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Household of Edward Forshaw (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Edward Forshaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Forshaw, born in 1839 in Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Ellen Forshaw, born in 1843 in Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Matthew (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), Janet (born 1876 in Lancashire, England), Randle (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and Anne (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).


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Edward Forshaw's household

Male

Edward

Forshaw

Head
Female

Ellen

Forshaw

Wife
Female

Margaret

Forshaw

Daughter
Male

James

Forshaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Forshaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Forshaw

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Forshaw

Son
Female

Janet

Forshaw

Daughter
Male

Randle

Forshaw

Son
Female

Anne

Forshaw

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Forshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Forshaw

Head

Married

42

1839

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Forshaw

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

James

Forshaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Alice

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Matthew

Forshaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Janet

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Randle

Forshaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Anne

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

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