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Household of Margaret Smethurst (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Margaret Smethurst and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Smethurst, born in 1841 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Emily (born 1863 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1868 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1873 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Lodger, William Williamson, born in 1867 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England.


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Margaret Smethurst's household

Female

Margaret

Smethurst

Head
Female

Emily

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

Harry

Smethurst

Son
Male

Arthur

Smethurst

Son
Male

William

Williamson

Lodger
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Smethurst

Head

Widow

40

1841

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Emily

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Harry

Smethurst

Son

Single

13

1868

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Smethurst

Son

Single

8

1873

Stockport, Cheshire, England

William

Williamson

Lodger

Single

14

1867

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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