PW Indi

Alternative names

Elizabeth CLIFFE (Married)

Elizabeth MCVAN (Married)

Ancestors

Show generations

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Unknown FORREST

~1754 - ~1804

William FORREST

1795 - 1844

Brick maker of Blackburn, Lancashire

James FORREST

1833 - 1889

Cotton spinner of Mellor, Lancashire

Thomas ELLISON

~1707 - bur.1793

of Billington, Blackburn, Lancashire

William ELLISON

1739 - bur.1799

Weaver of Billington, Blackburn, Lancashire

William STANNING

~1671 - ~1755

of Dinckley, Blackburn, Lancashire

Margaret STANNING

1713 - bur.1793

of Dinckley, Blackburn, Lancashire

John ELLISON

1771 - 1847

Cotton weaver of Balderstone, Lancashire

Thomas SOWERBUTTS

~1667 - ~1752

of Ribchester, Lancashire

Richard SOWERBUTTS

bap.1708 - ~1776

of Ribchester, Lancashire

Ellen SOWERBUTTS

1745 - bur.1815

of Salesbury, Blackburn, Lancashire

Nancy ELLISON

1803 - 1838

of Mellor, Lancashire

George BARNES

~1738 - ~1815

of Mellor, Lancashire

Agnes 'Aggy' BARNES

1778 - 1823

of Mellor, Lancashire

Richard COUNSELL

~1723 - 1797

Cordwainer of Osbaldeston, Lancashire

Margaret 'Peggy' COUNSELL

1749 - ~1810

of Samlesbury, Lancashire

John HINDLE

~1690 - ~1765

Weaver of Mellor, Lancashire

Ann HINDLE

bap.1724 - ~1785

of Osbaldeston, Lancashire

Thomas SHARPLES

~1658 - ~1749

of Osbaldeston, Lancashire

Mary SHARPLES

bap.1704 - ~1764

of Osbaldeston, Lancashire

Unknown [SHARPLES]

~1658 - ~1708

John FORREST

1863 - ~1939

Cotton spinner of Blackburn, Lancashire

John ARCHIBALD

~1613 - ~1698

of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

John ARCHIBALD

bap.1654 - ~1704

of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen [ARCHIBALD]

~1613 - ~1663

John ARCHIBALD

1682 - ~1743

of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabell PAUL

~1654 - ~1720

of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert ARCHIBALD

1704 - bur.1750

Coal miner of Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Isobel HENDERSON

~1684 - ~1746

of Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert ARCHIBALD

1729 - ~1791

Coal miner of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert BENNETT

~1655 - ~1740

of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet BENNETT

1696 - ~1760

of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland

Christian SMITH

~1667 - ~1740

of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland

Henry ARCHIBALD

1766 - 1832

Soldier - 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot of Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland

