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James MCVAN
General labourer of Blackburn, Lancashire
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James MCVAN
1890 - 1971
General labourer of Blackburn, Lancashire
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James MCVAN
1890 - 1971
General labourer of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Elizabeth FORREST (1891 - ~1983)
 
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  m. WHITE (~1917 - ?)
 
Narrative and Notes
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Date
Age*
Event
Place
1 Dec 1890
0
Birth 
12
 
22 May 1915
24
Marriage to wife Elizabeth FORREST 
34
Christ Church, Blackburn, Lancashire
29 Sep 1939
49
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (48).
Census 
5
14 Crossfield Street, Blackburn, Lancashire
29 Sep 1939
49
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (48).
Occupation: General labourer 
6
 
Q4 1971
80
Death 
7
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q3 1974
83
Marriage of wife's husband Joseph CLIFFE and Elizabeth FORREST 
8
Blackburn, Lancashire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - 1939 England and Wales Register - 29th September 1939
Citation image

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

2 - 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

3 - 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

4 - Blackburn, Christchurch Parish Records
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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

5 - 1939 England and Wales Register - 29th September 1939
Citation image

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

6 - 1939 England and Wales Register - 29th September 1939
Citation image

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

7 - 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

8 - 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