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Household of William Forber (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

William Forber and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forber, born in 1848 in Thatto Heath, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Forber, born in 1846 in Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1870 in Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1880 in Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Richard (born 1819 in Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England), William's Brother In Law, Edwin (born 1852 in Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England), William's Brother In Law, William (born 1854 in Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England), William's Brother In Law, James (born 1856 in Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England), William's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England), William's Sister In Law, Lucy (born 1871 in Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England) and William's Son In Law, John (born 1873 in Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England).


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William Forber's household

Male

William

Forber

Head
Female

Ellen

Forber

Wife
Male

Thomas

Forber

Son
Male

William

Forber

Son
Male

Harry

Forber

Son
Male

Richard

Fishwick

Father In Law
Male

Edwin

Fishwick

Brother In Law
Male

William

Fishwick

Brother In Law
Male

James

Fishwick

Brother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Fishwick

Sister In Law
Female

Lucy

Fishwick

Sister In Law
Male

John

Fishwick

Son In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Forber
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forber

Head

Married

33

1848

Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Forber

Wife

Married

35

1846

Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Forber

Son

Single

11

1870

Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England

William

Forber

Son

Single

6

1875

Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England

Harry

Forber

Son

Single

1

1880

Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England

Richard

Fishwick

Father In Law

Widower

62

1819

Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Fishwick

Brother In Law

Widower

29

1852

Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England

William

Fishwick

Brother In Law

Single

27

1854

Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England

James

Fishwick

Brother In Law

Single

25

1856

Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Fishwick

Sister In Law

Single

17

1864

Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Fishwick

Sister In Law

Single

10

1871

Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England

John

Fishwick

Son In Law

Single

8

1873

Thatto Heath, Lancashire, England

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