Mary Ann Forber (bef. 1819 - 1854)

Born before 13 Jun 1819 in Whiston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1854 after age 34 in Sutton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

This profile is part of the St Helens, Lancashire One Place Study.

Mary Ann Forber was born in about 1819 in Whiston, Lancashire, and christened on 13 Jun 1819 in Prescot, Lancashire. She was the daughter of John and Grace Forber.

By June 6th 1841, the family were living near the toll gate in Eccleston, Lancashire. Mary's father was working as a labourer; his age appears to have been misrecorded as 40 but he was about the same age as his wife.

Mary's mother died in about 1848, aged 67.

By March 30th 1851, Mary and her father were living in Moss End, Sutton. Her father was widowed and working as a machinist (aged 71); Mary was a house keeper.

Mary probably died in 1854, with her age recorded as 37.

Research Notes

Two marriages of Mary Forbers in Prescot district between 1851 and 1861 - one was a widow (maiden name Morris), the other had the wrong father's name to be her. No sign of her in 1861 if single.

Census

1841: Tol Gate Eccleston

  John Forber 40 Labourer Y

  John do 20 Carter Y

  Grace do 60 Y

  Mary do 20 Y

  Robart do 15 Labourer Y /

Sources

• Baptism: "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WN-KB3 : 11 December 2014), Mary Ann Forber, 13 Jun 1819, Baptism; citing p. 38, Prescot, Lancashire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.

• Death registration: Mary Forber, third quarter 1854, Prescot district, age 37, accessed on GRO website (free registration required)

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2G-58C : 22 May 2019), Grace Forber in household of John Forber, Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Piece 516-05 folio 39 page 2 and folio 39 page 3.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGYX-H2W : 12 September 2019), John Forber, Eccleston, Lancashire, England; citing Eccleston, Lancashire, England, p. 17, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. Piece 2194-2 folio 546 schedule 66