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AAAunt AnnEldest of the old ForsytesThe Man of PropertyShe keeps house with her sisters for Timothy.

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OJOld JolyonHead of the familyDies in Indian SummerHe dies under the oak at Robin Hill.

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TTimothyYoungest of the old ForsytesDies in To LetThe family meets in his house.

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JJamesFather of SoamesThe Man of Property to In ChanceryA solicitor and the anxious head of his branch.

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EEmilyWife of JamesAll five booksThe mother of Soames and Winifred.

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YJYoung JolyonSon of old JolyonDies in To LetA painter who marries Irene.

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TThe governessSecond wife of young JolyonDies before In ChanceryThe mother of Jolly and Holly.

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IIreneWife of Soames, then of JolyonAll five booksShe leaves Soames and marries his cousin.

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SSoamesThe man of propertyAll five booksHe divorces Irene and marries Annette.

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AAnnetteSecond wife of SoamesIn Chancery and To LetThe mother of Fleur.

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WWinifredDaughter of JamesAll five booksShe marries Montague Dartie.

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MDMontague DartieHusband of WinifredThe Man of Property to In ChanceryThe family never trusts him.

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PBPhilip BosinneyArchitectDies in The Man of PropertyHe builds Robin Hill and is run over in the fog.

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JJuneDaughter of young JolyonAll five booksEngaged to Bosinney when the Saga opens.

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JJollySon of young JolyonDies in In ChanceryHe dies of enteric fever in South Africa.

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HHollyDaughter of young JolyonIn Chancery to To LetShe marries her second cousin Val Dartie.

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VDVal DartieSon of WinifredAll five booksHe marries Holly.

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JJonSon of Jolyon and IreneAwakening and To LetHe loves Fleur and gives her up.

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FFleurDaughter of SoamesIn Chancery and To LetShe marries Michael Mont.

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MMMichael MontHusband of FleurTo LetHe marries Fleur at the end of the Saga.

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  • APAGenogram Builder. (2026, November 10). The Forsyte family tree with pictures. https://genogrambuilder.org/stories/forsyte-saga-family-tree
  • MLA“The Forsyte Family Tree with Pictures.” Genogram Builder, 10 Nov. 2026, https://genogrambuilder.org/stories/forsyte-saga-family-tree.
  • ChicagoGenogram Builder. “The Forsyte Family Tree with Pictures.” Last modified November 10, 2026. https://genogrambuilder.org/stories/forsyte-saga-family-tree.
  • HarvardGenogram Builder (2026) The Forsyte Family Tree with Pictures. Available at: https://genogrambuilder.org/stories/forsyte-saga-family-tree (Accessed: 10 November 2026).

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Sources and credits

Every fact is cited to the book and part of The Forsyte Saga that states it, in Project Gutenberg ebook 4397, read on 10 November 2026. No drawing of the characters made before 1930 could be found on Wikimedia Commons, only stills from the films and the television series, which are not used.

Project Gutenberg

  1. The Forsyte Saga, Preface of 1922
  2. The Forsyte Saga, The Man of Property, Part I
  3. The Forsyte Saga, The Man of Property, Part II
  4. The Forsyte Saga, The Man of Property, Part III
  5. The Forsyte Saga, Indian Summer of a Forsyte
  6. The Forsyte Saga, In Chancery, Part I
  7. The Forsyte Saga, In Chancery, Part III
  8. The Forsyte Saga, Awakening
  9. The Forsyte Saga, To Let, Part I
  10. The Forsyte Saga, To Let, Part III

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