The life and works of James and William Forsyth
This website aims to catalogue the major works of James and William Forsyth, two Brothers from Kelso in Scotland, who spent the years between 1851 and 1903 producing works in stone and wood that will hopefully last forever. This is a work in progress.
The 'list of works' pages are my selection of the work of James and William that have been currently identified ( see SOURCES page). My aim is that this site will eventually contain a photo gallery of my images and information about every one of these works.
If anyone visiting this site finds any errors or has any further information to share, please use the contact page to get in touch with me, I would love to hear from you
My own interest in these brothers is that William Forsyth was my Great-Great Grandfather on my father's side. My Grandmother Winifred Forsyth was the daughter of William Matthew Forsyth, a son of the sculptor William Forsyth
LATEST NEWS
After neglecting James for many years I have started researching properly his works. The list currently on this site is built upon a quick trawl of the internet and various other sources some 5 years ago. I am now about half way through looking through newspaper articles from 1850 to 1900 and have so far identified at least 40 new works. These will be added as well as additional information about James, and some photographs I now have, probably in 2019
Robert Cocklin July 2018
The 'list of works' pages are my selection of the work of James and William that have been currently identified ( see SOURCES page). My aim is that this site will eventually contain a photo gallery of my images and information about every one of these works.
If anyone visiting this site finds any errors or has any further information to share, please use the contact page to get in touch with me, I would love to hear from you
My own interest in these brothers is that William Forsyth was my Great-Great Grandfather on my father's side. My Grandmother Winifred Forsyth was the daughter of William Matthew Forsyth, a son of the sculptor William Forsyth
LATEST NEWS
After neglecting James for many years I have started researching properly his works. The list currently on this site is built upon a quick trawl of the internet and various other sources some 5 years ago. I am now about half way through looking through newspaper articles from 1850 to 1900 and have so far identified at least 40 new works. These will be added as well as additional information about James, and some photographs I now have, probably in 2019
Robert Cocklin July 2018