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Household of Samuel Smethurst (born 1840, 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.

Samuel Smethurst and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Smethurst, born in 1840 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Helen Smethurst, born in 1841 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1863 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1865 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Sarah H (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Martha H (born 1877 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1880 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Mother In Law, Martha Wood, born in 1819 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Smethurst's household

Male

Samuel

Smethurst

Head
Female

Helen

Smethurst

Wife
Male

William

Smethurst

Son
Male

Joseph

Smethurst

Son
Male

John

Smethurst

Son
Female

Sarah H

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Martha H

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Smethurst

Son
Female

Martha

Wood

Mother In Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Smethurst

Head

Married

41

1840

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Helen

Smethurst

Wife

Married

40

1841

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Smethurst

Son

Single

18

1863

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smethurst

Son

Single

16

1865

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Smethurst

Son

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah H

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Martha H

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Smethurst

Son

Single

1

1880

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Martha

Wood

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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