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Member Since: June 2010 Posts: 326 Send Message	Terence	Report	7 Mar 2026 10:30
Member Since: June 2010 Posts: 326 Send Message	Hi. Struggling yet again. My nieces Husband Ian N. Forcer b.1977,Hartlepool is wanting to look further back on his Family Tree. His Father is Ian W b.1958 at Hartlepool. Ian W Father is William, b.1933. There is apparently connections between Hartlepool and Sunderland for the Family. Any help to get further back would be very appreciated. Yours again ,Terry L.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 65,985 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	7 Mar 2026 10:35
	Civil births and deaths are FREE on the GRO site. Civil BMD's are FREE on freebmd.....which I'm sure you know! So EASY to find info.................... Births Mar 1958 (>99%) Forcer Ian W Burgon Durham S.E. 1a 1027 Marriages Mar 1951 (>99%) BURGON Catherine M FORCER Durham S.E. 1a 2030 FORCER William BURGON Durham S.E. 1a 2030 1939 Register 79 Winterbottom Avenue, Hartlepool, Hartlepool M.B., Durham, England William Forcer 09 Feb 1896 Male Printers Labourer Dockyard Married 33 1 Maud Forcer 20 Dec 1897 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 33 2 Mary Hill (Forcer) 29 Dec 1919 Female Cafe Waitress Single 33 3 Irene Wells (Forcer) 10 Nov 1922 Female Domestic Maid Single 33 4 Percy Forcer 30 Sep 1925 Male Riveters Labourer ? Single 33 5 Eric Forcer 03 Mar 1928 Male At School Single 33 6 William Forcer 27 Mar 1933 Male At School Single 33 7 Over to you.............................. Use familysearch for censuses...........it's FREE https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/record/results?count=20&q.birthLikeDate.from=1895&q.birthLikeDate.to=1896&q.givenName=william&q.surname=forcer
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,764 Send Message	nameslessone	Report	7 Mar 2026 10:51
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,764 Send Message	Lots of Hartlepool & Sunderland Forcers on other members trees found by going to Search/ search all members trees. Just by googling I found thst name goes back a long way in Hartlepool.
Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 594 Send Message	Jink20	Report	7 Mar 2026 11:13
	There is a tree on Ancestry from a female namesake, in Canada, who suggests the following.....which you should verify from your own research, of course. WILLIAM 1933 Parents William Forcer 1896–1979 Maud Lindsay 1897–1982 Siblings Maud Forcer 1917–1920 Mary Forcer 1918–2010 Irene Forcer 1922– Percy Forcer 1924–1999 Eric William Forcer 1928–1993 Leslie J Forcer 1928–1934 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WILLIAM 1896 Parents William Forcer 1870–1958 Mary Hannah Byers 1874–1943 EDIT 1 of many Siblings- Percy Forcer (I've combined the information from several Pension Ledgers) WWI, Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923 Full Name Forcer, Percy Death Date 21 Mar 1918 Service Number 46625 Address-25 Freeman Street, Hartlepool * (1911 Census shows family living at 14 Freeman Street) Rank Pte Regiment 2 Yorks Relative 1 Forcer, M H Relation 1 Relation to Head Mother Relative 1 Birth Date 1874 Relative 2 Forcer, William Relative 2 Relation to Head Father Percy was initially reported as missing hence the following enquiry WWI, Joint War Organisation Enquiries: Missing, Wounded and Dead Personnel, 1914-1918 Full Name Percy Forcer Notes W and M Mar 21/18 Enquiry Date 2 Aug 1918 * and 20 Nov 1918 *** Regiment Yorkshire Regiment Battalion 2 Regiment Number 46625 Company C Platoon X Theater BEF Missing Or Wounded Date 21 Mar 1918 From the entry in the War Diary for the 21st March, 2nd Battalion were at Etreillers. 0450hrs the were ordered to man Battle Stations. 0635hrs, they had move to Roupy and were manning the defences. The village of Fluquieres was being shelled. During the course of the day there were two German attacks and more heavy shelling. 1700hrs, the Counter Attack Company, C Company attacked, heavy casualties, without success. It would appear that Percy's death was as a direct result of shelling, as he was reported wounded AND MISSING. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WILLIAM 1870 Parents William Forcer 1843–1873 Elizabeth Jane Thompson 1847–
Member Since: June 2010 Posts: 326 Send Message	Terence	Report	7 Mar 2026 17:23
Member Since: June 2010 Posts: 326 Send Message	Thanks to all researchers for all the help you have given. I did find that wife of William Forcer, (1843-18730 Elizabeth remarried in 1874 to John Aird .Her son William ,b.1870 is with her in 1881 Census at Hope St., Bishop Wearmouth. Didn't find him again until he married in 1982. Thanks again.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 65,985 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	7 Mar 2026 17:35
	He was still with his mother in 1891………look for her!
