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Household of Mathew Smethurst (born 1841, 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.
Mathew Smethurst and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Smethurst, born in 1841 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smethurst, born in 1836 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Alice A (born 1870 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1872 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1874 in Middleton, Lancashire, England) and Alfred (born 1876 in Middleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Mathew's Nephew, Samuel Thompson, born in 1860 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.
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Mathew Smethurst's household
Mathew
Smethurst
Head
Sarah
Smethurst
Wife
Samuel
Thompson
Nephew
William
Smethurst
Son
Alice A
Smethurst
Daughter
Emily
Smethurst
Daughter
Ada
Smethurst
Daughter
Alfred
Smethurst
Son
| First name(s) | Mathew |
| Last name | Smethurst |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Middleton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mathew | Smethurst | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Middleton, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Smethurst | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Wilmslow, Cheshire, England | |
Samuel | Thompson | Nephew | Single | 21 | 1860 | Wilmslow, Cheshire, England | |
William | Smethurst | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Middleton, Lancashire, England | |
Alice A | Smethurst | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Middleton, Lancashire, England | |
Emily | Smethurst | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Middleton, Lancashire, England | |
Ada | Smethurst | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Middleton, Lancashire, England | |
Alfred | Smethurst | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Middleton, Lancashire, England |
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