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I've just received a birth cert for Elizabeth Forster in Wigan 1869, but it has no name of father, just mother Sarah Forster formerly Ashby. However her marriage cert in 1888 named her father as James Forster. Wonder why he wasn't on the birth record?? Anyway I'm not having much luck finding the marriage of Sarah Ashby and James Forster, or the birth of Sarah Ashby, presumably in the 1840's, any help with my search would be much appreciated thank you x

Have you found Elizabeth in 1871?

Hi Glitter Baby, no but in 1881 age 9 not with parents but with a Hill family!

1881 just for info - concerned about the age diff

Name: Elizabeth Forster
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Relation: Granddaughter
Gender: Female
Where born: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Wigan
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address: 6 Park St
Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Wigan
Sub-registration district: Wigan
ED, institution, or vessel: 37
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3768
Folio: 10
Page Number: 14
Household Members: Name Age
William Hill 60
Ellen Hill 60
Peter Hill 22
Alice Hill 17
Elizabeth Forster 9

If she's a grandaughter of the Hill family how could she be a daughter of Sarah Forster formerly Ashby?

Yes her birth cert is 1869 and that record says 1872 but I can't find anything else, any ideas please?

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Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1869
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
FORSTER Elizabeth Wigan Wigan & Leigh ASHTON WIG/89/324

Safc thank you , yes I have that birth certificate

Hill family from 1871

1871 England Census
about Alice Hill Name: Alice Hill
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: William Hill
Mother's name: Ellen Hill
Gender: Female
Where born: Wigan, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Wigan
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
Town: Wigan
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Wigan
Sub-registration district: Wigan
ED, institution, or vessel: 30
Household schedule number: 98
Piece: 3888
Folio: 31
Page Number: 23
Household Members: Name Age
William Hill 50
Ellen Hill 50
Margaret Hill 20
Elizabeth Hill 18
Peter Hill 12
Alice Hill 8


and 1861

William Hill 40
Ellen Hill 40
Mary A Hill 18
Samuel Hill 15
Margret Hill 10
Elizabeth Hill 5
Peter Hill 2


so no help with finding Sarah

Andy

Does it give any occupation of James Forster on marriage cert ?

Are the witnessess related ?

Margee, that's exactly what I thought, maybe the Hill family took her in if she was orphaned, do you think it would be worth searching death records for Sarah Forster?

So, if you have the birth cert for the details posted above - the mother's maiden name is ASHTON, yet you have said 'ASHBY' ??? - Which one is correct?

Dea x

Hi Dea

Oh yeah sorry I have the birth cert it says Ashby, I presumed someone had transcribed wrong. The one I ordered was Index 8c Page 38. Do you think that is another record?

Glitter Baby, yes James Forster was a Blacksmith. The witnesses are Jospeh Forster and Jane Wilding x

How about James Foster Blacksmith and Joseph as brother.
1881
FOSTER, James Head Married M 37 1844 Blacksmith Standish Lancashire
FOSTER, Margaret Wife Married F 30 1851 Dalton Lancashire
FOSTER, Elizabeth Daughter Single F 12 1869 Scholar Shevington Lancashire
FOSTER, Joseph Son Single M 11 1870 Scholar Standish Lancashire
FOSTER, Mary Daughter Single F 6 1875 Scholar Standish Lancashire
FOSTER, Margaret Daughter Single F 4 1877 Shevington Lancashire

RG number: RG11 Piece: 3758 Folio: 116 Page: 8
Registration District: Wigan Sub District: Standish Enumeration District: Ecclesiastical Parish:

Civil Parish: Shevington Municipal Borough: Address: Shevington Moor, Shevington County: Lancashire

Does it give Elizabeth's age on the marriage certificate?

Margee Yes age 20 in June 1888

Pam, thats great, thank you so much

nudge

Pam the only thing is they are Foster and mine are Forsters