Henry Forshaw

1840 - 1896  (56 years)

• Name	Henry Forshaw
  Born	1840	Foulridge, Colne
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	12 Aug 1840	St Bartholomew, Colne   [1]
  Occupation	Boatman, farmer
  Died	31 Oct 1896	Burscough
  Person ID	I05941	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	John Forshaw,   b. 1814, Burscough ,   d. 1892, Lathom  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Phillis Knowles,   b. 1819, Foulridge ,   d. 12 Aug 1848, Scarisbrick  (Age 29 years)
  Married	17 Mar 1839	St Bartholomew, Colne   [2]
  Family ID	F00167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ollerton,   b. 1846, Lathom ,   d. 19 Nov 1913, Burscough  (Age 67 years)
  Married	6 Jul 1867	St John the Baptist, Burscough   [3]
  Children	1. John Forshaw,   b. 1868, Lathom   2. Phillis Forshaw,   b. 1870, Wrightington ,   d. 18 Oct 1889, Burscough  (Age 19 years)   3. James Forshaw,   b. 1873, Burscough   4. Margaret Forshaw,   b. 1877, Burscough   5. Elizabeth Forshaw,   b. 1879, Burscough ,   d. 18 Jul 1907, Burscough  (Age 28 years)   6. Mary Alice Forshaw,   b. 15 Aug 1882, Burscough   7. Harry Forshaw,   b. 1885, Burscough ,   d. 1956, Burscough  (Age 71 years)   8. Edith Forshaw,   b. 24 Dec 1890, Lathom
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2025
  Family ID	F02000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The 1881 Census gives Henry's birthplace as "Fore Rig, Yorkshire", which must be Foulridge, Colne, where his parents were married. Henry's baptism is listed at St Bartholomew, Colne, with his name mis-spelt as Falshaw; his brother Thomas was also baptised there, and his birthplace is given in 1881 as Colne. Other census records give their birthplace as Burscough or Lathom, where the family lived. Before the 20th century county boundary changes, Foulridge was but a mile or so from the Yorkshire border.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks. [S322306] England Marriages (Findmypast). [S010069] MC.