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Household of Samuel Smethurst (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Samuel Smethurst and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Smethurst, born in 1854 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Smethurst, born in 1855 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah A (born 1879 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Sister In Law, Betty Ridings, born in 1860 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Smethurst's household

Male

Samuel

Smethurst

Head
Female

Mary

Smethurst

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

James

Smethurst

Son
Female

Betty

Ridings

Sister In Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Smethurst

Head

Married

27

1854

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smethurst

Wife

Married

26

1855

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

James

Smethurst

Son

Single

0

1881

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Betty

Ridings

Sister In Law

Single

21

1860

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

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