John Forber (bef. 1816)

Born before 17 Nov 1816 in Whiston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Alice (Welding) Lomax — married 5 Feb 1843 in Rainford Chapel, Rainford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

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

John Forber was christened on 17 Nov 1816 in Prescot, Lancashire. He was the son of John and Grace Forber.

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

John married Alice Welding (or Welden) on 5 Feb 1843 at Rainford Chapel of Ease in the parish of Prescot, Lancashire. Both were of full age (21 or more) and lived in Eccleston, and neither had been married before. John was a carter. Their fathers were named as John Forber (clerk) and Edward Welding (stonemason). The witnesses were Robert Orford and Margaret Forber.

Their daughter Grace was born in 1844 in Eccleston.^[1]

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

Research Notes

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:FWGB-Z31 : 11 December 2014), John Forber, 17 Nov 1816, Baptism; citing p. 37, Prescot, Lancashire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.

• Marriage: listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk

• "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-Z8D : 12 September 2019), John Forber, Eccleston, Lancashire, England; citing Eccleston, Lancashire, England, p. 10, 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.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Birth registration: Grace Forber, third quarter 1844, Prescot district, mother's maiden name Welden, accessed on GRO website - birth registration search (free registration required)