Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Forshaw (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

John Forshaw and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forshaw, born in 1833 in Burscough, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Forshaw, born in 1838 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Hannah (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Wife Daughter In Law, Jane (born 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1839 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England) and John's Niece, Ann (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Forshaw's household

Male

John

Forshaw

Head
Female

Hannah

Forshaw

Wife
Female

Hannah

Forshaw

Daughter
Male

John

Forshaw

Son
Male

William

Forshaw

Son
Female

Jane

Forshaw

Wife Daughter In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Moorcroft

Sister
Female

Ann

Moorcroft

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Forshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Burscough, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forshaw

Head

Married

48

1833

Burscough, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Forshaw

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Forshaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Forshaw

Son

Married

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Forshaw

Wife Daughter In Law

Married

22

1859

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Moorcroft

Sister

Married

42

1839

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Ann

Moorcroft

Niece

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Forshaw in West Derby in 1881, and follow the Forshaw family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Forshaw

We’ve found John Forshaw in 102 family trees. Find out more about John Forshaw's household and view the Forshaw family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census