Born in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles Cockburn
and Alison Morton
Sister of
Sheriff Cockburn, Margaret Cockburn, Robert Cockburn, James Cockburn, Andrew Cockburn, William Cockburn and Ann Cockburn
Wife of
John Forsyth
— married
25 Oct 1828 in Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Died
at age 85
in Bracebridge, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Apr 2023
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Biography
Charlote Cockburn, daughter of Charles Cockburn and Alison Morton, was born 11 Mar 1796 and baptized on 19 Mar 1796 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland.[1]
On 25 October 1828 Charlotte Cockburn married John Forsyth in Direleton, East Lothian, Scotland.[2]
In the 1871 census Charlotte (age 74) was recorded as married in Macaulay, Muskoka, Ontario.[3]
In the 1881 census Sharlet (age 85) was recorded as married in Ontario.[4]
Charlette died (age 85) on 19 April 1881 in Victoria, Ontario, Canada.[5]
Charlotte died on 19 April 1881 and was buried in Falkenburg Union Cemetery, Falkenburg Station, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada.[6]
Sources
- ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 20 November 2023), Charlote Cockburn born or baptised on 19 Mar 1796, daughter of Charles Cockburn & Alison Morton, in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 705, Ref 30/49, Frame 536.
- ↑
Marriage:
"Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"
FamilySearch Record: XTRH-D6R (accessed 7 April 2022)
Charlotte Cockburn marriage to John Forsyth on 25 Oct 1828 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. - ↑
1871 Census:
"1871 Census of Canada," database with images
Year: 1871; Census Place: Macaulay, Muskoka, Ontario; Roll: C-10023; Page: 41
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Ancestry Record 1578 #98439 ($, accessed 27 January 2024)
Name: Charlotte Forsyth; Gender: Female; Marital Status: Married; Widowed: M; Origin: Scottish (Scotish); Age: 74; Birth Date: 1797; Birth Place: Scotland; Residence Place: Macaulay, Muskoka, Ontario; District Number: 85; Subdistrict: i; Religion: Presbyterian.Name Age Status Sex Occupation Birth Date Birth Place John Forsyth 64 Married M Farmer 1807 Scotland Charlotte Forsyth 74 Married F 1797 Scotland - ↑
1881 Census:
"1881 Census of Canada," database with images
Year: 1881; Census Place: Bracebridge and Macauly, Muskoka, Ontario; Roll: C_13243; Page: 32; Family No: 127
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Ancestry Record 1577 #945341 ($, accessed 27 January 2024)
Name: Sharlet Forsyth; Gender: Female; Marital Status: Married; Age: 85; Birth Year: 1796; Birthplace: Scotland; Religion: Canada Presbyterian Church; Nationality: Scotch (Scotish); Province: Ontario; District Number: 131; District: Muskoka; Sub-District Number: I; Subdistrict: Bracebridge and Macauly.Name Age Status Sex Occupation Birth Place John Forsyth 74 Married M Farmer Scotland Sharlet Forsyth 85 Married F Scotland - ↑
Death:
"Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1949," database with images
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Ms935; Series: 28
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Ancestry Record 8946 #1346742 ($, accessed 27 January 2024)
Name: Charlette Forseyeth [Charlotte] [Forsyth] [Cockburn]; Gender: Female; Age: 85; Birth Date: abt 1796; Birth Place: Scotland; Death Date: 19 Apr 1881; Death Place: Victoria, Ontario, Canada; Religion: Presbyterian; Cause of Death: Old Age. - ↑
Burial:
"Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current," database with images
Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #142250140
Ancestry Record 60527 #3264334 ($, accessed 27 January 2024)
Name: Charlotte Forsyth; Birth Date: 11 Mar 1796; Birth Place: Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland; Death Date: 19 Apr 1881; Cemetery: Falkenburg Union Cemetery; Burial or Cremation Place: Falkenburg Station, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Has Bio?: N; Spouse: John Forsyth.
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Charlotte dying in 1881 John Forsyth 7 nov 1884 in Macaulay Maskoka Canada,