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Household of James Hughes (born 1817)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, 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 1817 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Hughes, born in 1833 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1859 in Ireland), James (born 1864 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England) and Cornelius (born 1873 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, Thomas (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Nephew, Martin (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger, James (born 1859 in Ireland) and James's Lodger, George (born 1854 in Staffordshire, England).


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James Hughes's household

Male

James

Hughes

Head
Female

Mary

Hughes

Wife
Female

Ellen

Hughes

Daughter
Male

James

Hughes

Son
Male

William

Hughes

Son
Male

Cornelius

Hughes

Son
Male

Thomas

Kennedy

Nephew
Male

Martin

Kennedy

Nephew
Male

James

Prendergast

Lodger
Male

George

Scott

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hughes

Head

Married

64

1817

Ireland

Mary

Hughes

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Ellen

Hughes

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Ireland

James

Hughes

Son

Single

17

1864

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

William

Hughes

Son

Single

10

1871

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Cornelius

Hughes

Son

Single

8

1873

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Kennedy

Nephew

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martin

Kennedy

Nephew

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Prendergast

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Ireland

George

Scott

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Staffordshire, England

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