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Household of Hugh Hughes (born 1847, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Hugh Hughes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Hughes, born in 1847 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, consisted of 8 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Martha Hughes, born in 1845 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1873 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Maggie (born 1875 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Nellie (born 1876 in Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales), Hugh Caleb (born 1878 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Kate (born 1881 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Servant, Elizabeth Ann Harris, born in 1861 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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Hugh Hughes's household

Male

Hugh

Hughes

Head
Female

Martha

Hughes

Wife
Female

Mary

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Hughes

Daughter
Male

Hugh Caleb

Hughes

Son
Female

Kate

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Harris

Servant
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Hughes

Head

Married

34

1847

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Martha

Hughes

Wife

Married

36

1845

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Hughes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Maggie

Hughes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Nellie

Hughes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Hugh Caleb

Hughes

Son

Single

3

1878

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Kate

Hughes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth Ann

Harris

Servant

Single

20

1861

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

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