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Household of John Forshaw (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

John Forshaw and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forshaw, born in 1842 in Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Forshaw, born in 1845 in Northwich, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1878 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1879 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Southport, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, ? (born 1859 in -), John's Lodger, ? (born 1860 in -), John's Lodger, ? (born 1857 in -), John's Lodger, ? (born 1862 in -), John's Lodger, ? (born 1863 in -) and John's Lodger, ? (born 1863 in -).


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John Forshaw's household

Male

John

Forshaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Forshaw

Wife
Female

Ann

Forshaw

Daughter
Male

Henry

Forshaw

Son
Male

William

Forshaw

Son
Female

?

N K)

Lodger
Female

?

N K)

Lodger
Female

?

N K)

Lodger
Female

?

N K)

Lodger
Female

?

N K)

Lodger
Female

?

N K)

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Forshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forshaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Forshaw

Wife

Married

36

1845

Northwich, Gloucestershire, England

Ann

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Southport, Lancashire, England

Henry

Forshaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Southport, Lancashire, England

William

Forshaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Southport, Lancashire, England

?

N K)

Lodger

Single

22

1859

-

?

N K)

Lodger

Single

21

1860

-

?

N K)

Lodger

Single

24

1857

-

?

N K)

Lodger

Single

19

1862

-

?

N K)

Lodger

Single

18

1863

-

?

N K)

Lodger

Single

18

1863

-

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