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Household of Joseph Smethies (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Joseph Smethies and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Smethies, born in 1844 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Christianna Smethies, born in 1847 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man. They had 1 child; Richard Joseph, born 1881 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Esther Scrogg, born in 1864 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England.


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Joseph Smethies's household

Male

Joseph

Smethies

Head
Female

Christianna

Smethies

Wife
Male

Richard Joseph

Smethies

Son
Female

Esther

Scrogg

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Smethies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Middleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Smethies

Head

Married

37

1844

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Christianna

Smethies

Wife

Married

34

1847

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Richard Joseph

Smethies

Son

Single

0

1881

Moss Side, Lancashire, England

Esther

Scrogg

Servant

Single

17

1864

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

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