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Household of John Forshaw (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Forshaw, born in 1835 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hester E Forshaw, born in 1839 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Emma H (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ellen B (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Edith B (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Augusta H (born 1872 in Fulwood, Lancashire, England), Hetty M (born 1874 in Fulwood, Lancashire, England), John H (born 1876 in Fulwood, Lancashire, England) and Henry P (born 1878 in Fulwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Alice (born 1849 in Garstang, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Mary A (born 1856 in Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England).


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John Forshaw's household

Male

John

Forshaw

Head
Female

Hester E

Forshaw

Wife
Female

Emma H

Forshaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Forshaw

Daughter
Female

Ellen B

Forshaw

Daughter
Female

Edith B

Forshaw

Daughter
Female

Augusta H

Forshaw

Daughter
Female

Hetty M

Forshaw

Daughter
Male

John H

Forshaw

Son
Male

Henry P

Forshaw

Son
Female

Alice

Rowlinson

Servant
Female

Mary A

Banks

Servant
Female

Margaret

Fazackerley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Forshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Forshaw

Head

Married

46

1835

Preston, Lancashire, England

Hester E

Forshaw

Wife

Married

42

1839

Preston, Lancashire, England

Emma H

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen B

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edith B

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Augusta H

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Fulwood, Lancashire, England

Hetty M

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Fulwood, Lancashire, England

John H

Forshaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Fulwood, Lancashire, England

Henry P

Forshaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Fulwood, Lancashire, England

Alice

Rowlinson

Servant

Single

32

1849

Garstang, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Banks

Servant

Single

25

1856

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Fazackerley

Servant

Single

15

1866

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

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