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Household of John Smethurst (born 1849, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smethurst, born in 1849 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Smethurst, born in 1847 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Sarah Jane Bridge, born in 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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John Smethurst's household

Male

John

Smethurst

Head
Female

Ann

Smethurst

Wife
Male

Robert

Smethurst

Son
Female

Margaret

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Bridge

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smethurst

Head

Married

32

1849

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Smethurst

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Smethurst

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Bridge

Sister In Law

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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