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Household of Benjamin Smethurst (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Benjamin Smethurst and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Smethurst, born in 1854 in Failsworth, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smethurst, born in 1855 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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Benjamin Smethurst's household

Male

Benjamin

Smethurst

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smethurst

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Smethurst

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Smethurst

Head

Married

27

1854

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smethurst

Wife

Married

26

1855

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

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