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Household of James Hughes (born 1838, Hertfordshire)

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.

James Hughes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hughes, born in 1838 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet M Hughes, born in 1842 in Leyton, Essex, England. They had 7 children; Robert J (born 1864 in Leyton, Essex, England), Eugene J G (born 1867 in Leyton, Essex, England), Ferdinand E B (born 1871 in Leyton, Essex, England), Antony M P (born 1873 in Leyton, Essex, England), Leonard M B (born 1876 in Leyton, Essex, England), Louis G B (born 1876 in Leyton, Essex, England) and Evelyn G M B (born 1878 in Leyton, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister In Law, Elizabeth Borleau, born in 1823 in Leyton, Essex, England.


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James Hughes's household

Male

James

Hughes

Head
Female

Harriet M

Hughes

Wife
Male

Robert J

Hughes

Son
Male

Eugene J G

Hughes

Son
Male

Ferdinand E B

Hughes

Son
Male

Antony M P

Hughes

Son
Male

Leonard M B

Hughes

Son
Male

Louis G B

Hughes

Son
Female

Evelyn G M B

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Borleau

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hughes

Head

Married

43

1838

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Harriet M

Hughes

Wife

Married

39

1842

Leyton, Essex, England

Robert J

Hughes

Son

Single

17

1864

Leyton, Essex, England

Eugene J G

Hughes

Son

Single

14

1867

Leyton, Essex, England

Ferdinand E B

Hughes

Son

Single

10

1871

Leyton, Essex, England

Antony M P

Hughes

Son

Single

8

1873

Leyton, Essex, England

Leonard M B

Hughes

Son

Single

5

1876

Leyton, Essex, England

Louis G B

Hughes

Son

Single

5

1876

Leyton, Essex, England

Evelyn G M B

Hughes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leyton, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Borleau

Sister In Law

Single

58

1823

Leyton, Essex, England

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