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Household of John Smethurst (born 1857, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 1857 in Hyde, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Smethurst, born in 1839 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), James Ed (born 1871 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1873 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Margaret Garrey, born in 1857 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.


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John Smethurst's household

Male

John

Smethurst

Head
Female

Catherine

Smethurst

Wife
Male

Thomas

Smethurst

Son
Female

Mary

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

James Ed

Smethurst

Son
Female

Clara

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Garrey

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Hyde, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smethurst

Head

Married

24

1857

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Smethurst

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Smethurst

Son

Single

13

1868

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

James Ed

Smethurst

Son

Single

10

1871

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Clara

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Garrey

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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