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Household of John Smethurst (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smethurst, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Smethurst, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Amos (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Smethurst's household

Male

John

Smethurst

Head
Female

Eliza

Smethurst

Wife
Male

Thomas

Smethurst

Son
Male

James

Smethurst

Son
Male

William

Smethurst

Son
Male

George

Smethurst

Son
Male

Amos

Smethurst

Son
Female

Mary

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Jane

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Smethurst

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smethurst

Head

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Smethurst

Wife

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Smethurst

Son

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Smethurst

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Smethurst

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Smethurst

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amos

Smethurst

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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