Born in Kaiapoi, New Zealand
Ancestors 
and Sister of
Alexander Farquhar Forsyth, Robert Forsyth, John Forsyth, George Forsyth, Helen Thomson (Forsyth) Lundy, Jessie Forsyth, William James Forsyth, James Forsyth and Jean (Forsyth) Semmens
Wife of
James Christopher Musson
— married
16 Mar 1899 in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Margaret (Musson) Ford, William Robert Musson, James Richard (Musson) Forsyth, Walter Phillip Musson, Esther Helen (Musson) Breach, Eric Mark Musson, Jessie Catherine (Musson) Barker, Ian Alexander Musson and Ivor Forsyth Musson
Died
at age 51
in Rangiora, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Aug 2014
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Biography
Margaret Ann Hay Forsyth was born on 10 April 1877 in Kaiapoi, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand. Her father, Robert, was 24, and her mother, Jannet (Jessie), was 26. She married James Christopher Musson on 16 March 1899 in her hometown. They had nine children in 19 years. Jessie Catherine Musson (1899–1969) Mary Margaret (Molly) Musson (1902–1970) William Robert "Bill" Musson (1904–1979) James Forsyth born James Richard Musson (1906–1976) Walter Phillip Musson (1908–1919) Esther Helen Musson (1911–1966) Eric Mark "Mac" Musson (1913–1991) Ian Alexander Musson (1915–1989) Ivor Forsyth "Hip" Musson (1918–1993) Margaret died on 23 May 1928 at the age of 51.
Sources
- "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-8VW3 : 27 November 2017), Margaret Ann Hay Forsyth, 1877; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1877/4709, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~25.00%
Kerry Forsyth
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QQ2411254 [compare], Ancestry member kerrynjt615802
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch QQ2411254 [compare], FTDNA kit #573193
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~25.00%
John Forsyth :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T978277 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN10570
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~12.50%
Kerryn Forsyth :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DS7367221 [compare], Ancestry member Our_Ancestors
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch DS7367221 [compare], FTDNA kit #532624
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~12.50%
Ross Forsyth :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PC4358814 [compare], Ancestry member rosswforsyth
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