyth
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Wood Carver'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Stone & Wood Carver' employed
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Stone Mason' probably a worker or working on own account
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Stone Mason, Monumental Mason' worker
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
RG09 piece 2108 folio 96 page 38
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
RG10 piece 3049 folio 4 page 2
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 2934; Folio: 78; Page: 29; GSU roll: 1341702
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Class: RG12; Piece: 2330; Folio 94; Page 24; GSU roll: 6097440
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2001
Class: RG13; Piece: 2785; Folio: 83; Page: 83
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2009
RG14PN17654 RG78PN1080A RD378 SD1 ED7 SN325
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2007
2007
Name: Adam J Forsyth
Birth Date: abt 1855
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1922
Age at Death: 67
Registration district: Upton Upon Severn
Inferred County: Worcestershire
Volume: 6c
Page: 206
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Adam Forsyth
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1854
Registration district: Camberwell
Inferred County: Greater London, London, Surrey
Volume: 1d
Page: 483
Citing this record
'Adam John Forsyth', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=ann_1320931608, accessed 23 Feb 2020]
