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Household of William Forshaw (born 1841, 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.

William Forshaw and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Forshaw, born in 1841 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Forshaw, born in 1844 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; George (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1866 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Charlotte (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Giles (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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William Forshaw's household

Male

William

Forshaw

Head
Female

Ann

Forshaw

Wife
Male

George

Forshaw

Son
Female

Mary E

Forshaw

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Forshaw

Daughter
Male

William

Forshaw

Son
Male

Henry

Forshaw

Son
Female

Ann

Forshaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Forshaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Forshaw

Daughter
Male

Giles

Forshaw

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Forshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Forshaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Forshaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wigan, Lancashire, England

George

Forshaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Forshaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Henry

Forshaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Forshaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Giles

Forshaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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