BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

1843 - 1926 (83 years)

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Name	Richard Forshaw
Born	26 Feb 1843	Tarleton
Gender	Male
Baptism	16 Apr 1843	All Saints, Hesketh with Becconsall [1]
Occupation	Carpenter, boatbuilder, boatyard foreman
Buried	Jul 1926	Wigan Cemetery
Died	6 Jul 1926	Wigan [2]
Person ID	I08572	Canal Family 1
Last Modified	20 Jan 2026

Father	Daniel Forshaw, b. 1815, Rufford , d. 7 May 1852, Tarleton (Age 37 years)
Mother	Harriet Carrington, b. 10 Dec 1819, Newburgh , d. 22 Aug 1878, Wigan (Age 58 years)
Married	20 Feb 1842	St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk [1]
Family ID	F02593	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Elizabeth Gornall, b. 1 Apr 1846, Clayton-le-Woods , d. 30 Jun 1873, Parbold (Age 27 years)

Married 5 Aug 1867 Douglas Chapel, Eccleston (Parbold) [2]

Children

	1. Mary Elizabeth Forshaw, b. 1867, Parbold
	2. Harriet Forshaw, b. 1868, Parbold , d. Bef 1880 (Age < 11 years)
	3. Daniel Forshaw, b. 1873, Parbold , d. 1873, Wigan (Age 0 years)

Last Modified 20 Jan 2026

Family ID F02618 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Mary Gill, b. 1 May 1845, Dalton , d. 3 Sep 1933, Wigan (Age 88 years)

Married 14 Apr 1875 Holy Trinity, Bolton-le-Moors [1]

Children

	1. Daniel Forshaw, b. 1876, Wigan , d. 22 Dec 1933, Wigan (Age 57 years)
	2. Ellen Forshaw, b. 1877, Wigan , d. 31 Dec 1933, Wigan (Age 56 years)
	3. Harriet Forshaw, b. 1880, Wigan
	4. Bessie Forshaw, b. 1882, Wigan , d. 27 Apr 1901, Wigan (Age 19 years)
	5. Kate Forshaw, b. 15 Feb 1885, Wigan , d. 10 Apr 1974, Blackpool (Age 89 years)

Last Modified 20 Jan 2026

Family ID F02619 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

From an obituary in the Wigan Examiner, July 17 1926:-
'It is with regret that we have to announce the death, at the age of 83, of Mr Richard Forshaw of Cygnet St, Wigan. The deceased gentleman, who was a popular local figure, had been in the service of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Co for 51 years. He served his apprenticeship at the Parbold Boat Yard and retired two years ago when he was the company's foreman boatbuilder. He was highly respected in the district, especially by the officials and workmen.'