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Household of James Brierly Hughes (born 1844, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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.

James Brierly Hughes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brierly Hughes, born in 1844 in Congleton, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. James Brierly was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hughes, born in 1839 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; John B (born 1873 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Dorothy J (born 1874 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), George N (born 1876 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Guy (born 1877 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Marjorie (born 1880 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James Brierly's Cook Servant, Mary (born 1847 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), James Brierly's Housemaid, Margaret Jane (born 1863 in Derbyshire, England) and James Brierly's Nurse, Susannah (born 1849 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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James Brierly Hughes's household

Male

James Brierly

Hughes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hughes

Wife
Male

John B

Hughes

Son
Female

Dorothy J

Hughes

Daughter
Male

George N

Hughes

Son
Male

Guy

Hughes

Son
Female

Marjorie

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Fox

Cook Servant
Female

Margaret Jane

Mc Grable

Housemaid
Female

Susannah

Brennan

Nurse
First name(s) James Brierly
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Congleton, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Brierly

Hughes

Head

Married

37

1844

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Hughes

Wife

Married

42

1839

Stockport, Cheshire, England

John B

Hughes

Son

Single

8

1873

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Dorothy J

Hughes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

George N

Hughes

Son

Single

5

1876

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Guy

Hughes

Son

Single

4

1877

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Marjorie

Hughes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Fox

Cook Servant

Single

34

1847

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Margaret Jane

Mc Grable

Housemaid

Single

18

1863

Derbyshire, England

Susannah

Brennan

Nurse

Single

32

1849

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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