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Household of John Forshaw (born 1857, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 1857 in Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bridget Forshaw, born in 1859 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Peter (born 1880 in Cheshire, England) and Mary A (born 1881 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, Mary A (born 1857 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England) and John's Lodger, Joseph (born 1878 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England).


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John Forshaw's household

Male

John

Forshaw

Head
Female

Bridget

Forshaw

Wife
Male

Peter

Forshaw

Son
Female

Mary A

Forshaw

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Hayes

Lodger Head
Male

Joseph

Hayes

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Forshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forshaw

Head

Married

24

1857

Cheshire, England

Bridget

Forshaw

Wife

Married

22

1859

Ireland

Peter

Forshaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Cheshire, England

Mary A

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

Mary A

Hayes

Lodger Head

Single

24

1857

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Hayes

Lodger

Single

3

1878

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

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