James HUNTER

~1687 - ~1737

Jean HUNTER

1731 - ~1791

of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet SIMPSON

~1699 - ~1749

Robert ARCHIBALD

1801 - 1872

Beer seller of Skipton, Yorkshire

John SAGAR

~1658 - ~1733

of Askrigg, Yorkshire

John SAGAR

1695 - bur.1764

of Askrigg, Yorkshire

John PARKIN

~1636 - ~1720

of Kirkby Ravensworth, Richmond, Yorkshire

Margaret PARKIN

bap.1672 - bur.1702

of Kirkby Ravensworth, Richmond, Yorkshire

Warwick SAGAR

bap.1737 - bur.1814

Parish Clerk of Askrigg, Yorkshire

Elizabeth TIPLADY

~1697 - bur.1782

of Askrigg, Yorkshire

Mary SAGAR

bap.1774 - 1852

Pauper of Askrigg, Yorkshire

James FAWCIT

~1698 - ~1782

of Askrigg, Yorkshire

Anne FAWCIT

bap.1738 - 1782

of Askrigg, Yorkshire

William NICHOLSON

~1669 - ~1754

of Askrigg, Yorkshire

Mary NICHOLSON

bap.1710 - bur.1773

of Askrigg, Yorkshire

Caroline Elizabeth ARCHIBALD

bap.1834 - 1903

Lodging house keeper of Askrigg, Yorkshire

John FIRTH

~1738 - ~1814

of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire

John FIRTH

1782 - 1854

Plasterer of Northrowram, Yorkshire

Betty HOLDSWORTH

~1748 - ~1814

of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire

Harriet FIRTH

1801 - 1857

of Paradise, Luddenden Foot, Yorkshire

John RAMSDEN

~1682 - ~1767

Clothier of Halifax, Yorkshire

James RAMSDEN

1723 - 1809

of Halifax, Yorkshire

Sarah WATERHOUSE

~1694 - ~1767

of Halifax, Yorkshire

Samuel RAMSDEN

1751 - 1824

of Ovenden, Yorkshire

John STANDEVEN

~1693 - ~1768

Cloth comber of Northrowram, Yorkshire

Martha STANDEVEN

1727 - 1806

of Northrowram, Yorkshire

Mary PICKLES

~1699 - ~1768

of Northrowram, Yorkshire

Hannah RAMSDEN

bap.1781 - 1861

of Ovenden, Yorkshire

Benjamin TETLEY

~1652 - 1733

of Ovenden, Yorkshire

Benjamin TETLEY

1702 - ~1768

Wool comber of Ovenden, Yorkshire

Thomas HARTLEY

~1621 - ~1706

of Northrowram, Yorkshire

Martha HARTLEY

bap.1662 - 1733

of Halifax, Yorkshire

Ann TETLEY

1747 - 1835

of Ovenden, Yorkshire

John DOUGHTY

~1681 - bur.1762

of Ovenden, Yorkshire

Martha DOUGHTY

1712 - bur.1766

of Ovenden, Yorkshire

Elizabeth FORREST

1891 - ~1983

of Blackburn, Lancashire

Selina HIGGINSON

~1863 - 1933

of Blackburn, Lancashire

Spouses and Descendants

Generations

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Elizabeth FORREST

1891 - ~1983

of Blackburn, Lancashire

m. James MCVAN (1890 - 1971)

m. Joseph CLIFFE (~1925 - ?)

A Private Individual

m. WHITE (~1917 - ?)

Narrative and Notes

The marriage with Joseph CLIFFE is a guess. Her husband, James McVan died in 1971, and an Elizabeth CLIFFE died in 1972, making Joseph and Elizabeth available to re-marry in late life.

No death or burial of an Elizabeth MCVAN has been identified.

Timeline

Personal Family World

Date

Age^*

Event

Place

16 Nov 1891

Birth

¹²

Blackburn, Lancashire

29 Nov 1891

Baptism

Christ Church, Blackburn, Lancashire

31 Mar 1901

Census

⁴

24 Crossfield Street, Blackburn, Lancashire

2 Apr 1911

Census

⁵

30 Crossfield Street, Blackburn, Lancashire

22 May 1915

Marriage to husband James MCVAN

⁶⁷

Christ Church, Blackburn, Lancashire

aft 1915

Death of father John FORREST

⁸

Q1 1920

Marriage of sister Isabella FORREST and Ernest SMITH

⁹

Blackburn, Lancashire

Q1 1924

Marriage of sister Selina FORREST and Edward WILSON

¹⁰

Blackburn, Lancashire

Q1 1933

Death of mother Selina HIGGINSON

Blackburn, Lancashire

29 Sep 1939

Census

¹¹

14 Crossfield Street, Blackburn, Lancashire

Q3 1960

Death of sister Isabella FORREST

¹²

Darwen, Lancashire

Q4 1971

Death of husband James MCVAN

¹³

Blackburn, Lancashire

Q3 1974

Marriage to husband Joseph CLIFFE

¹⁴

Blackburn, Lancashire

Q4 1977

Death of sister Selina FORREST

¹⁵

Blackburn, Lancashire

Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age

Citations

1 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index 1837-1915

First name(s)
Elizabeth
Last name
Forrest
Birth year
1891
Birth quarter
4
Registration month
-
Mother's maiden name
Higginson
District
Blackburn
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Volume
8E
Page
433

