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Household of Henry H Smethurst (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Henry H Smethurst and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry H Smethurst, born in 1836 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Henry H was the head of the household, married to Mary J Smethurst, born in 1849 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Milly (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry H's Servant, Maggie (born 1861 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England), Henry H's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1860 in Madley, Shropshire, England), Henry H's Servant, Edward (born 1859 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Henry H's Boarder, Henry (born 1856 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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Henry H Smethurst's household

Male

Henry H

Smethurst

Head
Female

Mary J

Smethurst

Wife
Female

Annie

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Edith

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Milly

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Ball

Servant
Female

Elizabeth A

Edge

Servant
Male

Edward

Kershaw

Servant
Male

Henry

Leeming

Boarder
First name(s) Henry H
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry H

Smethurst

Head

Married

45

1836

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Smethurst

Wife

Married

32

1849

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Annie

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edith

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Milly

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Ball

Servant

Single

20

1861

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth A

Edge

Servant

Single

21

1860

Madley, Shropshire, England

Edward

Kershaw

Servant

Single

22

1859

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Henry

Leeming

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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