BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

William Forshaw

Male 1887 -


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  • Name William Forshaw 
    Born 5 Dec 1887  Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As William Lyon 
    Baptism 8 Jan 1888  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation Insurance agent, RAOC labourer, cinema hall club steward Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10478  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Father Edward Lyon,   b. 1867, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Phillis Forshaw,   b. 1869, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1941, Wheat Lane, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 30 Sep 1889  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F01101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Howard,   b. 13 Jun 1892, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 21 Jun 1919  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. John Forshaw,   b. 25 May 1920, Moss Lane, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 103 years)
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F03677  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Born before his mother married: also known as William Lyon. Birth registered Q1 1888 as William Forshaw and baptised as such.
      William Lyon Forshaw in 1911 census. Marries as Forshaw, naming father as Edward Lyon.

  • Sources 
    1. [S242709] 1939 Census.

    2. [S010056] Parish record.

    3. [S010055] Parish records, Bow Lane, Preston.

    4. [S010069] MC.




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