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Household of John Smethurst (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smethurst, born in 1854 in Failsworth, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Smethurst, born in 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Samuel (born 1868 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Polly (born 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1867 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Charles W (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder Head, James Stott, born in 1831 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.


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John Smethurst's household

Male

John

Smethurst

Head
Female

Harriet

Smethurst

Wife
Male

Samuel

Smethurst

Son
Female

Martha A

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

James

Stott

Boarder Head
Female

Polly

Stott

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Stott

Daughter
Male

Charles W

Stott

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smethurst

Head

Married

27

1854

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Smethurst

Wife

Married

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Smethurst

Son

Single

13

1868

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Stott

Boarder Head

Widower

50

1831

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Polly

Stott

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Stott

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Charles W

Stott

Son

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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