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Household of William Smethurst (born 1825, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smethurst, born in 1825 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Smethurst, born in 1828 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Maria (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1863 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder Head, Giles Makin, born in 1849 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England.


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William Smethurst's household

Male

William

Smethurst

Head
Female

Harriet

Smethurst

Wife
Female

Maria

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Smethurst

Daughter
Male

William

Smethurst

Son
Male

Walter

Smethurst

Son
Male

Giles

Makin

Boarder Head
Female

Ann

Makin

Wife
Female

Emily

Makin

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smethurst

Head

Married

56

1825

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Smethurst

Wife

Married

53

1828

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Maria

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Smethurst

Son

Single

18

1863

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Walter

Smethurst

Son

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Giles

Makin

Boarder Head

Married

32

1849

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

Ann

Makin

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Emily

Makin

Daughter

Married

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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