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Household of James Hughan (born 1840, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, 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.

James Hughan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hughan, born in 1840 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hughan, born in 1851 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1871 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Ivie (born 1874 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Isabella (born 1853 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Alexander (born 1868 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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James Hughan's household

Male

James

Hughan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hughan

Wife
Male

James

Hughan

Son
Male

Ivie

Hughan

Son
Female

Helen

Hughan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Hughan

Son
Male

William

Hughan

Son
Female

Isabella

Kenyon

Servant
Male

Alexander

Dalziel

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Hughan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hughan

Head

Married

41

1840

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hughan

Wife

Married

30

1851

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Hughan

Son

-

10

1871

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Ivie

Hughan

Son

-

7

1874

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

Hughan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Hughan

Son

-

3

1878

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Hughan

Son

-

1

1880

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Isabella

Kenyon

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dalziel

Servant

-

13

1868

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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