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Household of William Smethurst (born 1851, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 1851 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Smethurst, born in 1852 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth E (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Elizabeth Wilson, born in 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England.
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William Smethurst's household
William
Smethurst
Head
Mary J
Smethurst
Wife
Elizabeth E
Smethurst
Daughter
Jane
Smethurst
Daughter
Catherine
Smethurst
Daughter
Mary A
Smethurst
Daughter
Elizabeth
Wilson
Sister In Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Smethurst |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Preston, 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 | 30 | 1851 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Mary J | Smethurst | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Stafford, Staffordshire, England | |
Elizabeth E | Smethurst | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Smethurst | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Accrington, Lancashire, England | |
Catherine | Smethurst | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Mary A | Smethurst | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Wilson | Sister In Law | Single | 19 | 1862 | Preston, Lancashire, England |
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