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Household of James Smethurst (born 1838, 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 1838 in Chadderton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smethurst, born in 1839 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1864 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1868 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1871 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England), Leah (born 1873 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England), John Edward (born 1875 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Agnes (born 1880 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England).


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James Smethurst's household

Male

James

Smethurst

Head
Female

Sarah

Smethurst

Wife
Female

Mary

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

Robert

Smethurst

Son
Female

Emma

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Leah

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

John Edward

Smethurst

Son
Female

Sarah

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Smethurst

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Chadderton, 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

43

1838

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Smethurst

Wife

Married

42

1839

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Smethurst

Son

Single

13

1868

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Leah

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

John Edward

Smethurst

Son

Single

6

1875

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

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