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Household of James Smethurst (born 1825, 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.

James Smethurst and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smethurst, born in 1825 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Esther Smethurst, born in 1826 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1856 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Clement (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Mary H (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Esther E (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter In Law, Ada (born 1855 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and James's Mother, Molly (born 1804 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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James Smethurst's household

Male

James

Smethurst

Head
Female

Esther

Smethurst

Wife
Male

Joseph

Smethurst

Son
Female

Ada

Smethurst

Daughter In Law
Female

Mary H

Smethurst

Grand Daughter
Female

Ellen

Smethurst

Grand Daughter
Female

Esther E

Smethurst

Grand Daughter
Female

Edith

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

Clement

Smethurst

Son
Female

Molly

Smethurst

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smethurst

Head

Married

56

1825

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Esther

Smethurst

Wife

Married

55

1826

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smethurst

Son

Married

25

1856

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ada

Smethurst

Daughter In Law

Married

26

1855

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Smethurst

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smethurst

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Esther E

Smethurst

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edith

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Clement

Smethurst

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Molly

Smethurst

Mother

Widow

77

1804

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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