Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Hughes (born 1842, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hughes, born in 1842 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Hughes, born in 1842 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Eli (born 1865 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Jane (born 1871 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and Ruth (born 1872 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Thomas Oreton, born in 1865 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Hughes's household

Male

James

Hughes

Head
Female

Martha

Hughes

Wife
Male

Eli

Hughes

Son
Female

Jane

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Hughes

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Oreton

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hughes

Head

Married

39

1842

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Hughes

Wife

Married

39

1842

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Eli

Hughes

Son

Single

16

1865

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Hughes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Ruth

Hughes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Oreton

Boarder

Single

16

1865

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Hughes in Walsall in 1881, and follow the Hughes family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Hughes

We’ve found James Hughes in 767 family trees. Find out more about James Hughes' household and view the Hughes family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census