Elizabeth Smith

1773 -

• Name	Elizabeth Smith
  Born	1773	Wrightington
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I11869	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Ralph Forshaw,   b. 1771,   d. 1824, Burscough  (Age 53 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1797	St Mary the Virgin, Eccleston   [1]
  Children	1. John Forshaw,   b. 1797, Lathom   2. Thomas Forshaw,   b. 1799, Burscough ,   d. 1856, Burscough  (Age 57 years)   3. Ralph Forshaw,   b. 1800, Burscough ,   d. 1804, Burscough  (Age 4 years)   4. Sarah Forshaw,   b. 1803, Burscough   5. Ralph Forshaw,   b. 1805, Burscough   6. Betty Forshaw,   b. 1807, Burscough   7. James Forshaw,   b. 1807, Burscough   8. Mary Forshaw,   b. 1811, Burscough
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F03528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Betty in most records. Probable baptism 21 11 1773, Douglas Chapel, Eccleston, to Thomas and Sarah Smith. Age 77, living with daughter Mary (Gill) in 1851 census; possible burial 6.7.1852 St Mary the Virgin, Rufford, though age given as 72.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.