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Household of Peter Forshaw (born 1821, 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.

Peter Forshaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Forshaw, born in 1821 in Burscough, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Forshaw, born in 1816 in Lathom, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Hannah, born 1853 in Lathom, Lancashire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; James (born 1877 in Lathom, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Lathom, Lancashire, England) and John Robert (born 1880 in Lathom, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Son In Law, William Hesketh, born in 1850 in Bispham, Lancashire, England.


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Peter Forshaw's household

Male

Peter

Forshaw

Head
Female

Margaret

Forshaw

Wife
Male

William

Hesketh

Son In Law
Female

Hannah

Hesketh

Daughter
Male

James

Hesketh

Grand Son
Female

Ellen

Hesketh

Grand Daughter
Male

John Robert

Hesketh

Grand Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Forshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Burscough, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Forshaw

Head

Married

60

1821

Burscough, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Forshaw

Wife

Married

65

1816

Lathom, Lancashire, England

William

Hesketh

Son In Law

Married

31

1850

Bispham, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Hesketh

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Lathom, Lancashire, England

James

Hesketh

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Lathom, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Hesketh

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lathom, Lancashire, England

John Robert

Hesketh

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Lathom, Lancashire, England

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