James Henry Forte

1839 - 1899  (60 years)

• Name	James Henry Forte  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	8 Jul 1839  [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Dec 1899	Sydney, , AUS
  Person ID	I7546	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Doctor Samuel Simmons Forte,   b. Abt 1816, , St. Thomas Parish, , Barbados d. 1861 (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Walcott Cheeseman,   b. Bef 1820   d. of St Michaels, Barbados, West Indies
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 May 1837	Saint Michael,Barbadoes,Caribbean   [4, 5]
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F1037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Emily Ellis,   b. 25 Apr 1844   d. 26 Sep 1914 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	28 Jun 1869	Barbados   [3, 6]
  Children	1. Charles Stanley Forte,   b. Abt 1886   d. 22 May 1957 (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Edith Margaret Forte,   b. 1875   d. Jun 1879, Hampshire, United Kingdom (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. James Cheesman Forte,   b. 1876   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Claude Henry Forte,   b. 1870   d. Aft 1920, of Northamptonshire, England (Age > 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Elizabeth Anna Forte,   b. 1872   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Helen Lucy Forte,   b. 1881   d. 23 Jul 1907 (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Dr. James Henry Forte's tombstone has been restored and is located in Sydney, Australia. (F-603)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1947] Ellis, Mary Emily, Diary of Mary Emily Ellis Forte. [S272] Descendants of Samuel Forte Sr. prepared by Claude Henry Forte circa early 1900's with added info by his gr. grandson, Nigel James Forte. [S1720] Ancestry.com, Barbados, Select Marriages, 1854-1879, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F2SG-V1M [S108] Ancestry.com, Caribbean, Select Marriages, 1591-1905, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XLL9-TY2 [S108] Ancestry.com, Caribbean, Select Marriages, 1591-1905, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XLL9-TYK [S1720] Ancestry.com, Barbados, Select Marriages, 1854-1879, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F2SG-VBB