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Household of Simeon Smethurst (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

Simeon Smethurst and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Simeon Smethurst, born in 1831 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Simeon was the head of the household, married to Fanny Smethurst, born in 1843 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1876 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Charles H (born 1879 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Simeon's Grandmother, Elizabeth Pollitt, born in 1810 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England.


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Simeon Smethurst's household

Male

Simeon

Smethurst

Head
Female

Fanny

Smethurst

Wife
Male

Joseph

Murphy

Son
Male

Charles H

Smethurst

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Pollitt

Grandmother
First name(s) Simeon
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Simeon

Smethurst

Head

Married

50

1831

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Smethurst

Wife

Married

38

1843

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Murphy

Son

Single

5

1876

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Charles H

Smethurst

Son

Single

2

1879

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Pollitt

Grandmother

Widow

71

1810

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

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