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John Forshaw

Male 1825 - 1870  (45 years)


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  • Name John Forshaw 
    Born 1825  Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 11 Dec 1825  St Mary the Virgin, Rufford Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1870  Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I12453  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 

    Father James Forshaw,   b. 1797, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Jane Lyon,   b. 1799, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 3 Jul 1820  St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F03764  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ellen Lawson,   b. 12 May 1810, Newburgh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1853, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1851  St Peter, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F05249  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Alice Halsall,   b. 1828, Liverpool/Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 28 Aug 1854  St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Jane Forshaw,   b. 1854, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ellen Forshaw,   b. 1857, Lydiate Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. James Forshaw,   b. 1860, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Alice Forshaw,   b. 1871, Ince Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Henry Forshaw,   b. 1871, Ince Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F03762  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • No death record found, but assumed to have died 1870-71 as wife Alice is a widow in the 1871 census with one-week-old twins.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.

    2. [S010071] Lancashire BMDs.

    3. [S010069] MC.



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