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Household of Lydia Smethurst (born 1817, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Lydia Smethurst and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lydia Smethurst, born in 1817 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 5 members. Lydia was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Sarah (born 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1849 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1854 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England) and Mary (born 1863 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England).


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Lydia Smethurst's household

Female

Lydia

Smethurst

Head
Female

Sarah

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

John

Smethurst

Son
Female

Mary

Smethurst

Daughter
First name(s) Lydia
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lydia

Smethurst

Head

Widow

64

1817

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Sarah

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Smethurst

Son

Single

27

1854

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Mary

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

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