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Household of Henry Forshaw (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Henry Forshaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Forshaw, born in 1842 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Forshaw, born in 1846 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Minnie (born 1872 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Edward H (born 1874 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Hugh E (born 1878 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Father In Law, Peter Brierley, born in 1808 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England.


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Henry Forshaw's household

Male

Henry

Forshaw

Head
Female

Sarah A

Forshaw

Wife
Female

Minnie

Forshaw

Daughter
Male

Edward H

Forshaw

Son
Male

Hugh E

Forshaw

Son
Male

Peter

Brierley

Father In Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Forshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Forshaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Forshaw

Wife

Married

35

1846

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Edward H

Forshaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Hugh E

Forshaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Peter

Brierley

Father In Law

Widower

73

1808

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

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