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Household of Moses Smethurst (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Moses Smethurst and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Smethurst, born in 1834 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Ellen Smethurst, born in 1835 in -.
During the period, also present in the household were Moses's Cousin, Robert (born 1851 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Moses's Boarder, Daniel (born 1831 in -), Moses's Boarder, Michael (born 1815 in Ireland), Moses's Boarder, Mary A (born 1831 in Lancashire, England), Moses's Boarder, Samuel (born 1836 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Moses's Boarder, Margaret (born 1848 in Waterford, Waterford, Ireland).


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Moses Smethurst's household

Male

Moses

Smethurst

Head
Female

Ellen

Smethurst

Wife
Male

Robert

Haslam

Cousin
Male

Daniel

Higgin

Boarder
Male

Michael

Doyle

Boarder
Female

Mary A

Robinson

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Dawson

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Conway

Boarder
First name(s) Moses
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Smethurst

Head

Married

47

1834

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smethurst

Wife

Married

46

1835

-

Robert

Haslam

Cousin

Single

30

1851

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Higgin

Boarder

Single

50

1831

-

Michael

Doyle

Boarder

Single

66

1815

Ireland

Mary A

Robinson

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Lancashire, England

Samuel

Dawson

Boarder

Single

45

1836

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Conway

Boarder

Widow

33

1848

Waterford, Waterford, Ireland

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