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Household of John Forshaw (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forshaw, born in 1836 in Burscough, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; John (born 1860 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1871 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1863 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Susannah (born 1880 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).


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John Forshaw's household

Male

John

Forshaw

Head
Male

John

Forshaw

Son
Male

William

Forshaw

Son
Male

John

Pennington

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Pennington

Boarder
Female

Susannah

Pennington

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Forshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Burscough, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forshaw

Head

Widower

45

1836

Burscough, Lancashire, England

John

Forshaw

Son

Single

21

1860

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

William

Forshaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Upholland, Lancashire, England

John

Pennington

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Pennington

Boarder

Married

18

1863

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Pennington

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Upholland, Lancashire, England

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