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Henry Edward Burstall

Born at Domaine Cataraqui, Quebec City, Quebec, the son of the wealthy merchant John B. Burstall (1832–1896) and Fanny Bell Forsyth, daughter of James Bell Forsyth, the builder of Domaine Cataraqui, in 1831.

James Bell Forsyth

James bell Forsyth's father, Joseph Forsyth, came to Canada in 1784 as the agent for Forsyth, Richardson & Co., at Kingston, Ontario.

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Edward Greive M.P. James and Frances Forsyth were the grandparents of General Sir Henry Edward Burstall and The Hon.

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Born at Kingston, Upper Canada, he was the second son of Joseph Forsyth (1764-1813) and his wife Alicia, daughter of Major James Robbins of the Royal Artillery.

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William Walker M.P., and together they succeeded Forsyth's father as the agents to Forsyth, Richardson & Co., in Kingston, Ontario.

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