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Household of Jane Smethurst (born 1834, 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.

Jane Smethurst and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Smethurst, born in 1834 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Jane was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Ellen (born 1863 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1861 in Oldham, Lancashire, England). She had 1 grandchild; John, born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Jane's Son In Law, John T Chester, born in 1861 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England.


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Jane Smethurst's household

Female

Jane

Smethurst

Head
Female

Ellen

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

John T

Chester

Son In Law
Female

Sarah

Chester

Daughter
Male

John

Chester

Grand Son
First name(s) Jane
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jane

Smethurst

Head

Widow

47

1834

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John T

Chester

Son In Law

Married

20

1861

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Chester

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Chester

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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