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Household of William Smethurst (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smethurst, born in 1849 in Rusholme, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smethurst, born in 1850 in Peckforton, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England), Alford W (born 1877 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1879 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England) and Liesie (born 1881 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Dauht, Edith Smethurst, born in 1875 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England.


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William Smethurst's household

Male

William

Smethurst

Head
Female

Sarah

Smethurst

Wife
Male

John

Smethurst

Son
Female

Edith

Smethurst

Dauht
Male

Alford W

Smethurst

Son
Female

Sarah

Smethurst

Daughter
Female

Liesie

Smethurst

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Smethurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smethurst

Head

Married

32

1849

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Smethurst

Wife

Married

31

1850

Peckforton, Cheshire, England

John

Smethurst

Son

Single

8

1873

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Edith

Smethurst

Dauht

Single

6

1875

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Alford W

Smethurst

Son

Single

4

1877

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Liesie

Smethurst

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

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