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Household of James Smethurst (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

James Smethurst and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smethurst, born in 1850 in Halliwell, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary E Smethurst, born in 1847 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1871 in Tonge Moor, Lancashire, England), David (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father, William (born 1826 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England), James's Brother, John (born 1858 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James's Brother, Joseph (born 1864 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and James's Brother, Moses (born 1868 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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James Smethurst's household

Male

James

Smethurst

Head
Female

Mary E

Smethurst

Wife
Male

William

Smethurst

Son
Male

David

Smethurst

Son
Female

Emma

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Smethurst

Son
Male

James

Smethurst

Son
Male

William

Smethurst

Father
Male

John

Smethurst

Brother
Male

Joseph

Smethurst

Brother
Male

Moses

Smethurst

Brother
First name(s) James
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Halliwell, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smethurst

Head

Married

31

1850

Halliwell, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Smethurst

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Smethurst

Son

Single

10

1871

Tonge Moor, Lancashire, England

David

Smethurst

Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smethurst

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Smethurst

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Smethurst

Father

Widower

55

1826

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

John

Smethurst

Brother

Single

23

1858

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smethurst

Brother

Single

17

1864

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Moses

Smethurst

Brother

Single

13

1868

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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