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Household of John Smethurst (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smethurst, born in 1823 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Smethurst, born in 1827 in Blackley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ester A (born 1854 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1856 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England) and Charlotte (born 1859 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Ester (born 1805 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England) and John's Adopted, Tom (born 1864 in Collyhurst, Lancashire, England).


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John Smethurst's household

Male

John

Smethurst

Head
Female

Mary A

Smethurst

Wife
Female

Ester A

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Ester

Heywood

Mother
Male

Tom

Wright

Adopted
First name(s) John
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smethurst

Head

Married

58

1823

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Smethurst

Wife

Married

54

1827

Blackley, Lancashire, England

Ester A

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Ester

Heywood

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Tom

Wright

Adopted

Single

17

1864

Collyhurst, Lancashire, England

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