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Household of William Smethurst (born 1839, 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.

William Smethurst and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smethurst, born in 1839 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smethurst, born in 1845 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1868 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Esther H (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Edward (born 1820 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and William's Cousin, Walter (born 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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William Smethurst's household

Male

William

Smethurst

Head
Female

Sarah

Smethurst

Wife
Female

Margaret

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

James

Smethurst

Son
Female

Esther H

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Ada

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Martha

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

Edward

Taylor

Father In Law
Male

Walter

Hulme

Cousin
First name(s) William
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smethurst

Head

Married

42

1839

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Smethurst

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Smethurst

Son

Single

13

1868

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Esther H

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Edward

Taylor

Father In Law

Married

61

1820

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Walter

Hulme

Cousin

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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