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Household of John Smethurst (born 1847, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smethurst, born in 1847 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smethurst, born in 1850 in Middleton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Lewis Seacome (born 1872 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Lucy Fanny (born 1875 in Middleton, Lancashire, England) and Florence Sophie (born 1881 in Middleton, Lancashire, England).


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John Smethurst's household

Male

John

Smethurst

Head
Female

Sarah

Smethurst

Wife
Male

Lewis Seacome

Smethurst

Son
Female

Lucy Fanny

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Florence Sophie

Smethurst

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Middleton, 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

34

1847

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Smethurst

Wife

Married

31

1850

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Lewis Seacome

Smethurst

Son

Single

9

1872

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Lucy Fanny

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Florence Sophie

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Middleton, Lancashire, England

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