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Household of Herbert J Hughes (born 1816)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

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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.

Herbert J Hughes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Herbert J Hughes, born in 1816 in , consisted of 5 members. Herbert J was the head of the household, married to Helen H Hughes, born in 1818 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Bulkeley W, born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Herbert J's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Herbert J's Servant, Sophia (born 1860 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Herbert J Hughes's household

Male

Herbert J

Hughes

Head
Female

Helen H

Hughes

Wife
Male

Bulkeley W

Hughes

Son
Female

Jane

Watson

Servant
Female

Sophia

Ferguson

Servant
First name(s) Herbert J
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Wales

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Herbert J

Hughes

Head

Married

65

1816

Wales

Helen H

Hughes

Wife

Married

63

1818

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Bulkeley W

Hughes

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sophia

Ferguson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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