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Household of Charles Hughes (born 1844, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Charles Hughes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Hughes, born in 1844 in Hackney, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Ellen Hughes, born in 1848 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Martha K (born 1870 in West Ham, Essex, England), Frances L (born 1872 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1874 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Gertrude E (born 1876 in West Ham, Essex, England), Mary A (born 1877 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Ethel (born 1879 in Forest Gate, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Servant, Sarah A Thorowgood, born in 1855 in Surrey, England.


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Charles Hughes's household

Male

Charles

Hughes

Head
Female

Ellen

Hughes

Wife
Female

Martha K

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Frances L

Hughes

Daughter
Male

William H

Hughes

Son
Female

Gertrude E

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Thorowgood

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Hackney, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Hughes

Head

Married

37

1844

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Hughes

Wife

Married

33

1848

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Martha K

Hughes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

West Ham, Essex, England

Frances L

Hughes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

William H

Hughes

Son

Single

7

1874

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Gertrude E

Hughes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Ham, Essex, England

Mary A

Hughes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

West Ham, Essex, England

Ethel

Hughes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Sarah A

Thorowgood

Servant

Single

26

1855

Surrey, England

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