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Household of John Smethurst (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

John Smethurst and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smethurst, born in 1855 in Hindley Green, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Smethurst, born in 1852 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1875 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.


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John Smethurst's household

Male

John

Smethurst

Head
Female

Mary

Smethurst

Wife
Male

William

Smethurst

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Hindley Green, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smethurst

Head

Married

26

1855

Hindley Green, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smethurst

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ashton, Lancashire, England

William

Smethurst

Son

Single

6

1875

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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