2 - 1939 England and Wales Register - 29th September 1939

14 Crossfield Street, Blackburn, Blackburn C.B., Lancashire
First name(s)
Last name(s)
DOB
Sex
Occupation
Marital status
Schedule
Schedule Sub Number |
James
McVan
01 Feb 1890
Male
General Labourer Cotton Wo
Married
7
1
Elizabeth
McVan
16 Nov 1891
Female
Unpaid Domestic Dutie
Married
7
2
Selina
White (Mcvan)
02 Feb 1917
Female
Cotton Weaver Pion Winde
Single
7
3
John
Forrest
19 Jan 1901
Male
Wood Yard Labourer
Single
7
4
Ref: RG101/4226C/002/22 Letter Code: NBCC

3 - Blackburn, Christchurch Parish Records

First name(s)
Elizabeth
Last name
Forrest
Birth year
1891
Birth date
16 Nov 1891
Baptism year
1891
Baptism date
29 Nov 1891
Baptism place
Blackburn, Christ Church
Denomination
Church Of England
Diocese
Blackburn
Residence
42 Primrose Hill
Father's first name(s)
John
Father's occupation
Spinner
Mother's first name(s)
Selina
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Archive
Lancashire Record Office
Archive reference
PR 3074/1/4
Register type
Baptisms
Register year range
1887-1892
Page
90

4 - UK 1901 Census - 31st March 1901

John Forrest - Head - M - 37 - Cotton Spinner - Worker - Lancs Blackburn
Selina Forrest - Wife - M - 37 - Lancs Blackburn
Elizabeth Forrest - Daur - 9 - Lancs Blackburn
Selina Forrest - Daur - 7 - Lancs Blackburn
John Forrest - Son - 2 months - Lancs Blackburn
Isabella Forrest - Daur - 2 [months in error]- Lancs Blackburn

5 - UK 1911 Census - 2 April 1911

John Forrest - Head - 47 - Married 24 years - Cotton Spinner - Cloth Manuf - Worker - Lanc Blackburn - British
Selina Forrest - Wife - 47 - Married 24 years - 6 children with 5 living and 1 deceased - Home Duty - - - Lanc Blackburn - British
Elizabeth Forrest - Daughter - 19 - Single - Cotton Weaver - Cloth Manuf - Worker - Lanc Blackburn - British
Selina Forrest - Daughter - 17 - Single - Cotton Weaver - Cloth Manuf - Worker - Lanc Blackburn - British
Isabella Forrest - Daughter - 11 - Single - Cotton Weaver and School scholar - Cloth Manuf - Worker - Lanc Blackburn - British
John Forrest - Son - 10 - Single - School scholar - Lanc Blackburn - British
Thomas Forrest - Son - 7 - Lanc Blackburn - British

6 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

First name(s)
Elizabeth
Last name
Forrest
Marriage quarter
2
Marriage year
1915
Registration month
-
MarriageFinder ™

Elizabeth Forrest married one of these people
James McVan

Spouse's last name
McVan
District
Blackburn
District number
-
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Volume
8E
Volume as transcribed
8E
Page number
833

7 - Blackburn, Christchurch Parish Records

First name(s)
James
Last name
McVan
Age
25
Birth year
1890
Marital status
Bachelor
Occupation
Labourer
Year
1915
Marriage year
1915
Marriage date
22 May 1915
Place
Blackburn, Christ Church
Denomination
Church Of England
Diocese
Blackburn
Residence
73 Florence St
Father's first name(s)
John
Father's last name
McVan
Father's occupation
Spinner
Spouse's first name(s)
Elizabeth
Spouse's last name
Forrest
Spouse's age
23
Spouse's birth year
1892
Spouse's occupation
Weaver
Spouse's marital status
Spinster
Spouse's residence
30 Cronfield St
Spouse's father's first name(s)
John
Spouse's father's last name
Forrest
Spouse's father's occupation
Spinner
Licence or banns
Banns
Witness 1
Thomas Coulton
Witness 2
Selina Forrest
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Archive
Lancashire Record Office
Archive reference
PR 3074/1/15