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,591 Send Message	alviegal	Report	7 Mar 2026 20:32
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,591 Send Message	1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census 29, Hope St N, Bishop Wearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England Household members (7 people) First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place John Aird Head Married Male 37 1844 Engineman (driver) Scotland Elizabeth Aird Wife Married Female 34 1847 Wife Sunderland, Durham, England William Forcer Son Single Male 12 1869 Scholar Hartlepool, Durham, England John Aird Son Single Male 6 1875 Scholar Hartlepool, Durham, England Helen B Aird Daughter Single Female 3 1878 - Sunderland, Durham, England Ralph Tho Aird Son Single Male 2 1879 - Sunderland, Durham, England Elizabeth Aird Daughter Single Female 0 1881 - Sunderland, Durham, England 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census 10, Silver Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England View original record New Household members (8 people) First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place John Aird Head Married Male 48 1843 Fitters labourer Scotland Elizabeth Aird Wife Married Female 43 1848 - Sunderland, Durham, England >>William Frosin Stepson Single Male 21 1870 Boiler smith labourer Hartlepool, Durham, England Helen B Aird Daughter - Female 13 1878 Scholar Sunderland, Durham, England Ralph Aird Son - Male 12 1879 Scholar Sunderland, Durham, England Elizabeth Aird Daughter - Female 10 1881 Scholar Sunderland, Durham, England Thomas Aird Son - Male 8 1883 Scholar Sunderland, Durham, England Percy Aird Son - Male 4 1887 - Hartlepool, Durham, England
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,591 Send Message	alviegal	Report	7 Mar 2026 20:42
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,591 Send Message	1921 Census Of England & Wales 39, Alliance Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England Household members (3 people) First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer William Forcer Head Male 1896 25 Hartlepool, Durham, England Shipyard Holderup Unemployed Emplyed Last Irvins Harbour Yard Maud Forcer Wife Female 1897 23 Hartlepool, Durham, England Household Dutys - Mary Forcer Daughter Female 1919 2 Hartlepool, Durham, England 1911 Census For England & Wales 14 Freeman ST, Hartlepool, Durham, England Household members (8 people) First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place William Forcer Head Married Male 41 1870 Dock labourer Durham Hartlepool Mary H Forcer Wife Married Female 37 1874 - Durham Hartlepool William Forcer Son Single Male 15 1896 Rivet catchers Durham Hartlepool Percy Forcer Son - Male 13 1898 School Durham Hartlepool Ellen B Forcer Daughter - Female 11 1900 School Durham Hartlepool Sarah Jane Forcer Daughter - Female 7 1904 School Durham Hartlepool Susan Forcer Daughter - Female 4 1907 - Durham Hartlepool Frederick T Jemmett Boarder Widower Male 59 1852 Sawyer wood Kent Faversham 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census 14, Freeman Street, Town, Hartlepool, Durham, England Household members (7 people) First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place William Forcer Head Married Male 31 1870 Boilersmith labourer Hartlepool, Durham, England Mary H Forcer Wife Married Female 28 1873 - Hartlepool, Durham, England William Forcer Son Single Male 5 1896 - Hartlepool, Durham, England Percy Forcer Son Single Male 3 1898 - Hartlepool, Durham, England Helen Forcer Daughter Single Female 1 1900 - Hartlepool, Durham, England Frederick T Jemmet Boarder Widower Male 49 1852 Dock labourer Faversham, Kent, England Isabella Jemmet Servant Single Female 18 1883 General servant (domestic) Hartlepool, Durham, England Durham Burials Hartlepool, West View Road Cemetery, Durham, England First name(s) William Document type Parish Registers Last name Forcer Register year range 1972-1997 Birth year 1897 Event type Burials Age 82 Page 35 Burial year 1979 Record set Durham Burials Burial date 15 Jan 1979 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Place Hartlepool, West View Road Cemetery Subcategory Parish Burials County Durham Collections from England, Great Britain England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Brougham Street Primitive Methodist, Durham, England First name(s) William Country England Last name Forcer Father's first name(s) William Sex Male Father's last name Forcer Birth year 1896 Mother's first name(s) Mary Anna Baptism year 1896 Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Baptism date 24 Feb 1896 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Residence West Hartlepool, Durham, England Subcategory Parish Baptisms Place Brougham Street Primitive Methodist Collections from England, Great Britain
Member Since: June 2010 Posts: 326 Send Message	Terence	Report	8 Mar 2026 14:44
Member Since: June 2010 Posts: 326 Send Message	Brilliant yet again. Thanks so much

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