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Household of Samuel Smethurst (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Smethurst, born in 1844 in Irlams O' Th' Height, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Alice Smethurst, born in 1846 in Barton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Ann (born 1868 in Irlams O' Th' Height), Eli (born 1870 in Irlams O' Th' Height, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Irlams O' Th' Height, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1875 in Eccles, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Mother Sister, Sarah Smethurst, born in 1813 in Irlams O' Th' Height, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Smethurst's household

Male

Samuel

Smethurst

Head
Female

Alice

Smethurst

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

Eli

Smethurst

Son
Female

Ellen

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Smethurst

Son
Female

Sarah

Smethurst

Mother Sister
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Irlams O' Th' Height, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Smethurst

Head

Married

37

1844

Irlams O' Th' Height, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smethurst

Wife

Married

35

1846

Barton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Irlams O' Th' Height

Eli

Smethurst

Son

Single

11

1870

Irlams O' Th' Height, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Irlams O' Th' Height, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Smethurst

Son

Single

6

1875

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Smethurst

Mother Sister

Widow

68

1813

Irlams O' Th' Height, Lancashire, England

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