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Household of Lewis Smethurst (born 1852, 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.

Lewis Smethurst and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lewis Smethurst, born in 1852 in Prestwich, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Lewis was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smethurst, born in 1853 in Cheetham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Rose Hannah (born 1872 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Mary Elizabeth (born 1874 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Charles Henry (born 1875 in Middleton, Lancashire, England) and Joseph William (born 1881 in Middleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Lewis's Boarder Head, William (born 1818 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Lewis's Boarder Wife, Miltelda (born 1817 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Lewis's Boarder, George (born 1853 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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Lewis Smethurst's household

Male

Lewis

Smethurst

Head
Female

Sarah

Smethurst

Wife
Female

Rose Hannah

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

Charles Henry

Smethurst

Son
Male

Joseph William

Smethurst

Son
Male

William

Booth

Boarder Head
Female

Miltelda

Booth

Boarder Wife
Male

George

Ellis

Boarder
First name(s) Lewis
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lewis

Smethurst

Head

Married

29

1852

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Smethurst

Wife

Married

28

1853

Cheetham, Lancashire, England

Rose Hannah

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Charles Henry

Smethurst

Son

Single

6

1875

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Joseph William

Smethurst

Son

Single

0

1881

Middleton, Lancashire, England

William

Booth

Boarder Head

Married

63

1818

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Miltelda

Booth

Boarder Wife

Married

64

1817

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

George

Ellis

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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