8 - Blackburn, Christchurch Parish Records

First name(s)
James
Last name
McVan
Age
25
Birth year
1890
Marital status
Bachelor
Occupation
Labourer
Year
1915
Marriage year
1915
Marriage date
22 May 1915
Place
Blackburn, Christ Church
Denomination
Church Of England
Diocese
Blackburn
Residence
73 Florence St
Father's first name(s)
John
Father's last name
McVan
Father's occupation
Spinner
Spouse's first name(s)
Elizabeth
Spouse's last name
Forrest
Spouse's age
23
Spouse's birth year
1892
Spouse's occupation
Weaver
Spouse's marital status
Spinster
Spouse's residence
30 Cronfield St
Spouse's father's first name(s)
John
Spouse's father's last name
Forrest
Spouse's father's occupation
Spinner
Licence or banns
Banns
Witness 1
Thomas Coulton
Witness 2
Selina Forrest
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Archive
Lancashire Record Office
Archive reference
PR 3074/1/15

9 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

First name(s)
Isabella
Last name
Forrest
Marriage quarter
1
Marriage year
1920
Registration month
-
MarriageFinder ™

Isabella Forrest married one of these people
Ernest Smith

Spouse's last name
Smith
District
Blackburn
District number
-
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Volume
8E
Volume as transcribed
8E
Page number
749

10 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

First name(s)
Selina
Last name
Forrest
Marriage quarter
1
Marriage year
1924
Registration month
-
MarriageFinder ™

Selina Forrest married one of these people
Edward Wilson

Spouse's last name
Wilson
District
Blackburn
District number
-
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Volume
8E
Volume as transcribed
8E
Page number
475

11 - 1939 England and Wales Register - 29th September 1939

14 Crossfield Street, Blackburn, Blackburn C.B., Lancashire
First name(s)
Last name(s)
DOB
Sex
Occupation
Marital status
Schedule
Schedule Sub Number |
James
McVan
01 Feb 1890
Male
General Labourer Cotton Wo
Married
7
1
Elizabeth
McVan
16 Nov 1891
Female
Unpaid Domestic Dutie
Married
7
2
Selina
White (Mcvan)
02 Feb 1917
Female
Cotton Weaver Pion Winde
Single
7
3
John
Forrest
19 Jan 1901
Male
Wood Yard Labourer
Single
7
4
Ref: RG101/4226C/002/22 Letter Code: NBCC

12 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)
Isabella
Last name
Smith
Gender
Female
Birth day
-
Birth month
-
Birth year
1898
Age
62
Death quarter
3
Death year
1960
District
Darwen
County
Lancashire
Volume
10C
Page
104

13 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)
James
Last name
McVan
Gender
Male
Birth day
1
Birth month
12
Birth year
1890
Age
-
Death quarter
4
Death year
1971
District
Blackburn
County
Lancashire
Volume
10B
Page
1116

14 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

First name(s)
Elizabeth
Last name
McVan
Marriage quarter
3
Marriage year
1974
Registration month
-
MarriageFinder ™

Elizabeth McVan married one of these people
Joseph Cliffe

Spouse's last name
Cliffe
District
Blackburn
District number
-
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Volume
40
Volume as transcribed
40
Page number
0136

15 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)
Selina
Last name
Wilson
Gender
Female
Birth day
31
Birth month
10
Birth year
1894
Age
-
Death quarter
4
Death year
1977
District
Blackburn
County
Lancashire
Volume
40
Page
0297

First name(s)	Elizabeth
Last name	Forrest
Birth year	1891
Birth quarter	4
Registration month	-
Mother's maiden name	Higginson
District	Blackburn
County	Lancashire
Country	England
Volume	8E
Page	433

First name(s)	Last name(s)	DOB	Sex	Occupation	Marital status	Schedule	Schedule Sub Number \|
James	McVan	01 Feb 1890	Male	General Labourer Cotton Wo	Married	7	1
Elizabeth	McVan	16 Nov 1891	Female	Unpaid Domestic Dutie	Married	7	2
Selina	White (Mcvan)	02 Feb 1917	Female	Cotton Weaver Pion Winde	Single	7	3
John	Forrest	19 Jan 1901	Male	Wood Yard Labourer	Single	7	4

First name(s)	Isabella
Last name	Forrest
Marriage quarter	1
Marriage year	1920
Registration month	-
MarriageFinder ™	Isabella Forrest married one of these people Ernest Smith
Spouse's last name	Smith
District	Blackburn
District number	-
County	Lancashire
Country	England
Volume	8E
Volume as transcribed	8E
Page number	749