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Household of John Smethurst (born 1828, 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.

John Smethurst and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smethurst, born in 1828 in Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Smethurst, born in 1827 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1852 in Harwood, Lancashire, England), William (born 1860 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England), James (born 1868 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1857 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1862 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England) and Maria (born 1870 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England).


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John Smethurst's household

Male

John

Smethurst

Head
Female

Esther

Smethurst

Wife
Male

Thomas

Smethurst

Son
Male

William

Smethurst

Son
Male

John

Smethurst

Son
Male

James

Smethurst

Son
Female

Alice

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Maria

Smethurst

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Harwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smethurst

Head

Married

53

1828

Harwood, Lancashire, England

Esther

Smethurst

Wife

Married

54

1827

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Smethurst

Son

Single

29

1852

Harwood, Lancashire, England

William

Smethurst

Son

Single

21

1860

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

John

Smethurst

Son

Single

17

1864

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

James

Smethurst

Son

Single

13

1868

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

Maria

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

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