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Household of Alexander Hughes (born 1851, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

Alexander Hughes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Hughes, born in 1851 in Forest Gate, Essex, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Lucy E Hughes, born in 1853 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They had 2 children; Henry A (born 1879 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Arthur J (born 1881 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Maria (born 1853 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Alexander's Servant, Susan (born 1865 in Hartford, Huntingdonshire, England).


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Alexander Hughes's household

Male

Alexander

Hughes

Head
Female

Lucy E

Hughes

Wife
Male

Henry A

Hughes

Son
Male

Arthur J

Hughes

Son
Female

Maria

Conway

Servant
Female

Susan

Cronin

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Forest Gate, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Hughes

Head

Married

30

1851

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Lucy E

Hughes

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Henry A

Hughes

Son

Single

2

1879

Lewisham, Kent, England

Arthur J

Hughes

Son

Single

0

1881

Lewisham, Kent, England

Maria

Conway

Servant

Widow

28

1853

Peckham, Surrey, England

Susan

Cronin

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hartford, Huntingdonshire, England

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