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Household of Samuel Smethurst (born 1839, 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.

Samuel Smethurst and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Smethurst, born in 1839 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Smethurst, born in 1842 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ernest (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Blanche (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Phoebe Pilling, born in 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Smethurst's household

Male

Samuel

Smethurst

Head
Female

Mary

Smethurst

Wife
Male

Ernest

Smethurst

Son
Female

Blanche

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Ada

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Pilling

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Smethurst

Head

Married

42

1839

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smethurst

Wife

Married

39

1842

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Smethurst

Son

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Blanche

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ada

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Pilling

Servant

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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